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- [S359] Iowa Cemetery Records.
Name: Charles M. Fluke
Death Date: 8 Sep 1933
Page #: 59
Birth Date: 8 Mar 1854
Cemetery: Platteville
Town: Platteville
Level Info: Grave Stone Records of Taylor County, Iowa
- [S927] Obituary.
[Fluke, Charles Manley]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 14, 1933 [p. 1]
Charles M. Fluke Dies At Athelstan
By Times-Press Blockton Reporter
Charles M. [anley] Fluke, 79, died at his home near Athelstan Friday, Sept. 8. The funeral services were held at the Platteville church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Warrior. Burial was in the Platteville cemetery.
He was born at Brownville, O., March 8, 1854. His parents moved from Ohio to Illinois when he was an infant. He was graduated from the high school at Lewistown, Ill., and attended the Gem City Business College at Quincy.
He came to Iowa in 1887, where he had since lived. He was a teacher for twenty-seven years.
Mr. Fluke was married to City May Nott, Oct. 27, 1876. Three sons were born to them---Darrah, Meredith, and Charles Thomas, all of Athelstan, Iowa.
He united with the Methodist church at the age of twelve, and at the time of his death was a member of the church at Sheridan, Mo.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, eight grandchildren, a great grandchild, two sisters, and two brothers. Three brothers preceded him in death.
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