Husband of Esther L Launderville Seymour of Chippewa County Sault Ste Marie, MI (She is buried in Mt Carmel Cemetery, Wexford County, Cadillac Mi 49601). Memorial cenotaph placed there for Charles F/O Clifford, Martha, Esther, and Charles Meagher.

Tuesday, January 11, 1910
Times Republican
Marshalltown, IA

"Thirty" For Seymour

Stroke of Apoplexy Fatal to Old Time Printer

"Thirty" was called at midnight Monday for Charles E. Seymour, an old-time printer, and former employee of the Times-Republican. Mr. Seymour was stricken with apoplexy at about 7 o'clock, lapsed into unconsciousness shortly after being removed to his home, 508 West Church street, and passed away without regaining consciousness.

Charles Edgar Seymour was a native of Houghton, Mich. and was born Jan. 23, 1868. He was the son of Rev. Edward Seymour, an Episcopal clergyman who, with his aged wife, is now living at Newberry, Mich.

As a boy, Mr. Seymour learned the printer's trade, and worked at the business during the greater part of the past twenty-five years. He became a member of the typographical union on Jan. 4, 1891, joining at Detroit, Mich. In 1896 he went to work for the Duluth News Tribune, and four years later went to St. Paul, where he was employed as a linotype operator on the Pioneer-Press. In 1902 he went to Minneapolis, and there was employed on the Journal Tribune, and Times until the spring of 1907, when he came to this city to become an operator on the Times-Republican.

In the fall of 1908, Mr. Seymour was stricken with paralysis, and for six months he was incapacitated from work. When he became able to do something, a special position was created for him in the T.-R. composing room, and this he occupied for a time. Feeling that outside work would agree with him better, Mr. Seymour went to Des Moines, where he became a business agent for the Des Moines typographical union. He also worked for a time on the Register and Leader, and for a short time operated a machine on the Cedar Rapids Republican. About ten weeks ago, Mr. Seymour became an agent for the Prudential Life Insurance Company.

It was while making a collection of insurance dues, on North Third street, Monday evening, that Mr. Seymour was seized with the apoplectic stroke. The people on whom he was calling noticed his illness, and notified the police. Chief of Police Nicholson responded with the patrol, and took Mr. Seymour home. Medical attention was given prompltly, but the seizure was pronounced fatal from the start.

Mr. Seymour is survived in his immediate family by his wife and three children. Clifford, his son, is in the employ of A. H. Simon. The daughters are Esther Louise and Helen.

Mr. Seymour was a member of Marshalltown typographical union No. 414. He was also a member of St. Paul's church.

No arrangements for the funeral have been made.