Beachler-Charles - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Charles S. Beechler, a well known resident of this city, died last night at 11:30 o’clock, after several weeks’ illness from lung and heart trouble. He was a young man who had grown up among us, and was possessed of many good qualities of character and a firmness of determination which carried success to all his efforts. The deceased was 23 years of age and leaves a widowed mother, his father having died over twenty years ago. He was a prominent candidate for State Geologist before the next Republican State Convention, and had very bright prospects for securing the nomination.

Charles S. Beechler was born in Crawfordsville November 5, 1870. He attended the public schools and at the age of fifteen entered Wabash College. He devoted himself to a special study of zoology and botany under Professor Coulter. He became interested in herpetology and made a collection of the reptiles of Indiana for the college at his own expense. Under the employment of Frank Springer, of New Mexico, he quarried into the crinoid beds near Crawfordsville for specimens. Later he was sent to Waldron, Shelby County, and to St. Paul, Decatur County, to do similar work. In the spring of 1889 he discovered the crinoid beds along Indian Creek, Montgomery County. Mr. Beechler continued this work through 1890. In 1891, in addition to doing much work in Indiana, he made a trip to the Missouri River to study geology. In 1892 he spent the spring doing geological work in Kentucky. In the fall of 1893 he went to Georgia to teach geology and to study with J. W. Springer, geologist of that state.

The funeral services will be private but all the friends of the family are expected to be in attendance so far as they can. The services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and will be in charge of Rev. H. A. Tucker, assisted by Rev. R. J. Cunningham.

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