Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1904 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

Charles H. Price. Charles Henry Price, eldest eon of Wm. B and Susan M- Price was born in w ranklin Mills, County of Kent Ohio, Jan 26tb. 1849 Died, Aug. 31st ’O4, at Remington, Ind.

Charles H. Price moved to Indi ana in 1867 and lived with bis par ents on the farm. H-* finished bis education at Stockwell College in 1870. In 1873 be was married to Lizzie A. Jones; to this union three children werfi boro; Grace Bradford, who died at the age of 4 years and 4 months, Max Taylor and Don Krasher, who both survive him. In 1874, he was elected to the office of County Clerk of Jasper Co. and re-aleotid in 1878, resigning the office a few months .prior te the expiration of his term 1 1 take up the practice of law in Highmore, So Dak. He was elected Probate Judge while there and served four years in that office- In 1887, he was elected a member of the constitutional convention, which convened in Sioux Falls, and was selected by that body a member of a special committee sent to Bismarck to equalize the division of the property of the Territory when it was divided into th» two Dakotas. In 1888 be was appointed by Gov. Church one of the compilers of the laws of South Dakota. In 1890, he removed from Highmore, 8. D. to Middlesboro, Kentucky, where he continued in the,praotice of his profession In 1898, when war was declared against Spain, he organized a company of volunteer infantry, and was elected captain of same, and served in that capacity until mustered out in October of the same year. In the fall of 1899, he removed to Webb City, Mo. Continuing in the practice of law until stricken with the fever June 2nd, 1903, from which he never recovered. His wife and sons, believing there was no possible chance of his recovery brought him back to spend his last days at the old homestead, knowing it had always been his desire to be buried near there. They arrived at Remington, Dec. 31st, 1903, and at his request, moved him out to the old home, where he remained for eight or ten weeks then came to Remington where he has borne his suffering so bravely and so patiently.

On the day of his death he remarked: **This has been a long hard death, but it will be so sweet when it is all over. God bless all my people.” He had no fear of death but wee ready and anxious to be released from suffering. Almost his last conscious words were: "Don’t try to do anything more. Everything has been done that oan be, Let me go.”

Ho leaves a wife, two sons, one sister and four brothers and a hoe of relatives and friends to mourn for him. Since his early days, he has been an active member of ths Masonic, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Lodges and Eastern Star Chapter. He was also a member of the Royal Arch Chapter of Middlesborc, Kentucky and Kosair Temple of Louisville, Kentucky.

After short religious services on Sunday morning at the family home conducted by the Rev. Chas. W. Fostill, the remains were taken to the Presbyterian church, at Rensselaer, Ind., where religious services were conducted by Rev. A, G. Work. At the conclusion of the services, the funeral rites were in charge of Masonic Lodges assisted by the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias Lodges and Eastern Star Chapter.