Obituary of Carl H. CORDES, Coles County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Bev Dobbins Name of Deceased: Carl H. CORDES Name of Newspaper: Mattoon Journal-Gazette Date of Newspaper: 30 October 1954, Saturday Obituary: CARL H. CORDES, LOCAL CONSTABLE, DIES SUDDENLY Carl H. Cordes, 61 year old Mattoon constable, collapsed and died suddenly about 3:55 p.m. Friday in a first floor corridor of City Hall. He suffered a heart attack. The officer, who had held the constable's post since the spring of 1953, was pronounced dead by a physician at the scene after efforts to revive him by the fire department failed. Firemen worked over the stricken man with an inhalator and portable iron lung for 20 minutes. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the Schilling funeral home. Rev. Father William Lahey officiating. Burial with military rites by the American Legion will be in Dodge Grove Cemetery. Mr. Cordes, a life long resident of Mattoon, was born July 8, 1893, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cordes. In 1915, he married the former Beulah Turner of Mattoon, who survives. Mr. Cordes was employed by the Illinois Central Railroad as a brakeman before being elected constable. The officer collapsed as he left the police court room. Minutes before the attack, he had appeared in good spirits while talking to Assistant City Clerk C. Warren Driskell. Mr. Cordes had been under a doctor's care for a heart ailment. He was a veteran of World War I, member of the American Legion and a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. ------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Bev Dobbins