Lot No. 8, owned by Charles White, contains seven graves. They are those of (from south to north) Charlie White and Mary (Gookin) White, their unnamed infant daughter, Glen White, Claude C. and Cecile (White) Fuller and Charles W. Fuller. If you're interested in sorting out the complex web of relationships at Salem, Charles White is a son of William M. and Lucy White, buried on Lot. No.8; and Mary is a daughter of Samuel and Lydia Gookin, buried on Lot. No. 22.
CHARLEY
1870-1835
MARY
1871-1964
The death of Charley White, well known Chariton citizen, occurred at Iowa City on Thursday forenoon, Oct. 10, 1935, at eleven o'clock, after a few weeks' illness with stomach trouble.
Deceased was born in Lucas county, Iowa, on May 20, 1870. He was the only son of William Marion and Lucy Caroline White. He was married to Mary Gookin on March 12, 1890. To this union three children were born, one dying in infancy. The two living are Mrs. Claude Fuller of Murray, Iowa, and Glen White of Chariton. There are also nine grandchildren, Charles, Harold, Kenneth, Marvin and Greta Fuller, of Murray, and Glen Jr., Bobbie, Betty and Phyllis White of Chariton. He also leaves one sister to mourn his death, Miss Alia White, of this city. His parents and one sister, Mrs. Florence Stone, preceded him in death.
He was a devoted husband and father, a splendid citizen, and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances.
Largely attended funeral services were held at the Beardsley funeral home in Chariton, Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with the Rev. Simpson of the M.E. church of Chariton, in charge. The body was laid to rest in the Salem cemetery.
Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fuller and family of Murray, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Atwell and daughter, Bonnie Marlene, of topeka, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Guilliams, of Winterset; Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Holmes and daughter, Doris Ann, of Des Moines; and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Paul, of Osceola. (undated clipping, Lucas County Genealogical Society collection)
OCT. 14, 1896
GLEN
WHITE
1891-1942
FULLER
CLAUDE C.
1891-1968
CECILE
1894-1997
CHARLES W.
FULLER
1913-1937
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