The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Tuesday, August 20, 1907
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DIED

HORNING-Charles Horning, a passenger conductor on the Pennsylvania line, and a brother of James Horning of this city, died Tuesday morning aboyut two o'clock in the hospital at Jeffersonville. Age 40 years. Mr. Horning had been suffering Bright's disease for some time and went to the hospital about a week ago. He was born in this vicinity and spent his boyhood days at Seymour and at Chestnut Ridge. He married Miss Maggie Cook, of Indianapolis, and moved to that city about the time of his marriage. A year or so ago they moved to Louisville. He has been railroading about twenty or twenty-one years. He is the son of John Horning of Chestnut Ridge and a brother of brakeman Thomas Horning, who was likked while making a coupling at Columbus a few weeks ago. He leaves a widow and two children, a son about eighteen years of age and a daughter about twelve. James Horning went to Feffersonville on the early morning train and was expected to return at 3:35. Nothing is known of the funeral arrangements at this time but it is supposed that he will either be taken to Chestnut Ridge or to Indianapolis for burial.