Frederick County MD Archives Obituaries.....Charles R. HARPER, March 2, 1938
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The News, Frederick, Maryland, Wednesday, March 2, 1938
Page 1, column 1

CHAS. R. HAPER STRICKEN; DIES 20 MINUTES LATER

Former Deputy County Treasurer Suffers Heart Attack As Prepares For Day’s Work.

WAS ONCE POSTMASTER AT MONROVIA OFFICE

Well Known In Lutheran Church Circles – Funeral Service On Saturday.

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  Stricken with a heart attack as he prepared to start on his tour as a 
salesman for the Frederick Trading Company this morning, Charles R. Harper, 
one of Frederick county’s well-known citizens, died twenty minutes later.  He 
was aged 64 years.
  Mr. Harper’s death occurred at 9 o’clock, a few minutes after a physician 
had reached his side.  He had seemed in his usual good spirits on coming to 
work, and was talking with employees when he was stricken.  The ambulance of 
M. R. Etchison and Son was called to remove him to the Frederick City 
Hospital, but Mr. Harper died soon after the arrival of the ambulance and Dr. 
Edward P. Thomas, who attended him.
  Mr. Harper’s wife died at their home in this city last January 19.  Only 
yesterday he and members of his family had moved to their new home, 112 North 
Bents street.
  Serving a varied career as schoolmaster, deputy county treasurer, merchant 
and postmaster, Mr. Harper had many associations in Frederick county, and 
scores of persons were shocked today to learn of his death.
  He was born January 8, 1874, a son of Richard K. and Phoebe Craver Harper, 
of Hansonville.  He received his education at Walkersville High School and 
subsequently taught for sixteen years in the Lewistown and Utica schools.  
Twenty-five ago he became deputy treasurer of Frederick county, under 
Frederick W. Cramer, treasurer.  At the conclusion of this term, Mr. Harper 
moved to Monrovia, where he engaged in merchandising.  He served as postmaster 
during the nearly score of years in which he resided there.  Three years ago 
he moved his residence to this city.
  He was a man of jovial manner, cultivating many friendships.  He sought 
unsuccessfully, the post of County Treasurer.  As a Democrat he was active in 
party matters.  As a Lutheran he was superintendent of the Sunday School of 
Utica Lutheran church for a number of years, and was also director of the 
choir.  He was a member of New Market lodge I. O. O. F.
  Mr. Harper is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William E. Zimmerman and Miss 
Madolyn Harper, both at home;  two sisters, Mrs. Henry Stottlemyer, Utica, and 
Mrs. William Shoemaker, Hansonville, and two brothers, Allen Harper, 
Hansonville, and Norman Harper, principal of Lewistown school.
  The body was prepared for burial by M. L. Creager and Son, Thurmont.  
Funeral Saturday afternoon, leaving the late residence at two o’clock, with 
further services in Utica Lutheran church conducted by the paster, Rev. F. R. 
Seibel, Jr.  Interment in the adjoining cemetery.


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