The Shelbyville Republican
February 27, 1930
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FIND C. B. BATES
DEAD IN WOODS
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Brother, Neighbor Discovered Body
Wednesday P.M. on Farm East of City.
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HAD BEEN DEAD 26 HOURS
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Deceased Stricken With Apoplexy Coroner
Reports; Had Gone to Chop Wood.
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Charley Burl Bates,
age 62 years, was found dead about four o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the woods
of the John Tindall farm, two and one-half miles east of
Shelbyville near the Mt. Pisgah church, where he had gone Tuesday afternoon to
cut wood. The body was discovered by William Bates, a
brother, and Perry Rhodes, about twenty-six hours after death
occurred according to the report of Clyde Underwood, Shelby county
coroner, which stated that death was due to apaplexy[sic].
Mr. Bates had been living
alone in Melterzerville since the death of his mother, Mrs. Horace
Bates, which occurred eight weeks ago. The brother and neighbors
did not become alarmed when they did not see Mr. Bates about his home Tuesday
evening and Wednesday morning as he was in the habit of visiting his sister, Mrs.
Artie Edwards, of Manilla, and other relatives for a day or two at a
time. When someone reported seeing him go into the woods about 12:30
o'clock Tuesday afternoon a search was begun, and the body was found a short
time afterwards on the Tindall farm.
The deceased was born in
Shelby county May 24, 1867 and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bates.
Besides the brother already mentioned he leaves two other brothers, Harry
Bates, of Anderson; and Bert Bates of Shelby
county; two sisters, Mrs. Artie Edwards, of Manilla;
and Mrs. Ollie Baker, of Indianapolis.
Mr. Bates had been a
member of the Mt. Pisgah church for the past thirty-five years.
The body was taken to the
home in Meltzerville, where friends may call any time from five o'clock this
evening until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services will be conducted
from the Mt. Pisgah church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, with the Rev. John
Reese officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery in charge of
Charles M. Ewing.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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