Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Charles Lloyd Mishler

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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::Woodland Cemetery--Cleveland OK
 
The Hominy News - Progress
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Page 5

Charles Lloyd Mishler

Charles Lloyd Mishler was born in Jennings on Oct. 20, 1906.  He was the 
son of Solomon and Lydia Mishler.  Charles was raised in Jennings and 
attended school in Hallet.

Upon completion of his schooling, Charles began a career in the oil 
business, working in the oilfields of Northeastern Oklahoma as a roustabout 
and roughneck.  He was married to Ethel Sarah Jane Calloway on May 25, 1931 
in Blackburn.  The couple has one son, C. LaDell.

Charles operated a grocery store from 1943 through 1946 in Buckeye, NM.  
The couple then moved to Illinois for a couple of years where Charles 
operated a filling station.  The couple also operated a soft cream, Dairy 
Rich business in Tarpon Springs, FL for a few years.  They returned to 
Pauls Valley where Charles returned to the oil business, working for Gulf 
Oil Company and Magnolia Oil Company.  In 1974, Charles and Ethel moved to 
Cleveland and continued to reside there until Ethel passed away on Sept. 22, 
1998 after sixty-seven years of marriage.

Charles was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in 
Cleveland.  Shortly after the death of his wife, Charles moved to the 
Cleveland Baptist Village and then for health reasons moved to Fairfax 
Manor in Fairfax.  He passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2002 at the Fairfax 
Memorial Hospital at the age of ninety-five years, five months and four 
days.  In addition to his wife, Ethel, he was preceded in death by his 
parents; three brothers, Solomon, Joseph and Lee; and two sisters, Bessie 
and Cordia.

Charles is survived by his son, C. LaDell "Mitch" Mishler and three 
grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wed. March 27, 2002 at 10 a.m. at the First 
United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Abbott officiating.  Burial was 
held at the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral 
Home.

Visit an online obituary and guestbook for Charles Mishler at 
www.chapman-black.com.
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