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TODD, Rev. Charles D.
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
12-27-1943

Funeral services were held for Rev. Charles D. Todd, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this city at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the church.

Reverend Todd is survived by his widow, Mrs. Beulah Todd of Shreveport, La and one son, David, senior in the Theological Seminary at Chicago. 

Reverend Todd came to Sapulpa in 1931.

His service in this community as a past president of the Ministerial Alliance, as a member of Rotary club, and other civic organizations have won for him wide recognition as an inspirational leader and devoted disciple of humanity.

Reverend Todd received his church training in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago and held pastorates at Sedalia, St. Louis, Mo., and Fredonia, Kan., before coming to Sapulpa.

He died suddenly of a heart attack late Thursday evening.

TODD, Rev. Charles D.
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
12-27-1943

TRIBUTE PAID REV. TODD BY MINISTERIAL BODY

The ministers of Sapulpa are deeply grieved by the passing of our brother and co-worker, Charles D. Todd.

Cheerful and optimistic, he brought his vitality of spirit into ministerial meetings; wise, his counsel was always helpful; having had many years of service for Christ in this community. We profited by his knowledge and help in local programs and problems. A man of God, he inspired our love and added to our own spiritual strength.

His is the passing of a friend as Jesus defined friendship. We feel his loss keenly, but glory in what he has gained in entering into the divine presence. We have known for a time that he walked in the imminence of death, but we also knew that he walked in the companionship of Christ.

We join our tears with those of his beloved family, and with them we also join our hope and faith in the certainty of the great reunion of God's saints in the life to come.

THE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE, M. Rolla Grim, President; W. A. Carter, Secretary.

Todd, Rev. Charles D.
Sapulpa Herald, Creek Co., OK
12-30-1943

[Further information on the above obit]

A heart attack was fatal to Rev. Chas. D. Todd, 54, well known pastor of the Presbyterian church who died shortly before midnight at the manse, Thursday, December 23. Funeral services were held Monday from the church of which he had been a very active pastor since the fall of 1931. Burial was made in South Heights Cemetery.

Rev. Todd is survived by his wife, Mrs. Beulah Todd, one daughter, Peggy, of Shreveport, La., and one son, David, 24, now a senior in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary at Chicago.

He has been in the ministry 30 years. He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, and has held pastorates at Cedalia and St. Louis, Mo. He came to Sapulpa from Fredonia, Kans.

He was a very active member of the Sapulpa Rotary club, the Chamber of Commerce and for years has done much in the Boy Scout and Cub Scout organizations, especially in giving advancements to the boys in these two orders. Boy Scouts of troop 24 were ushers for his funeral services.

In addition to his many civic activities he did much in the local ministerial alliance and at the time of his death was chairman of the committee on united promotion of the Presbytery of Tulsa and for a number years was chairman of the same committee in the Synod of Oklahoma.

He was a sportsman and loved to fish. He liked the great outdoors. He will be missed greatly in Sapulpa and in the state, for he was well known in religious circles. Civic organizations and local business houses will miss him greatly for he was keen to visit all and make friendship with all even outside of his own church circle.

All Sapulpa seems to morn in his passing and have expressed silent and personal tributes. The Ministerial Alliance has contributed the following tribute:

The ministers of Sapulpa are deeply grieved by the passing of our brother and co-worker, Chas, D. Todd.

MORE INFORMATION.........................

Rev. C. W. Kerr, pastor emeritus of the Tulsa Presbyterian church, was in charge of the service assisted by Reverend Swanson of the second Presbyterian church, Tulsa.

Burial was made in South Heights Cemetery. Landrith funeral home was in charge of arrangements.

Members of the board of elders served as pallbearers and the board of trustees of the church served as honorary pallbearers.

The elders were: J.C. Menifee, W.L. McEuen, Leo A. Blake, Ben F. Knipp, W.C. Hodges, Aubrey Fleming, Fred A. Speakman, Baxter A. Wilson, Glen O. Young, O. B. Peterson, George Richardson, C. Harry Sacher, Harry Morgan, Bob McMasters, William Courtney, Elmer Bloodgood, J.H. McCauley, Carl Witte.

The trustees were: Guy Berry, D.C. Hamilton, Jonathan Goode, C.D. Klingensmith, Don McMaster, W.C. Elliot, E.B. Mathews, Claude Harmony, N.E. Michael, Herbert Johnson, Dr. J.B. Lampton, Gabe Glerhart, Louis Stuart, Tom Stuart, Milford Davis, Arthur Lawrence. C.W. Evelyn.