He is the son of John and Amelia Modrell. He is the husband of Fannie Estella (Barton) Modrell. He died in a fall in a silo when scaffolding gave way.
St. Joseph paper - 21 Sep 1946 :
Life Hope in Transfusions
Transfusions of whole blood and plasma were being administered yesterday afternoon and last night at Missouri Methodist Hospital in an effort to save the life of Chester Walters, farmer of near Garrettsburg, Mo., who was injured critically in a fall from a silo that cost the life of Charles L. Modrell yesterday. The men had been constructing the silo on the George Litten farm, a quarter-mile west of Garrettsburg, when the scaffold on which they were working collapsed, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. Mr. Modrell was killed and Mr. Walters suffered internal injuries. Herbert Clark, bricklayer from Abilene, Kansas who also was working on the scaffold, suffered minor scalp lacerations but remained at the hospital last night. Ed Williams, employed on the farm, escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Modrell, a retired grocer, lived at Easton, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Missouri, and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Mondrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Englewood, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lynn, Wichita, Kan.; and 13 grandchildren. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary.
Modrell, Charles L., remains will be taken to the family home at Garrettsburg, Mo., Sunday afternoon and removed to the Ebenezer Church for services at 2:30 p.m., Monday. For further information, call Fleeman's.
Charles L. Modrell, 64 years old, Easton, Mo., was killed today and three fellow workers were injured, one seriously, when the scaffolding on which they were working broke, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. The accident occurred on the Don Miller farm, Forty-first street and Mitchell Avenue, while the men were placing the last two rows of tile on a silo. Chester Walters, who lives on the adjoining farm, suffered a crushed chest. He was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital where attendants described his condition as critical. Ed Williams, who lives on the Miller farm, and Herbert Clark, a bricklayer from Abilene, Kan., suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the office of Dr. Gregg Thompson, where they were treated and released. Mr. Modrell was a retired grocer and had resided in Buchanan County all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Modrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Inglewood, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Lins, Wichita, Kan., and 13 grandchildren. Mr. Modrell was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary. Coroner B.W. Tadlock was called and certified the death as accidental.
St. Joseph paper - 21 Sep 1946 :
Life Hope in Transfusions
Transfusions of whole blood and plasma were being administered yesterday afternoon and last night at Missouri Methodist Hospital in an effort to save the life of Chester Walters, farmer of near Garrettsburg, Mo., who was injured critically in a fall from a silo that cost the life of Charles L. Modrell yesterday. The men had been constructing the silo on the George Litten farm, a quarter-mile west of Garrettsburg, when the scaffold on which they were working collapsed, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. Mr. Modrell was killed and Mr. Walters suffered internal injuries. Herbert Clark, bricklayer from Abilene, Kansas who also was working on the scaffold, suffered minor scalp lacerations but remained at the hospital last night. Ed Williams, employed on the farm, escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Modrell, a retired grocer, lived at Easton, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Missouri, and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Mondrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Englewood, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lynn, Wichita, Kan.; and 13 grandchildren. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary.
Modrell, Charles L., remains will be taken to the family home at Garrettsburg, Mo., Sunday afternoon and removed to the Ebenezer Church for services at 2:30 p.m., Monday. For further information, call Fleeman's.
Charles L. Modrell, 64 years old, Easton, Mo., was killed today and three fellow workers were injured, one seriously, when the scaffolding on which they were working broke, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. The accident occurred on the Don Miller farm, Forty-first street and Mitchell Avenue, while the men were placing the last two rows of tile on a silo. Chester Walters, who lives on the adjoining farm, suffered a crushed chest. He was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital where attendants described his condition as critical. Ed Williams, who lives on the Miller farm, and Herbert Clark, a bricklayer from Abilene, Kan., suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the office of Dr. Gregg Thompson, where they were treated and released. Mr. Modrell was a retired grocer and had resided in Buchanan County all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Modrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Inglewood, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Lins, Wichita, Kan., and 13 grandchildren. Mr. Modrell was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary. Coroner B.W. Tadlock was called and certified the death as accidental.
He is the son of John and Amelia Modrell. He is the husband of Fannie Estella (Barton) Modrell. He died in a fall in a silo when scaffolding gave way.
St. Joseph paper - 21 Sep 1946 :
Life Hope in Transfusions
Transfusions of whole blood and plasma were being administered yesterday afternoon and last night at Missouri Methodist Hospital in an effort to save the life of Chester Walters, farmer of near Garrettsburg, Mo., who was injured critically in a fall from a silo that cost the life of Charles L. Modrell yesterday. The men had been constructing the silo on the George Litten farm, a quarter-mile west of Garrettsburg, when the scaffold on which they were working collapsed, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. Mr. Modrell was killed and Mr. Walters suffered internal injuries. Herbert Clark, bricklayer from Abilene, Kansas who also was working on the scaffold, suffered minor scalp lacerations but remained at the hospital last night. Ed Williams, employed on the farm, escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Modrell, a retired grocer, lived at Easton, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Missouri, and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Mondrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Englewood, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lynn, Wichita, Kan.; and 13 grandchildren. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary.
Modrell, Charles L., remains will be taken to the family home at Garrettsburg, Mo., Sunday afternoon and removed to the Ebenezer Church for services at 2:30 p.m., Monday. For further information, call Fleeman's.
Charles L. Modrell, 64 years old, Easton, Mo., was killed today and three fellow workers were injured, one seriously, when the scaffolding on which they were working broke, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. The accident occurred on the Don Miller farm, Forty-first street and Mitchell Avenue, while the men were placing the last two rows of tile on a silo. Chester Walters, who lives on the adjoining farm, suffered a crushed chest. He was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital where attendants described his condition as critical. Ed Williams, who lives on the Miller farm, and Herbert Clark, a bricklayer from Abilene, Kan., suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the office of Dr. Gregg Thompson, where they were treated and released. Mr. Modrell was a retired grocer and had resided in Buchanan County all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Modrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Inglewood, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Lins, Wichita, Kan., and 13 grandchildren. Mr. Modrell was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary. Coroner B.W. Tadlock was called and certified the death as accidental.
St. Joseph paper - 21 Sep 1946 :
Life Hope in Transfusions
Transfusions of whole blood and plasma were being administered yesterday afternoon and last night at Missouri Methodist Hospital in an effort to save the life of Chester Walters, farmer of near Garrettsburg, Mo., who was injured critically in a fall from a silo that cost the life of Charles L. Modrell yesterday. The men had been constructing the silo on the George Litten farm, a quarter-mile west of Garrettsburg, when the scaffold on which they were working collapsed, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. Mr. Modrell was killed and Mr. Walters suffered internal injuries. Herbert Clark, bricklayer from Abilene, Kansas who also was working on the scaffold, suffered minor scalp lacerations but remained at the hospital last night. Ed Williams, employed on the farm, escaped with minor injuries. Mr. Modrell, a retired grocer, lived at Easton, Mo. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Missouri, and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Mondrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Englewood, Cal.; a sister, Mrs. Anna Lynn, Wichita, Kan.; and 13 grandchildren. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary.
Modrell, Charles L., remains will be taken to the family home at Garrettsburg, Mo., Sunday afternoon and removed to the Ebenezer Church for services at 2:30 p.m., Monday. For further information, call Fleeman's.
Charles L. Modrell, 64 years old, Easton, Mo., was killed today and three fellow workers were injured, one seriously, when the scaffolding on which they were working broke, plunging them 40 feet to the ground. The accident occurred on the Don Miller farm, Forty-first street and Mitchell Avenue, while the men were placing the last two rows of tile on a silo. Chester Walters, who lives on the adjoining farm, suffered a crushed chest. He was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital where attendants described his condition as critical. Ed Williams, who lives on the Miller farm, and Herbert Clark, a bricklayer from Abilene, Kan., suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the office of Dr. Gregg Thompson, where they were treated and released. Mr. Modrell was a retired grocer and had resided in Buchanan County all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Modrell of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Bryson and Mrs. Esther Vick, both of St. Joseph; Mrs. Fay Deatherage, Independence, Mo., and Mrs. Evelyn Komer, Kansas City, Kan.; three sons, Ralph Modrell, Easton; Emmett Modrell, Hollywood, Cal., and Thomas Modrell, Inglewood, Cal.; one sister, Mrs. Anna Lins, Wichita, Kan., and 13 grandchildren. Mr. Modrell was a member of the Ebenezer Methodist Church. The body is at the Fleeman mortuary. Coroner B.W. Tadlock was called and certified the death as accidental.
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