Wilcox, Charles Sedwick

Passed: 1921-04-18

Age: 73

Source: Mountaineer

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1921-05-06

Information: Charles Sedwick Wilcox, son of Thomas Baker and Eunice Wilcox, was born in Marion County, Virginia (now West Virginia) August 14th, 1847.  He was united in marriage to Miss Susannah J. Best, Janurary 24th, 1869, at the age of 21 years, by the Reverend John Rogers of the Protestant church near Pennsville, Ohio.  He moved to his County about 1870 and has resided at or near Sandyville ever since.      To this union were born five children:  Mrs. Mollie Blake and Mrs. Flora Haynes, of Sandyville, W. Va; Mrs. Cora Spicer of Brocton, New York; Mrs. Willa Beaty of Parkersburg, W. Va.; and Eulalie, who died in infancy.  He also leaves twelve grandchildren:  James E., William L., and Harold G. Blake, Roy E., Parker P., Helen and Russel Haynes, Rudolph R., Elsie, Louis, Virginia and Dale Beaty, and one great-grandchild, Delmer Blake. There is living one sister, Mrs. Ellen Matheny, of Parkersburg, W. Va., one brother, T. Arthur Wilcox of Sandyville and sister, Mrs. Sarah Engle, deceased.  His wife preceded him to the home beyond this life by only 45 days.     Mr. Wilcox, knowing that his hour had come to depart this life, expressed his willingness to go by both word and song.  He often made the remark, ""That we preach our own funeral.  That we write our autobiography on the memory of those around us by the kind deeds done while in this life.""  He was a faithful Sunday school worker, having been secretary of the McGee Chapel Sunday school where about fifty.......member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Sandyville........He departed this life April 18, 1921, aged 73 years, 8 months and four days, after an illness of about forty days.  Funeral services were held Wednesday morning, April 20, 1921, at the Independence Cemetery by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.  Reverend J. W. Crites of Ravenswood delivering the address.