Obit: Perkins, Chalmer #3 (1883 - 1952)
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Surnames: Perkins, Corey, Friedel
----Source: Greenwood Gleaner
(Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (10 Apr 1952)
Perkins, Chalmer (3 DEC 1883 -
1 APR 1952)
Chalmer Perkins, 68, passed away at his home in Greenwood
(Clark Co., Wis.) at 12:20 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, 1952, after a year's
illness.
Mr. Perkins was born at Jefferson, Iowa on Dec. 3, 1883. Here he
received his education in the public schools. He was a member of the Methodist
Church.
He was united in marriage to Alice Corey on Sept. 3, 1912 at
Omaha, Neb.
Mr. Perkins barbered for 47 years, the last 22 years in
Greenwood. He sold his shop to Carl Friedel in April 1951.
He is survived
by his wife, two brothers, Chauncey in California and William in Minneapolis.
His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held on Friday,
April 4 at 2:30 p.m. from the Methodist Church. The Rev. Lee Holmes, pastor,
officiated. He was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.
During the
service Mrs. Louis Behrens and Miss Evangeline Sheets sang "Ivory Palaces" and
"The Lord is My Shepherd," accompanied by Mrs. Wm. Olson at the organ. The
processional and recessional was played by Charles Ivey.
The pallbearers
were: Louis Behrens, Louis Vogel, Louis Kebl, Irving Sherman, Carl Friedel, and
Gilbert Meyer.
Those in charge of flowers were Mmes. Robert Stewart, W.A.
Stewart, Minnie Cox and Lawrence Cox.
Those from away who attended the
services were Mrs. Live Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Jacobson and daughter Betty,
Milwaukee; and Mr. and Mrs. August Lemberg, Loyal.
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