CHARLES EDGAR WOODEN, JR. died very suddenly at his home, 66 East Avenue, last night, aged 48 years. He had been working in the garden and had returned the tools to the cellar where his body was found.
He was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railroad for twenty-five years, serving as an engineer a greater part of the time. He was forced to retire when his health failed, and upon consulting specialist it was found that he had a ruptured heart.
In 1926 he was given four months to live by a famous Baltimore specialist. Only a few cases of the strange malady have been known in Maryland.
His condition was first observed in December 1925, and continued to grow worse although he was very active and took a keen interest in everyday affairs. His heart had pushed through the ribs and was just beneath the skin, and it was necessary to keep an adhesive tape over it. Mr. Wooden weathered several attacks of grippe and even gained in weight.
Mr. Wooden was a well known writer and frequently contributed poems for the Herald. He wrote "Sawdust", a collection of cheerful poems based on observations and personal experiences. One poem, "Why Worry?" was written while he was a patient in the hospital awaiting an operation for his heart. Although he was aware of his serious condition, he was always cheerful.
He was a member of St. Paul's U.V. Church, Dokkies, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He took a great interest in the work of Darak Temple and the work of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at Shenandoah, Va., of which he was a member and for which he often conducted membership drives.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna S. Wooden; daughter, Doris V. Wooden; father, Charles E. Wooden, Sr.; brothers, George, William and Raymond Wooden; sisters, Miss Margaret Wooden and Mrs. Clara Bohrer.
The funeral was held with services at the house; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, June 13, 1929
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He was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railroad for twenty-five years, serving as an engineer a greater part of the time. He was forced to retire when his health failed, and upon consulting specialist it was found that he had a ruptured heart.
In 1926 he was given four months to live by a famous Baltimore specialist. Only a few cases of the strange malady have been known in Maryland.
His condition was first observed in December 1925, and continued to grow worse although he was very active and took a keen interest in everyday affairs. His heart had pushed through the ribs and was just beneath the skin, and it was necessary to keep an adhesive tape over it. Mr. Wooden weathered several attacks of grippe and even gained in weight.
Mr. Wooden was a well known writer and frequently contributed poems for the Herald. He wrote "Sawdust", a collection of cheerful poems based on observations and personal experiences. One poem, "Why Worry?" was written while he was a patient in the hospital awaiting an operation for his heart. Although he was aware of his serious condition, he was always cheerful.
He was a member of St. Paul's U.V. Church, Dokkies, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He took a great interest in the work of Darak Temple and the work of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at Shenandoah, Va., of which he was a member and for which he often conducted membership drives.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna S. Wooden; daughter, Doris V. Wooden; father, Charles E. Wooden, Sr.; brothers, George, William and Raymond Wooden; sisters, Miss Margaret Wooden and Mrs. Clara Bohrer.
The funeral was held with services at the house; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, June 13, 1929
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CHARLES EDGAR WOODEN, JR. died very suddenly at his home, 66 East Avenue, last night, aged 48 years. He had been working in the garden and had returned the tools to the cellar where his body was found.
He was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railroad for twenty-five years, serving as an engineer a greater part of the time. He was forced to retire when his health failed, and upon consulting specialist it was found that he had a ruptured heart.
In 1926 he was given four months to live by a famous Baltimore specialist. Only a few cases of the strange malady have been known in Maryland.
His condition was first observed in December 1925, and continued to grow worse although he was very active and took a keen interest in everyday affairs. His heart had pushed through the ribs and was just beneath the skin, and it was necessary to keep an adhesive tape over it. Mr. Wooden weathered several attacks of grippe and even gained in weight.
Mr. Wooden was a well known writer and frequently contributed poems for the Herald. He wrote "Sawdust", a collection of cheerful poems based on observations and personal experiences. One poem, "Why Worry?" was written while he was a patient in the hospital awaiting an operation for his heart. Although he was aware of his serious condition, he was always cheerful.
He was a member of St. Paul's U.V. Church, Dokkies, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He took a great interest in the work of Darak Temple and the work of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at Shenandoah, Va., of which he was a member and for which he often conducted membership drives.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna S. Wooden; daughter, Doris V. Wooden; father, Charles E. Wooden, Sr.; brothers, George, William and Raymond Wooden; sisters, Miss Margaret Wooden and Mrs. Clara Bohrer.
The funeral was held with services at the house; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, June 13, 1929
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He was employed by the Norfolk and Western Railroad for twenty-five years, serving as an engineer a greater part of the time. He was forced to retire when his health failed, and upon consulting specialist it was found that he had a ruptured heart.
In 1926 he was given four months to live by a famous Baltimore specialist. Only a few cases of the strange malady have been known in Maryland.
His condition was first observed in December 1925, and continued to grow worse although he was very active and took a keen interest in everyday affairs. His heart had pushed through the ribs and was just beneath the skin, and it was necessary to keep an adhesive tape over it. Mr. Wooden weathered several attacks of grippe and even gained in weight.
Mr. Wooden was a well known writer and frequently contributed poems for the Herald. He wrote "Sawdust", a collection of cheerful poems based on observations and personal experiences. One poem, "Why Worry?" was written while he was a patient in the hospital awaiting an operation for his heart. Although he was aware of his serious condition, he was always cheerful.
He was a member of St. Paul's U.V. Church, Dokkies, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He took a great interest in the work of Darak Temple and the work of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at Shenandoah, Va., of which he was a member and for which he often conducted membership drives.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna S. Wooden; daughter, Doris V. Wooden; father, Charles E. Wooden, Sr.; brothers, George, William and Raymond Wooden; sisters, Miss Margaret Wooden and Mrs. Clara Bohrer.
The funeral was held with services at the house; interment in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Source: Morning Herald (Hagerstown, MD)
Thursday, June 13, 1929
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