- OBITUARY
THE CHARITON LEADER
Chariton, Iowa
Tuesday, July 1, 1930
JOHN CHARLES SEARS
John Charles Sears was born in Little Orleans, Indiana on July 12, 1853, and departed this life June 27, 1930, at the age of 76 years, 11 months and 14 days.
Together, with his parents, Elizabeth and Jesse Sears, he came to Iowa when but 2 years old, after which they moved to Schuyler county, Mo., where he grew to manhood.
On March 11, 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Lottie Logsdon, near Unionville, Mo. To this union four children were born, Mary Elizabeth, Henry William, Simon Enoch and Lee, two of whom preceded their father in death when but small children.
On the 4th day of July, 1916, together with his family he moved to Lucas, Iowa, where a few days afterward he bought property and has resided until claimed by death, after four years of suffering from cancer on his face, caused from a bruise by a stick of wood he was chopping.
He was a man who minded his own business, talked about no one and was a kind and affectionate husband and father.
He leaves to mourn his absence his wife, five brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Tilda Clinkingberd, Mrs. Annie Baeus and Joe, all of Brayman, Oklahoma; Pete, of Warno, Wyo.; Calle, of Blackwell, Oklahoma; Simon, of Norwood, Mo.; and William, of Green Castle, Mo. One daughter, Elizabeth Logsdon, of Lucas, and one son, Lee, who resides on a farm near Liberty Center, a number of grandchildren and other relatives.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Lucas by Mrs. S. M. Goben, after which interment was made in the Goshen cemetery.
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1852 - 1930 (77 years)