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Charles Earl Bradfield
The death of Mr. Charles E. Bradfield, of Bond avenue a well known former business man, occurred at his home Sunday evening following several years of declining health due to multiple sclerosis. About twelve years ago he suffered a nervous breakdown, but partially recovered, and was active in his business until 1929, since which time his condition became chronic. He gradually weakened under this disease, making him more helpless which confined him to his bed part of the time for several months. On Saturday, he lost consciousness from which he never rallied and in death found relief.
Charles Earl Bradfield was born in Barnesville June 16, 1882, and was a son of John William and Sarah Clark Bradfield, pioneer families of this community. He graduated from our public school in 1899 and later entered the Riverview Military academy in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he graduated in 1901. He next took a course in Princeton University and graduated from that institution in 1905. After acquiring his education, he became secretary of the Barnesville Glass Works, relinquishing that position after two years' service, and became associated with his father in the firm of T. & J. Bradfield and was one of the incorporators of the company soon after the death of his father in 1921. He was active in the management of the business until 1929 when they closed out the store, and he retired from the business world on account of impaired health but did not lose interest in the welfare of the town and community and spent his time among his flowers and shrubs and found recreation and pleasure in the beautification of his grounds. He had always taken a part in civic affairs and gave generously of his time and means to all public movements and was interested in athletics of different kinds. He assisted in Boy Scout activities or anything that was worthwhile. He was a member of the Presbyterian church since quite young and fraternally he was a Mason. He was a charter member of thee Rotary Club and was an active member of all of these organizations as long as he was able to do so. He was at one time a director of the First National Bank but retired from that board since health failed.
In 1907, he was married to Miss Frances E. Smith, daughter of Judge and Mrs. W. F. Smith, and to this union three children were born: Mrs. Donald Fowler, Bellaire; Miss Sarah Bradfield, a student in the Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College; William Earl Bradfield, who died in infancy. Besides the wife and daughters, he is survived by twin granddaughters, Joan Bradfield and Jean Adams Fowler; his mother, Mrs. Sarah Clark Bradfield; two sisters: Mrs. Frank L. Harrison, Columbus; Mrs. Earl B. Watt, Barnesville.
Funeral service was conducted in the home Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock by his pastor, Rev. D. B. Davidson of the Presbyterian church and burial was made in the family plot in the Southern cemetery.
From a newspaper obituary, 1936
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