Obit: Kennedy, Charles T. (1872 – 1935)

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Surnames: Kennedy, Gibson, James, Taft

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) 19 Sep 1935

Kennedy, Charles T. (18 JUN 1872 – 10 SEP 1935)

Charles Thomas Kennedy died after a short illness at his home in Fortson, Wash., Dept. 10, 1935. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, June 18, 1872.

He is survived by his widow, Blanch Gibson Kenned, and a son, Joseph Gibson Kennedy, at the home in Fortson, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie F. Taft and Mrs. Josephine James, both of Los Angeles, Calif.

Mr. Kennedy was a member of Tripoli Temple, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Seattle Commandery Number 2 K. T.

From 1898 to 1920 he was associated with the Joseph Gibson Company Loggers and Lumber Manufacturers in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Since 1913 he ahs been a member of the co-partnership of Klement and Kennedy, which in 1919 purchased a sawmill and timer holdings at Fortson, Wash.

The remains were at the Noll Undertaking Parlors in Arlington, Wash., and the funeral services were held Thursday, Sept. 12, at 2:00 p.m.