The sad news was flashed over
the wires from El Paso to relatives here last Saturday that Charles M.
Hickman had died that morning at 2 o'clock at El Paso. His wife, Mrs.
Bessie Hickman was then on her way to his bedside, but did not reach
there until several hours after he had breathed his last. His remains
were brought back to Hamilton and laid to rest in the Odd Fellows
cemetery Monday afternoon. Services were held at the residence of his
wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Misener, conducted by Dr. Everitt and
the Odd Fellows had charge of the internment at the cemetery.
Charles Martin
Hickman was born in Hico, this county, March 30, 1884. He was married in
that city June 26, 1905, to Bessie Misener. He came to Hamilton in 1908,
and was manager for a time of the new lumber yard of Smith,
Harris & Co., and was correct in all his methods and dealings.
In March of this year he was attacked with tubercular pharyngitis
following a spell of whooping cough, when he and Mrs. Hickman decided to
try the climate of the coast country for his relief. Not liking that
climate they went out to High Rolls, N. M., but soon found the altitude
there too high. They came to El Paso and after placing him in a
sanitarium, where he could have the very best of attention, Mrs. Hickman
came home for a short visit. He was in the sanitarium just 18 days, when
his heart action became weak and on last Saturday morning he fell to
sleep as peacefully and tranquilly as a babe on its mother's breast,
being conscious to the last. Before passing away he told his doctor that
he was rid of all suffering and that it would be but a little while till
he would be beyond all pain.
He was Past Grand of Hamilton
Lodge No. 216 I. O. O. F. and had been a member of the Baptist church
since he was 16. He was the father of two little girls, Mary Ellen, aged
6, and Ethel Faye, aged 3. His father, L. E. Hickman, and sister, Alice,
and brother, Roy, who survive him, are living at Selden, Erath county,
and were present at the funeral. We knew Mr. Hickman well. He was a
noble, generous hearted man whose every impulse was to make those around
him happy. Quiet and unassuming, he enjoyed the friendship of all who
knew him. His death will be felt with deep regret by many hundreds who
knew his uprightness of character and the many traits in his nature that
bound them to him in the bonds of friendship. To the sorrowing wife and
the precious children that are bereft the Herald offers all the sympathy
that the human heart can give.
We
desire to extend through this paper, our heartfelt thanks to the many
friends and acquaintances who so generously rendered aid and consolation
during the dark hours of sorrow when our loved one, Charles M. Hickman
died so far away from home and the great trial that the wife passed
through in bringing the remains to Hamilton, and wish to thank each one
for the beautiful floral offering, and the Odd Fellows who gave their
assistance and took part in the funeral service. May God's richest
blessings be bestowed upon you one and all, is our sincerest wish.
E. R. Misener and Family
Shared by Nancy
Stonebraker
12/028/2001
