Obituary of Charles Wesley Honaker ********************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 From: http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000008 ********************************** Charles Wesley Honaker Bath County News-Outlook Thursday, March 17, 1938 C. W. Honaker Dies In Kansas Burial In Fredonia, Kansas Cemetery Charles Wesley Honaker, formerly of Owingsville, died Saturday, March 5, at the Masonic home at Wichita, Kan., after an illness of a month or longer. His death was attributed to chronic nephritis. He was 77 years old. A native of this county, he was a son of William and Mary Coyle Honaker, born January 6, 1861. In 1896 he was married to Miss Alice Dean Jackson and made his home in Owingsville until 1917 when the family moved to Fredonia Kan., where he was employed in the laboratory of the Portland Cement Company. Mrs. Honaker died January 9, 1926. Following his wife's death, Mr. Honaker lived in Fredonia for several years and in 1934 entered the Masonic home at Wichita, where he died. Mr. Honaker was well known in this county. He was a member of the Owingsville Christian Church and of the Bath Lodge No. 55 and was prominently connected with the Masonic affairs during his residence here. After moving to Kansas, he transferred his membership to Constellation Lodge No. 95 and was active in Masonic circles there. He was also a member of the Fredonia Christian Church and was the founder of a man's Bible class in that congregation. Funeral services were held Monday, March 7, at the First Christian church at Fredonia, conducted by the Rev. C. O. Wilson, followed by burial in the Fredonia cemetery under auspices of the Masonic order. Surviving him are three sons, James Lee Honaker and J. E. Honaker, of Pampa, Tex.; and Clay Honaker of Fredonia, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Zimmerman, Nevada, Mo.