Clare County MI Archives Obituaries.....Garver, Charles L. October 25, 1931
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Clare Sentinel, Friday, November 6, 1931
RESIDENT OF ARTHUR BURIED ON SATURDAY
Chas. Garver Claimed by Death at Hospital After Weeks of Illness

Charles Leslie Garver, youngest child of John and Mary Garver was born in 
Crawford county, Ohio, October 24, 1866 and departed this life at Ann Arbor 
October 25, 1931, at the age of sixty-five years and one day.

He grew to manhood in Defiance county, where on October 24, 1889 he was united 
in marriage to Miss Emma Hileman, of Okolona, Ohio.  To this union was born 
nine children, namely: Walter, Forest, John, Roy, Mrs. Mabel Leith, Mrs. 
Florence Kever, Mrs. Beatrice Acre, all of Clare county, Ray of Longmont, 
Colorado and Alta Beattie, of Saginaw.

On November 2, 1902 they came to Clare county buying the farm in Arthur 
township which is now their home.  

He was converted fourteen years ago, and joined the United Brethren church at 
Brown Corners and was always found at his post of duty when health permitted.  
He has been in failing health for a number of years, and had been confined to 
his bed for the past six weeks.

He was taken to the University hospital at Ann Arbor on Tuesday and death 
claimed him on Sunday evening.

He leaves to mourn, besides his faithful wife and children, twenty-four grand 
children, two great grand children, other relatives and many neighbors and 
friends who will miss him.

The funeral services were held from the Brown Corners church Thursday, October 
29, at 2:00 p.m., by Rev. B. Davis.  The body was placed in the vault at 
Cherry Grove cemetery, to wait the arrival of the son, Ray, who was unable to 
get here in time.  He arrived Thursday night at twelve o’clock.  The burial 
took place Saturday afternoon.

Those who came from a distance for the last rites were: Mrs. George Brubaker 
and son, Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hileman, of Jewel, Ohio; Mrs. Hugh 
Brubaker, Okolona, Ohio; Mrs. and Mrs. Virgil Ott, Mrs. Pearl Watrous, Mrs. 
Alta Fester, of Dayton, O., and Mrs. Opal Reason, of Waynesville, Ohio; Mrs. 
Ellen Garver, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Garver and daughter, Mrs. Walter Chester and 
Mrs. Ralph Denno, of Lansing, and Glen Baker, of Detroit.


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