Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: Charles W. GLEASON

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From the Adams County Press [Friendship-Adams-WI], Saturday 13 Sep 1902,
Page 4

OBITUARY--Charles W. GLEASON

Charles W. GLEASON was born Nov 29, 1853, in Cattaraugus County, New York.
His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ransom GLEASON came to Wisconsin when he was but
one year old, and settled at Spring Creek, Adams county. Here he spent his
boyhood and early manhood, and in more mature years went to Dubuque Iowa,
where he entered the employ of the Goodyear Rubber Company as travelling
salesman, remaining in that capacity for twenty years. Tiring of that
vocation he next engaged with a Chicago firm and continued with them a term
of years, until becoming an associate of Doweyism he went to Zion City
Illinois, where he remained until stricken with the sickness that resulted
in his death. Relying wholly upon faith cure, averse and refusing all other
means of aid to recuperate his wasting strength. Daily he grew weaker and
form more wasted. Then a longing desire possessed him to revisit his
brother and sister and other friends of his youth, so great was this desire
that he left Zion City in August last and journeyed overland with horse and
buggy, unattended and laone, until he reached his brothers door. Weak,
emaciated, realizing that Dowey faith was not sufficient to stay the hand
Death had laid upon him, and to that brother he declared, "Robert, I have
come home to die."

For three long weary weeks kind and loving hands administered to his every
want, hoping to sustain and build up his wasted form to robust health
again. Yet is was hoping against hope the inevitable seeds of death had
become so potent and so palpable, submission to God's will was near at
hand, and on the third day of September, calmly and peacefully he folded
his arms and with angelic wings his spirit was bourn back to the Source
from whence it came. On the fourth day of September the funeral was held
and the large concourse of people and the beautiful floral offerings
attested the neighborly kindness and friendship so characteristic of Spring
Creek people in paying their last tributes of respect to the dead.

In early manhood Mr. GLEASON embraced the Christian religion and became
united with the Methodist church; and among all the vicisitudes of life he
kept his faith with God and endeavored to live the life of a Christian. The
loss we sustain of a good citizen, a true and fond husband...(remainder cut
off on copy)