12-04-1959
p.6
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C. Dillingham Is Dead at 90; Rites
Saturday
Services for Charles Burton Dillingham,
90, of 1018 N Lindsay, who died Thursday
in Hubbard Hospital after a lengthy
illness, will be at 10 am Saturday in
the Guardian Funeral Chapel with
burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A native of Kentucky, he was born
Dec.31, 1869, at Smiths Grove, in
Warren County.
After living at Burton, Kan., and
Nevada, Mo., for 14 years, Dillingham
came to Oklahoma in 1891 settling at
El Reno where he staked a claim in
Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation
territory. He lived there until 1907
when he came to Oklahoma City.
In 1908, he established the
Dillingham Electrical Contracting Co.,
and was active in the firm until he
retired in 1943. From 1925 to 1931, he
was owner of the Home Drug Store,
700 Block E 10.
He was a member of the Maywood
Christian Church from 1920 to 1945,
and severed as deacon. After the
church was discontinued, he transferred
to Putnam City Christian Church and
in 1951 became united with the Lincoln
Terrace Christian Church.
He was married to Lula Schwarberg,
also a pioneer Oklahoman in 1894 at
El Reno. She died April 28, 1955.
Survivors include two sons,
John E Dillingham, Bartlesville, and
William J Dillingham, Oklahoma City,
and one grandson.
12-04-1959
p.6
(photo)
C. Dillingham Is Dead at 90; Rites
Saturday
Services for Charles Burton Dillingham,
90, of 1018 N Lindsay, who died Thursday
in Hubbard Hospital after a lengthy
illness, will be at 10 am Saturday in
the Guardian Funeral Chapel with
burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
A native of Kentucky, he was born
Dec.31, 1869, at Smiths Grove, in
Warren County.
After living at Burton, Kan., and
Nevada, Mo., for 14 years, Dillingham
came to Oklahoma in 1891 settling at
El Reno where he staked a claim in
Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation
territory. He lived there until 1907
when he came to Oklahoma City.
In 1908, he established the
Dillingham Electrical Contracting Co.,
and was active in the firm until he
retired in 1943. From 1925 to 1931, he
was owner of the Home Drug Store,
700 Block E 10.
He was a member of the Maywood
Christian Church from 1920 to 1945,
and severed as deacon. After the
church was discontinued, he transferred
to Putnam City Christian Church and
in 1951 became united with the Lincoln
Terrace Christian Church.
He was married to Lula Schwarberg,
also a pioneer Oklahoman in 1894 at
El Reno. She died April 28, 1955.
Survivors include two sons,
John E Dillingham, Bartlesville, and
William J Dillingham, Oklahoma City,
and one grandson.
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