Charles Henry Champion
Nov. 3, 1862-Nov. 5, 1943
Niles Daily Star, Friday, November 5, 1943, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
CHARLES CHAMPION, 81, STRICKEN TODAY
Charles Henry Champion, 81, lifelong resident of Niles and former school teacher, died this morning at 6:50 in his home, 205 South Fifth street, after an illness of two weeks.
He was born Nov. 3, 1862, in Niles. Champion taught in the Bertrand and Oak Grove schools and was associated from 1891 to 1917 with his brothers, George and William, in a grocery business. He also had been employed in the John Forler grocery. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Ella Champion, and two brothers, George and Frank Champion, all of Niles.
Friends may call in the Price and Kiger Chapel, where services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 3 by the Rev. J. Kenneth Hoffmaster, pastor of the Methodist church. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.