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Simms - Charles Edward


Source: Waveland Independent Sept. 16, 1921

 
Word reached here on Friday afternoon that was dead in  Peoskey, Michigan where he had gone with his nephew, Dallas Henry  of Veedersburg on an auto trip. Matthew Simms left immediately  for that place. On arrival he found that his father had been  shot. His nephew returned to the tent in which they were camping  on the city camping grounds after a short absence and found him  lying across a cot, dead, with a bullet hole in his head above  his right ear. he summoned the police and the coroner who  returned a verdict of suicide, although there were no powder  burns to show the shooting was at close range. The body reached  here on Monday evening. Funeral services were held at the home on  Tuesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. OS Stewart. The body was  then taken to Waynetown for burial. The following obituary was  read: Charles Edward Simms, the son of William H. Simms and Ellen  Hobson Simms born near Sullivan Indiana May 29th, 1860. Departed  this life Sept 9, Petoskey Mich where he had bone about two weeks  ago for his failing health, age 61Y3M11D. With his parents moved  to Montgomery Co in 1862 with the exception of about 4 years in  Peoria Ill he spent his entire life in this County. He received  his education and grew to manhood at Waynetown. At the age of 27  years he was marr. to Susan Anna Scott to this union were born  two sons, William A. Simms of Waveland and Mathew S. Simms of  Crawfordsville. With his family he moved to Waveland in 1908  where he has been connected with the business interest of the  town and community. He leaves to mourn, the widow, two sons and  their families, two grandsons and two granddau, he leaves 3  sisters, Mrs. John S. Thompson of Waynetown, Mrs. DS Cade of  Veedersburg and Mrs. EP Shaw of Crawfordsville. Two brothers,  Herbert H. Simms of Chicago ill and Harry P. Simms, Schneider,  also many relatives and a host of friends. Those present from a  distance were: Mrs. Lena Cade, Miss Helen Cade and Enoch Simms of  Veedersburg; Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson and Ray Thompson of  Waynetown; Mrs. Sue Shaw of Crawfordsville; Harry P. Simms of  Schneider, Daniel and Charles Simms and Mr. & Mrs. Jack  Daskum of Lafayette; Herbert Simms of Chicago; Mr. & Mrs.  John Mendenhall and daughters of Mecca; Mrs. Beulah Mitchell of  Newtown; LW Scott of Kingman and Mrs. WIll Weese of Brazil. -- typed by kbz

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Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana, July 8, 1910

C.E. Simms went to Lebanon Monday to assist Joe Kelley in a balloon ascension. The intention was to take two men up, tandem, on two parachutes and make a double drop. The weight of the extra man and parachute broke Kelly's hold when he was about 40' in the air. He fell on his side but escaped without any broken bones.

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