William was the Worshipful Master of the Mt. Moriah Lodge in Oakland, Mason Co., WA in 1864. William died at home at the age of 88 from mitral insufficiency. He is thought to be buried in the Winlock Cemetery but there does not appear to be a stone and the cemetery has no record of him. There is a large headstone marked CHAMP. The top says "We Mourn." It is thought that might be his headstone. The death certificate says he is buried in Winlock.
OBIT:
LARGE FUNERAL STATE PIONEER—WILLIAM CHAMP DIES AT WINLOCK AND FUNERAL HELD ON SUNDAY—BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD NOT HOLD NEARLY ALL THE MOURNERS—ORGANIZED MANY MASONIC LODGES IN THE WEST.
Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church at Winlock were held the funeral services of William Champ of that city who died Saturday. The church would not begin to hold the people who were present to pay their respects to the memory of this old pioneer who came west and who first located in Olympia in 1860.
Born in Kentucky in 1825—he would have been 88 year old in about one month—Mr. Champ joined the Masonic Lodge in 1845, crossed the plains in 1860 and moved from Olympia to Lewis Co. in 1867, where he has since lived.
Mr. Champ organized the first Masonic Lodge in Mason Co. at Shelton in 1862. He also organized the Masonic lodges at Chehalis, Winlock, and Union City. He leaves four children, 28 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The funeral services were under the auspices of the Chehalis Lodge of Masons of which the deceased was charter member assisted by the Winlock, Little Falls, and Toledo lodges.
SECOND OBIT:
Death has again entered our midst, this time taking the aged William Champ, who died Friday [November 2, 1912] morning, at the advanced age of 89.
The deceased had been declining rapidly the past few months and the end was not unexpected. The funeral was held Sunday from the Baptist Church, the Rev. Rama being the officiating clergyman. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery.
Grandpa Champ, as he was commonly called, was born near the village of Cynthia, Bourbon County, Kentucky. While yet in his teens, he went with his parents to Decatur County, Indiana. Here he was married June 23, 1844 to Miss Melissa McEwen. Later he moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he was for a time engaged in farming and later in the mercantile business.
In April 1860, he joined an emigrant train and with his family crossed the plains with an ox team and prairie schooner, reaching Olympia the same year. They settled at what is now Shelton in Mason County and resided there until March 1867 when the family moved to Lewis County.
Mr. Champ became a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1845 and has been an active worker in that lodge ever since. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Mason in the state. He organized a number of lodges, among them being the first lodge at Martinsberg, Iowa, of which he was for a number of years master; the first lodge in Mason County, this state; one at Union City in Hood's Canal, and the lodges of Chehalis and Winlock, being master of the last named lodge for a long time. An enlarged picture of him, taken at the age of 76 hangs on the walls of the lodge room at Chehalis. He recently received a special invitation to attend the gold anniversary of the Martinsberg Lodge which he organized fifty years earlier but on account of his age and declining health he was obliged to decline.
In his early life he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church but since coming to Washington he has not affiliated with any church. He has nevertheless lived a good life, always aiming to make the golden rule his motto.
He was the father of seven children, four of whom, John H., Robert A., and Willis, and Catherine Morrow, the latter of Portland, Ore., are living. He is also survived by thirty-eight grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, as well as a large number of friends, both old and young.
OBIT:
LARGE FUNERAL STATE PIONEER—WILLIAM CHAMP DIES AT WINLOCK AND FUNERAL HELD ON SUNDAY—BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD NOT HOLD NEARLY ALL THE MOURNERS—ORGANIZED MANY MASONIC LODGES IN THE WEST.
Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church at Winlock were held the funeral services of William Champ of that city who died Saturday. The church would not begin to hold the people who were present to pay their respects to the memory of this old pioneer who came west and who first located in Olympia in 1860.
Born in Kentucky in 1825—he would have been 88 year old in about one month—Mr. Champ joined the Masonic Lodge in 1845, crossed the plains in 1860 and moved from Olympia to Lewis Co. in 1867, where he has since lived.
Mr. Champ organized the first Masonic Lodge in Mason Co. at Shelton in 1862. He also organized the Masonic lodges at Chehalis, Winlock, and Union City. He leaves four children, 28 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The funeral services were under the auspices of the Chehalis Lodge of Masons of which the deceased was charter member assisted by the Winlock, Little Falls, and Toledo lodges.
SECOND OBIT:
Death has again entered our midst, this time taking the aged William Champ, who died Friday [November 2, 1912] morning, at the advanced age of 89.
The deceased had been declining rapidly the past few months and the end was not unexpected. The funeral was held Sunday from the Baptist Church, the Rev. Rama being the officiating clergyman. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery.
Grandpa Champ, as he was commonly called, was born near the village of Cynthia, Bourbon County, Kentucky. While yet in his teens, he went with his parents to Decatur County, Indiana. Here he was married June 23, 1844 to Miss Melissa McEwen. Later he moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he was for a time engaged in farming and later in the mercantile business.
In April 1860, he joined an emigrant train and with his family crossed the plains with an ox team and prairie schooner, reaching Olympia the same year. They settled at what is now Shelton in Mason County and resided there until March 1867 when the family moved to Lewis County.
Mr. Champ became a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1845 and has been an active worker in that lodge ever since. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Mason in the state. He organized a number of lodges, among them being the first lodge at Martinsberg, Iowa, of which he was for a number of years master; the first lodge in Mason County, this state; one at Union City in Hood's Canal, and the lodges of Chehalis and Winlock, being master of the last named lodge for a long time. An enlarged picture of him, taken at the age of 76 hangs on the walls of the lodge room at Chehalis. He recently received a special invitation to attend the gold anniversary of the Martinsberg Lodge which he organized fifty years earlier but on account of his age and declining health he was obliged to decline.
In his early life he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church but since coming to Washington he has not affiliated with any church. He has nevertheless lived a good life, always aiming to make the golden rule his motto.
He was the father of seven children, four of whom, John H., Robert A., and Willis, and Catherine Morrow, the latter of Portland, Ore., are living. He is also survived by thirty-eight grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, as well as a large number of friends, both old and young.
William was the Worshipful Master of the Mt. Moriah Lodge in Oakland, Mason Co., WA in 1864. William died at home at the age of 88 from mitral insufficiency. He is thought to be buried in the Winlock Cemetery but there does not appear to be a stone and the cemetery has no record of him. There is a large headstone marked CHAMP. The top says "We Mourn." It is thought that might be his headstone. The death certificate says he is buried in Winlock.
OBIT:
LARGE FUNERAL STATE PIONEER—WILLIAM CHAMP DIES AT WINLOCK AND FUNERAL HELD ON SUNDAY—BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD NOT HOLD NEARLY ALL THE MOURNERS—ORGANIZED MANY MASONIC LODGES IN THE WEST.
Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church at Winlock were held the funeral services of William Champ of that city who died Saturday. The church would not begin to hold the people who were present to pay their respects to the memory of this old pioneer who came west and who first located in Olympia in 1860.
Born in Kentucky in 1825—he would have been 88 year old in about one month—Mr. Champ joined the Masonic Lodge in 1845, crossed the plains in 1860 and moved from Olympia to Lewis Co. in 1867, where he has since lived.
Mr. Champ organized the first Masonic Lodge in Mason Co. at Shelton in 1862. He also organized the Masonic lodges at Chehalis, Winlock, and Union City. He leaves four children, 28 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The funeral services were under the auspices of the Chehalis Lodge of Masons of which the deceased was charter member assisted by the Winlock, Little Falls, and Toledo lodges.
SECOND OBIT:
Death has again entered our midst, this time taking the aged William Champ, who died Friday [November 2, 1912] morning, at the advanced age of 89.
The deceased had been declining rapidly the past few months and the end was not unexpected. The funeral was held Sunday from the Baptist Church, the Rev. Rama being the officiating clergyman. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery.
Grandpa Champ, as he was commonly called, was born near the village of Cynthia, Bourbon County, Kentucky. While yet in his teens, he went with his parents to Decatur County, Indiana. Here he was married June 23, 1844 to Miss Melissa McEwen. Later he moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he was for a time engaged in farming and later in the mercantile business.
In April 1860, he joined an emigrant train and with his family crossed the plains with an ox team and prairie schooner, reaching Olympia the same year. They settled at what is now Shelton in Mason County and resided there until March 1867 when the family moved to Lewis County.
Mr. Champ became a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1845 and has been an active worker in that lodge ever since. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Mason in the state. He organized a number of lodges, among them being the first lodge at Martinsberg, Iowa, of which he was for a number of years master; the first lodge in Mason County, this state; one at Union City in Hood's Canal, and the lodges of Chehalis and Winlock, being master of the last named lodge for a long time. An enlarged picture of him, taken at the age of 76 hangs on the walls of the lodge room at Chehalis. He recently received a special invitation to attend the gold anniversary of the Martinsberg Lodge which he organized fifty years earlier but on account of his age and declining health he was obliged to decline.
In his early life he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church but since coming to Washington he has not affiliated with any church. He has nevertheless lived a good life, always aiming to make the golden rule his motto.
He was the father of seven children, four of whom, John H., Robert A., and Willis, and Catherine Morrow, the latter of Portland, Ore., are living. He is also survived by thirty-eight grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, as well as a large number of friends, both old and young.
OBIT:
LARGE FUNERAL STATE PIONEER—WILLIAM CHAMP DIES AT WINLOCK AND FUNERAL HELD ON SUNDAY—BAPTIST CHURCH WOULD NOT HOLD NEARLY ALL THE MOURNERS—ORGANIZED MANY MASONIC LODGES IN THE WEST.
Sunday afternoon from the Baptist Church at Winlock were held the funeral services of William Champ of that city who died Saturday. The church would not begin to hold the people who were present to pay their respects to the memory of this old pioneer who came west and who first located in Olympia in 1860.
Born in Kentucky in 1825—he would have been 88 year old in about one month—Mr. Champ joined the Masonic Lodge in 1845, crossed the plains in 1860 and moved from Olympia to Lewis Co. in 1867, where he has since lived.
Mr. Champ organized the first Masonic Lodge in Mason Co. at Shelton in 1862. He also organized the Masonic lodges at Chehalis, Winlock, and Union City. He leaves four children, 28 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
The funeral services were under the auspices of the Chehalis Lodge of Masons of which the deceased was charter member assisted by the Winlock, Little Falls, and Toledo lodges.
SECOND OBIT:
Death has again entered our midst, this time taking the aged William Champ, who died Friday [November 2, 1912] morning, at the advanced age of 89.
The deceased had been declining rapidly the past few months and the end was not unexpected. The funeral was held Sunday from the Baptist Church, the Rev. Rama being the officiating clergyman. Interment was in Masonic Cemetery.
Grandpa Champ, as he was commonly called, was born near the village of Cynthia, Bourbon County, Kentucky. While yet in his teens, he went with his parents to Decatur County, Indiana. Here he was married June 23, 1844 to Miss Melissa McEwen. Later he moved to Mahaska County, Iowa, where he was for a time engaged in farming and later in the mercantile business.
In April 1860, he joined an emigrant train and with his family crossed the plains with an ox team and prairie schooner, reaching Olympia the same year. They settled at what is now Shelton in Mason County and resided there until March 1867 when the family moved to Lewis County.
Mr. Champ became a member of the Masonic Lodge in 1845 and has been an active worker in that lodge ever since. At the time of his death, he was the oldest Mason in the state. He organized a number of lodges, among them being the first lodge at Martinsberg, Iowa, of which he was for a number of years master; the first lodge in Mason County, this state; one at Union City in Hood's Canal, and the lodges of Chehalis and Winlock, being master of the last named lodge for a long time. An enlarged picture of him, taken at the age of 76 hangs on the walls of the lodge room at Chehalis. He recently received a special invitation to attend the gold anniversary of the Martinsberg Lodge which he organized fifty years earlier but on account of his age and declining health he was obliged to decline.
In his early life he was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church but since coming to Washington he has not affiliated with any church. He has nevertheless lived a good life, always aiming to make the golden rule his motto.
He was the father of seven children, four of whom, John H., Robert A., and Willis, and Catherine Morrow, the latter of Portland, Ore., are living. He is also survived by thirty-eight grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, as well as a large number of friends, both old and young.
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