CHARLES R. PFLUGER

CONCHO PIONEER DIED IN SLEEP
Find Charles Pfluger, 83, Dead in Bed At Home In Eden Yesterday
    Eden, Oct 18. Charles Pfluger, 83, retired ranchman, farmer and business man, died in his sleep here shortly after lunch this afternoon. Mrs. Pfluger found him dead in his bed about 1:30 o'clock a few minutes after he had laid down for his regular afternoon nap.
    Funeral services were pending the arrival and word from relatives tonight. None of the children were at home when Mr. Pfluger died. It was believed that burial, however would be in a Pflugerville cemetery.
    He was the father of J. M. Pfluger, San Angelo, and A. L. (Lee) Pfluger, Eden. He Moved to Concho County a number of years ago from Pflugerville in Travis County, a town named for the Pfluger family.
    Survivors include the widow, a daughter, Miss Betty Pfluger, who was visiting in Sherman, another daughter, Mrs. Anna McTaggart, visiting in Dallas, Mrs. A. J. Priddy, Brady, another daughter, and two sons, Joe M. Pfluger, San Angelo, and A. L. (Lee) Pfluger, Eden.
    Miss Pfluger and Mrs. McTaggart were enroute home from the World's Fair at Chicago and had stopped in North Texas for a visit. Lee Pfluger was in Junction looking after business matters and Joe Pfluger had left this week for Old Mexico on his annual bear and deer hunt.
    A large number of grandchildren also survive. 

San Angelo Times
October 19, 1934

PFLUGER RITES SATURDAY
Son of Eden Pioneer Hurries From Mexico To Attend Funeral
    Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from the Lutheran Church at Eden for Charles Pfluger, 81, Texas pioneer, who died Thursday afternoon at his home in his sleep. J. M. Pfluger of San Angelo, who was down in Central Mexico when relatives got in touch with him Friday, attended the funeral.

San Angelo Times
October 21, 1934

Funeral Held Saturday For Chas. Pfluger, 81
    Funeral services for Charles R. Pfluger were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the Lutheran church, of which he was a member, the Rev. Oliver R. Harms officiating. Interment was made in the Eden cemetery, following a brief ceremony at the graveside.
    Mr. Pfluger was born March 19, 1853 near Austin, and lived at Pflugerville until about 1890. From there, he moved to Priddy, where he lived until moving to Eden in 1916. He first acquired considerable holdings here in 1901. he was a very successful farmer and rancher, having acquired large real estate holdings which he turned over to his children to manage upon his retirement several years ago. His life was plain and simple upright, and neighborly. Everyone who knew him was his friend, for there was not beget respect and friendship. he took a keen but kindly interest in public affairs, never becoming involved in any sort of controversy. His later life was spent in the quiet of his home, near his children and grandchildren, taking frequent vacation trips to his old homestead, to the Texas Coast, or to Colorado.
    Funeral arrangements were held up pending the arrival of a son, Joe Pfluger, who was vacationing in Old Mexico, near Mexico City. He died shortly after noon Thursday, while asleep. Death was due to heart failure, but was preceded by no illness or a warning of any kind, and no one besides his wife was at the house when he passed away.
    In November, 1876, he married Miss Mary Bernhardt.  Seven children were born to them, the first, a girl, died at a little over 3 months, and a son, Hawley, died at Eden in 1919 at about the age of 35. The survivors are his widow and the following children: Lee Pfluger, Eden; Mrs. A. J. Priddy, Brady, Brady; J. M. Pfluger, San Angelo; Miss Bettie Pfluger, Eden; Mrs. Annie MacTaggart, Eden. All were present at the funeral.
    The ten pallbearers were grandsons of the deceased. They were: Walter Pfluger and Burt Priddy of Eden, Vernon Pfluger of San Angelo, Lee Roy Pfluger, Raymond Pfluger, Emmett Pfluger, Melvin Pfluger and Carl Pfluger of Eden, J. Priddy of Brady. and Gilmore Pfluger of San Angelo. A great bank of flowers from friends lent the touch of sympathy felt for the family and also bespoke a measure of the regard in which he was held.
    Funeral arrangements were in charge of Charles H. Latham, of the Eden Hardward Company.

Eden Echo
October 25, 1934