Obit for Charles Wilbur Fisk - Kingfisher County, Oklahoma 

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Source: THE KINGFISHER FREE PRESS, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Monday, 
March 13, 1939.


OBITUARY - CHARLES WILBUR FISK


Charles Wilbur FISK was born May 3, 1857, at Indianola, Iowa, and 
passed away at Kingfisher on March 9, 1939, at the age of 81 years, 
10 months and 6 days.

As a boy Dr. FISK was greatly influenced by the visits of Brenton 
Hamline BADLEY in his mother's home. Rev. BADLEY was a missionary to 
India under the Methodist church, and Dr. FISK loved to talk of the 
stories which the missionary on furlough brought to him. He followed 
with much interest the career of Brenton BADLEY, Jr., who after being 
educated in America, returned to India where he was born, became a 
missionary, head of a school founded by his own father, and then bishop 
to the church.

As a young man, Mr. FISK took his baccalaureate work at Simpson college 
in his home town, graduating in 1879. He then attended Rush Medical 
college in Chicago, receiving his M.D. degree in 1886.

He was married to Miss Amelia KERN of Indianola on September 18, 1883,
by Brenton BADLEY, who was then in the United States on furlough.

Dr. FISK came to Oklahoma at the opening of the old Oklahoma Territory 
in 1889, securing a farm in the first run. He practiced medicine from 
his farm home east of town for 10 years, riding horseback in the days 
when there were no roads and no fences. When making night calls he set 
his course by the stars and traveled across country in a straight line 
until he saw the light which he knew would be set out to guide him.

In 1899, Dr. and Mrs. FISK moved to Kingfisher, where the doctor built 
the home on South Main street, where he had lived since, and established 
his practice here.

As a young man Dr. FISK united with the Methodist church. In the new 
territory of Oklahoma a Congregational Sunday school was organized largely
with his help in the Downs community. He became a member of the 
Congregational church and was one of its most faithful supporters from that
time. He was a member of the Masonic order, both in the Blue lodge and chapter,
being a past master of the local lodge. He also belonged to the Eastern Star, 
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Rebekahs. During his college days
he was a member of Delta Tau Delta, social fraternity, and enjoyed meeting with
the young men of that fraternity on the Norman campus.

Mrs. FISK passed away May 17, 1908. To this union two sons and two daughters 
were born. One son, John Burton FISK, died in 1909, a few months after the 
death of his mother.

Surviving are: Brenton K. FISK of Boston, Miss Inez FISK of Kingfisher, Mrs. 
Gertrude FISK STEARNS of Denver; and four grandchildren, Charles Brenton FISK, 
Amelia Josephine FISK, Brenton Fisk STEARNS, and Margaret Ann STEARNS.

Rev. H.A. MORTON conducted last rites at the Methodist Congregational church 
at 10 a.m. Saturday, and interment was made in Kingfisher cemetery. BRACKEN 
funeral home in charge.