Gardner - Charles
Source: Crawfordsville Star, June 17, 1897 p 5
Charles Gardner died at his home in Ladoga aged 37 years on SUnday of Bright's Disease. He leaves a wife and one child. Mrs. Gardner is the daughter of WM Darner. Charles Gardner was a young man of much excellence of character. For sevearl yearas he has been associated with WM Darter in the grain business. During the last two years they have in partnership in Ladoga. Thd body was brought to Crawfordsville on Monday and one Tuesday morning the funeral took place from the home of Mr. Darter and interment was at Oak Hill. Charles Gardner carried $2,100 in insurance in the order of Ben Hur - kbz
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 18 June 1897
Charles A. Gardner, aged thirty seven years, died of Bright’s disease Sunday evening about five o’clock at his home in Ladoga. The body was brought to Crawfordsville Monday and taken to the residence of William M. Darter, on South Grant Avenue, from which the funeral occurred Tuesday morning at ten o’clock. Interment was at Oak Hill. C. A. Gardner was the son of John Gardner, of Russellville, and was a highly estimable young man. He was engaged in the grain business with his father-in-law, Mr. Darter, at Ladoga, removing to that place from Crawfordsville some months ago. Several years ago he was married to Miss Elizabeth Darter, who with one child survives him. Mr. Gardner was a member of the Tribe of Ben-Hur and had an insurance policy for $2,100 with that order. He was known as upright in business and as a man of excellent parts. The news of his death will be received with sincere sorrow and regret by those who knew him. -s