Palin, Charles C - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

When the news came over the wire last Friday (November 23, 1906) evening that C. C. Palin had died very suddenly that morning, it was hard for people to believe, but the new spread like wildfire and there was morning in half the homes in Coal creek and Richland townships, for there was no person more thoroughly liked, and that had more friends in either township than Charley Palin.

He died at his new home near Center Colorado at 4 o'clock in the morning, Friday, Nov. 23, of Peritonitis.

Charley Colfax Palin, son of Henry and Keziah Boord Palin was born Oct. 18th, 1867 at their farm home two and one half miles east of Newtown.  His early education was had at the Martin's district school, and afterward in his sixteenth year he entered Union Christain College at Nerom, Ind, were he spent three years.  He was a fine student and showed wspecial proficiency in mathematics.  He was married to Miss Flossie Tiffany Oct. 1, 1890 in his twenty third year, and commenced his practical lifr work as a farmer, which he continued for several years.  He was elected assessor of Richland Township in the fall of 1894 and served five years, giving such satisfaction to the tax payers that they honored him with the office of Township Trustee at the end of his term as assessor.  This office he filled for one term, working hard for the best interests of the schools and the community, being being held in high esteem by his teachers, who appreciated his kindness and consideration to them.  Diring his term in this office he erected a new and thoroughly modern eight room school building at Newtown and established the system of centralization of schools in Fountain county.  He was a momber of the Newtown Fair associatlen and held the position of sevretary for the past three years.  He was a member of the blue lodge of Masons at Newtown and also a member of the chapeter of Royal Arch Masons of Covington.  He was a charter member of the knights of Pythias of Newtown and a member of the order of Red men of Mellott.  He united with the Pleasant Hill Chriatian church at the age of 14 years and remained a member of same during his life.  He bought a home in Newtown where he and his wife have lived for the past six years.  For about two years he has been a teacher in the M. E. Sunday school of Newtown and was dearly beloved by his class.  In September of this year, he and his wife went to Dan Lois valley in Colorado to spend the Winter, but after two months he has been suddenly stricken down by the sickle of death, passing to the great beyond at four o'clock in the morning of Nov. 23.

His body was brought to his old in Indiana by his devoted wife where the last sad rites could be administered in the midst of his many relatives and lifetime friends.

He leaves a wife, his father, one half broither and five sisters to mourn the loss of one whose heart was ever kind, sympathy unstinted and devotion constant and wholy unselfish.  He was frank, generous, peculiarly approachable, and had an unusual faculiy for making friends.  Among his immediate relatives he was idealized.  As a son he was ever loving, considerate and helpful.  As a husband a constant lover and as a brother, affectionate, sympathetic and ever ready to lighten a burden.

The funeral was held at the M. E. Church at Newtown, Friday, Nov. 30, at 10:30 and was largely attended.  Rev. Francis assisted by Rev. Gilchrist and Rev. Dunlavey conducted the funeral..  The interment was at the Pleasant Hill cemetery.