Traer Boy Succumbs at Seattle, Wash., Cause Yet Unknown —Funeral Here Today
Traer friends were surprised and deeply grieved Friday by news of the sudden deaths of Roscoe C. Childs at Seattle, Washington. Death occurred that day from a cause yet unknown. Although the home folks have wired for particulars and two messages have been received from Seattle the facts as to whether death was natural or accidental had not been learned yesterday. No previous word of serious illness was received by the mother. The body left Seattle Monday night for Traer, accompanied by a man named William Holland, according to a telegram. It. was expected to arrive last night. To funeral is to be held this afternoon at the United Presbyterian church, in charge of Rev. A. W. Martin, the pastor. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Mr. Childs was the youngest son of Mrs. A Childs, of Traer. He was only forty-four years old and had lived in Seattle thirteen years. He was born June 21, 1879, on the County Home farm, north of Toledo, the parents being steward and matron of the institution at that time, positions which they held for nine years. When Roscoe was four years old Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved to the Childs home farm, southwest of Traer, now occupied by Fred Childs. In 1903 the family moved to Traer. ''Ross", as he was familiarly known to a host of friends, attended the Traer high school, graduating in the class of 1898. He took a course in business college in Des Moines and for a few years was employed in the west end hardware store in Traer as a plumber. He went west about fifteen years ago, operating a store in Nome Alaska several months for a Seattle concern, then locating in Seattle, where for thirteen years he has been in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad as dining car carpenter and plumber. When the late President Harding visited Seattle this summer Roscoe was assigned the job of making some repairs on the dining car attached to the presidential special train.
"Ross" was a young man of excellent character He had a kindly and genial nature which won him many friends. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and was an officer in the order at Seattle. Besides the aged mother in Traer, he is survived by his brother Fred, near Traer, and two sisters— Mrs. C. P. Galley, of Hereford, Texas: and Mrs. Charles Kolp, of Paullina, Iowa. A sister, Mary, died in 1887. Mr. Childs is the first member of the Traer high school class of 1898 to be taken by death.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 21st, 1923 page 1
Contributor: George (48419540)
Traer friends were surprised and deeply grieved Friday by news of the sudden deaths of Roscoe C. Childs at Seattle, Washington. Death occurred that day from a cause yet unknown. Although the home folks have wired for particulars and two messages have been received from Seattle the facts as to whether death was natural or accidental had not been learned yesterday. No previous word of serious illness was received by the mother. The body left Seattle Monday night for Traer, accompanied by a man named William Holland, according to a telegram. It. was expected to arrive last night. To funeral is to be held this afternoon at the United Presbyterian church, in charge of Rev. A. W. Martin, the pastor. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Mr. Childs was the youngest son of Mrs. A Childs, of Traer. He was only forty-four years old and had lived in Seattle thirteen years. He was born June 21, 1879, on the County Home farm, north of Toledo, the parents being steward and matron of the institution at that time, positions which they held for nine years. When Roscoe was four years old Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved to the Childs home farm, southwest of Traer, now occupied by Fred Childs. In 1903 the family moved to Traer. ''Ross", as he was familiarly known to a host of friends, attended the Traer high school, graduating in the class of 1898. He took a course in business college in Des Moines and for a few years was employed in the west end hardware store in Traer as a plumber. He went west about fifteen years ago, operating a store in Nome Alaska several months for a Seattle concern, then locating in Seattle, where for thirteen years he has been in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad as dining car carpenter and plumber. When the late President Harding visited Seattle this summer Roscoe was assigned the job of making some repairs on the dining car attached to the presidential special train.
"Ross" was a young man of excellent character He had a kindly and genial nature which won him many friends. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and was an officer in the order at Seattle. Besides the aged mother in Traer, he is survived by his brother Fred, near Traer, and two sisters— Mrs. C. P. Galley, of Hereford, Texas: and Mrs. Charles Kolp, of Paullina, Iowa. A sister, Mary, died in 1887. Mr. Childs is the first member of the Traer high school class of 1898 to be taken by death.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 21st, 1923 page 1
Contributor: George (48419540)
Traer Boy Succumbs at Seattle, Wash., Cause Yet Unknown —Funeral Here Today
Traer friends were surprised and deeply grieved Friday by news of the sudden deaths of Roscoe C. Childs at Seattle, Washington. Death occurred that day from a cause yet unknown. Although the home folks have wired for particulars and two messages have been received from Seattle the facts as to whether death was natural or accidental had not been learned yesterday. No previous word of serious illness was received by the mother. The body left Seattle Monday night for Traer, accompanied by a man named William Holland, according to a telegram. It. was expected to arrive last night. To funeral is to be held this afternoon at the United Presbyterian church, in charge of Rev. A. W. Martin, the pastor. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Mr. Childs was the youngest son of Mrs. A Childs, of Traer. He was only forty-four years old and had lived in Seattle thirteen years. He was born June 21, 1879, on the County Home farm, north of Toledo, the parents being steward and matron of the institution at that time, positions which they held for nine years. When Roscoe was four years old Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved to the Childs home farm, southwest of Traer, now occupied by Fred Childs. In 1903 the family moved to Traer. ''Ross", as he was familiarly known to a host of friends, attended the Traer high school, graduating in the class of 1898. He took a course in business college in Des Moines and for a few years was employed in the west end hardware store in Traer as a plumber. He went west about fifteen years ago, operating a store in Nome Alaska several months for a Seattle concern, then locating in Seattle, where for thirteen years he has been in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad as dining car carpenter and plumber. When the late President Harding visited Seattle this summer Roscoe was assigned the job of making some repairs on the dining car attached to the presidential special train.
"Ross" was a young man of excellent character He had a kindly and genial nature which won him many friends. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and was an officer in the order at Seattle. Besides the aged mother in Traer, he is survived by his brother Fred, near Traer, and two sisters— Mrs. C. P. Galley, of Hereford, Texas: and Mrs. Charles Kolp, of Paullina, Iowa. A sister, Mary, died in 1887. Mr. Childs is the first member of the Traer high school class of 1898 to be taken by death.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 21st, 1923 page 1
Contributor: George (48419540)
Traer friends were surprised and deeply grieved Friday by news of the sudden deaths of Roscoe C. Childs at Seattle, Washington. Death occurred that day from a cause yet unknown. Although the home folks have wired for particulars and two messages have been received from Seattle the facts as to whether death was natural or accidental had not been learned yesterday. No previous word of serious illness was received by the mother. The body left Seattle Monday night for Traer, accompanied by a man named William Holland, according to a telegram. It. was expected to arrive last night. To funeral is to be held this afternoon at the United Presbyterian church, in charge of Rev. A. W. Martin, the pastor. Burial will be in Buckingham cemetery.
Mr. Childs was the youngest son of Mrs. A Childs, of Traer. He was only forty-four years old and had lived in Seattle thirteen years. He was born June 21, 1879, on the County Home farm, north of Toledo, the parents being steward and matron of the institution at that time, positions which they held for nine years. When Roscoe was four years old Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved to the Childs home farm, southwest of Traer, now occupied by Fred Childs. In 1903 the family moved to Traer. ''Ross", as he was familiarly known to a host of friends, attended the Traer high school, graduating in the class of 1898. He took a course in business college in Des Moines and for a few years was employed in the west end hardware store in Traer as a plumber. He went west about fifteen years ago, operating a store in Nome Alaska several months for a Seattle concern, then locating in Seattle, where for thirteen years he has been in the employ of the Northern Pacific railroad as dining car carpenter and plumber. When the late President Harding visited Seattle this summer Roscoe was assigned the job of making some repairs on the dining car attached to the presidential special train.
"Ross" was a young man of excellent character He had a kindly and genial nature which won him many friends. He was a thirty-second degree Mason and was an officer in the order at Seattle. Besides the aged mother in Traer, he is survived by his brother Fred, near Traer, and two sisters— Mrs. C. P. Galley, of Hereford, Texas: and Mrs. Charles Kolp, of Paullina, Iowa. A sister, Mary, died in 1887. Mr. Childs is the first member of the Traer high school class of 1898 to be taken by death.
Traer Star Clipper, Friday, September 21st, 1923 page 1
Contributor: George (48419540)
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