Oswayo Valley Mail, Thursday June 2, 1949

Funeral Services 
Held on Sunday
For Charles Maxson

  Charles Maxson, a life long res-
ident of Shinglehouse, passed away
on Thursday, May 26, 1949, after
a long illness.
  "Charley," as his host of friends
knew him, was born in Ceres town-
ship on March 15, 1868, the son of
Phineas and Harriet Wilbur Max-
son.
  Surviving are two daughters
Mrs. Hazen Warner and Mrs. Rog-
ers Bump of Shinglehouse; two
sisters, Mrs. Alva McDonald of
Smethport and Mrs. Alice Bates of
Townsend, Maryland; thre broth-
ers, Fred Maxson of Nile, Merle
Maxson of Bellrun and Ernest
Maxson of Shinglehouse; two
granddaughters, Miss Mary Bump
and Mrs. Lina Mesler of Shingle-
house and several nieces and ne-
phews.
  Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Rogers Bump.
  Rev. Floyd C. B. Aldrich, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, of-
ficiated. Interment was made in
the family plot in Maple Grove
Cemetery.
  Pallbearers were J. D. Jones,
Arlie Church, William Mesler,
Lloyd Tarr, Daryl Blauvelt and
Howard Prince.
  Relatives and friends attended
from Bolivar, Angelica, Smethport,
Ceres, Nile and Shinglehouse.