| Obit For | Charlie Lee Robinson |
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| Headline | OBITUARY |
| Text | Charlie Lee Robinson was born April 30, 1898 in Lee County, Virginia and
died at his home near Fairview, Mo., March 24, 1923, after an illness of two
weeks, of pneumonia. He came to Missouri in the fall 0f the year 1913 where he took an active part in school life. After passing the elementary grades he entered the Rocky Comfort High School and graduated in 1919. While a student he was converted at a revival meeting held at the M. E. Church at Wheaton, Mo. By Rev. Thompson. In the fall of 1917 he united with the M. E. Church at this place and has been engaged with the work of the Master since that time. He took an active part in Sunday school work and all that was for the upbuilding of Gods kingdom. He entered the profession of teaching in 1918, attending the Springfield Normal School at intervals. At the time he became ill he was principal of the Wanda school at Wanda, Mo. He tried to be a force for good in the different communities in which he taught courageously standing for and upholding those things that were for the moral, educational and spiritual benefit of the community. Charlie has two sisters who preceded him to the Great Beyond. He leaves to mourn his father, mother, one sister, four brothers, and a host of friends and relatives. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 25th. They were conducted by Rev. Geo. Ellis and Rev. E. C. Techenor at Rocky Comfort, after which his earthly remains were laid to rest by the Masonic Lodge, in the Rocky Comfort cemetery to await the Resurrection Morning. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Wheaton Journal |
| Date | Friday, March 30, 1923 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Don Warner - Deceased |
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