Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Widney, Charles Williams - August 24, 1916
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source: New Iberia Enterprise and Independent Observer. (New Iberia, La.)
1902-1944, September 16, 1916, Image 1

DEATH OF CHAS. W. WIDNEY. - The friends of the family of Mr. Chas. W. 
Widney, father of Mrs. Stephen F. Hale of this City and Clarence L. Widney, 
formerly of New Iberia and now a resident of Chicasha, Oklahoma, were pained 
to learn of Mr. Widney's death which occurred at Concord, Indiana on August 
24th, 1916.

We reproduce in full from the St. Joe Indiana News the history of Mr. 
Widney's life which will no doubt be read with interest by his old 
acquaintances here:

"Charles Williams Widney, son of Samuel W. and Mathilda Jane (Thompson) 
Widney, was born in Concord township, DeKalb county, Indiana, September 30, 
1851, and died at his home near the place of his birth, August 24, 1916, at 
the age of 64 years, 10 months and 24 days. His father was a pioneer 
minister of the Methodist Protestant Church whose name is recorded on the 
Roll of Honor Dead of the Indiana Conference, he having died April 20, 1885, 
and it was under his ministerial labors that the Concord church was first 
organized. His mother, known to every one as Aunt Tillie, was an active 
church and temperance worker and died in this county in 1909.

He was married to Sarah Bowerman of Lenawee County, Michigan on October 2, 
1869. To this union were born five children, three of whom are living. They 
are: Florence Anetta Hale of New Iberia, La.; Clarence Lavergne Widney of 
Chickasha, Oklahoma and Ida Esther Widney of Concord. A son, Charles Harvey 
died 1886 at the age of 12 years and a daughter, Rosa May, died in 1899 at 
the age of 17 years.

In 1879 Mr. Widney went South with his family which then consisted of his 
wife and three small children, and located in Louisiana where he continued 
to live until ten years ago when he returned north, for the past seven years 
has lived in Concord township.

Brother Widney professed a saving faith in Christ many years ago and when he 
returned to this state and county he and his wife united by letter with the 
Methodist Protestant church at Saint Joe and afterwards having located near 
Concord were transferred to this church of which he was a member at the time 
of his death.

He was serving on the board of parsonage trustees of this pastoral charge 
and was also especially faithful and efficient as the Quarterly Conference 
secretary.

His life in the community is well known and the high esteem in which he was 
generally held speaks for itself of his Christian fidelity.

He had been in his usual health and retired on Tuesday evening as well as 
common and at about 10 P. M., his body was stricken with fatal illness and 
he soon lapsed into unconsciousness and on Thursday morning at about 7 
o'clock his spirit took its departure.

He leaves to mourn their loss his wife and three children, three grand-
children, one great grand-child, and other relatives and many friends.


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