EDITOR OF
CHAFFEE SIGNAL
DIES SUDDENLY
Our father, Mr. C.E.
Mattocks who has published this newspaper since August 1910, was found
dead in an outbuilding near this printing office about 3 p.m. last
Monday, May 19th. The coroner's jury pronounced his death due to
unknown causes, but is thought it was due to cramp colic.
He got up early and in
good spirits on the day of his death, seemingly in the best of health.
Miss Ruth Cole, who has been employed by him for the last 8 1/2 years
became uneasy about him abut 2:30 in the afternoon and went to the
home of his family and told them of his stepping out of the office
that morning about 11 o'clock, and that she believed he was still out
there. Mr. Green, pastor of the local Presbyterian church, was
summoned and he immediately went to the building where he found Mr.
Mattocks. He was lying on his right side and the pipe which he
had been smoking was still in his mouth.
Mr. Mattocks was born
in Montgomery City, Missouri, January 14th, 1869, being 55 years, 4
months, and 5 days old the day of his death. He received his
schooling in the public schools of Montgomery City, and taught school
for twenty years in Callaway County before entering the newspaper
profession.
His first newspaper
was the Cedar City Chronicle, published in Cedar City, Missouri, in
the year 1905. He published this newspaper until the spring of
1910. In February 1910 he moved to Oran, Missouri, where he
published the Oran Leader for six months, leaving there in August to
become the editor of the Chaffee Signal, the first issue being
published September 1st, 1910.
Left to mourn his loss
are his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Pahlman of Illmo, Rubye and
Fannye, and son Ralph, who is to continue the publication of the
Signal, a brother, J.R. Mattocks, of St. Louis, and sister, Miss Lena
Mattocks, of Moberly, Missouri.
Funeral services were
held at the Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon, being conducted
by Rev. C.H. Morton of Cape Girardeau, assisted by Rev. H.L. Saunders
of St. Joseph, Missouri.
The ceremonies at the
Cemetery were conducted by the Odd Fellows Lodge, of which our father
was a member. The pall bearers were: H.L. Houseman, M.L. Smith,
L. Wallis, I.H. Capshaw, E.F. Eggimann and Kerley Crump. The
honorary pall bearers were Harry Jones, George Knight, Larue Proffer,
Major Vickery, Allen Magner, and Allen Barron, all members of the
Sunday School class which he taught. Interment was made in Union
Park Cemetery.
Out of town friends
present included, C.L. Blanton, Editor Sikeston Standard, Alden
Pinney, Benton Democrat, E.L. Purcell, Illmo Jimplicute, George
Naeter, Missourian, A.H. Hinchey, Cape Girardeau, G.J. Arnold and Emil
Steck of Benton, Eli Stotler and family of Dutchtown, Rev. R.L. Smith,
Illmo, and Charles Stalling of Morley.
From Page 2 ... The Chaffee Signal May 29, 1924
C. E.
MATTOCKS
Entered into rest on
May 19, 1924, suddenly, Mr. C.E. Mattocks, between the hours of 11 and
three o'clock.
Deceased was a member
of the I.O.O.F. Lodge, No. 735, of this city, they having charge of
the services at the grave.
He was born at Price's
Branch, Missouri, January 14, 1869. Was educated in the public
schools of Montgomery City and later taught for twenty years in the
different schools of Missouri.
On August 3rd, 1893,
he was united in marriage to Mary E McDaniel of New Florence,
Missouri. To this union seven children were born, three of which
proceeded him to the Great Beyond.
He came to Oran,
Missouri, edited the Oran Leader for a few months and purchased what
is now the Chaffee Signal, which he published up to the time of his
death.
He was converted early
in life at Montgomery City and joined the Presbyterian church at that
place. His parents were very religious and under their training
became a very fine bible scholar, which helped to make him the
efficient teacher he became. On opening the different Sunday
School rooms his motto "Put God First" was on the walls in every room.
After locating in this
city he became identified with the Methodist church and later was a
charter member of the Presbyterian church.
He leaves to mourn his
loss a wife, three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Pahlman of Illmo, Rubye,
Fannye, and one son, Ralph, all of this city; one brother of St. Louis
and one sister of Moberly, Missouri, and a host of sorrowing friends.
He was called only a
few weeks before to the bedside of his dying mother.
Funeral services were
conducted on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian
church by Rev. C.H. Morton of Cape Girardeau and Rev H.L. Saunders of
St. Joseph, Missouri. Interment in Union Park Cemetery.
The Presbyterian
Church in this city stands as a monument to his indefatigable
Christian work and love of God.
