Show regrettable death of charles heath yakima washington july 15 1931 dear dad haddon Ead clon I 1 am sending you a copy ot of tho yamma yakima republic of at the dinst containing th the tory story ot of the death ot of chas chaa heath the th prominence given the story an and the editorial comment show better than I 1 can explain how highly he bo was valued in our community hla his funeral was conducted by the rose croix chapter scottish rite bite with the yakima K T as a guard ot of honor the auditorium could not accommodate the mourners many of whom came from distant cities charlie had gained distinction in masonry having h been raised to the K 0 0 H de degree gree have often thought 0 of sending you a line of greeting dad to tell you that I 1 have pleasant memories of park paris city and to wish you the happiness due you and to let you know that the kid you encouraged cou raged with your kindly words years ago wishes for you years of good health and happiness fraternally BOB account of the fatal accident from the yakima dally daily republican fracture of the skull caused the death of charles heath whose automobile plunged over an embankment on the tha selah highway between th the two bridges sunday morning about 1030 alter he had bad apparently dozed at the wheel his death occurred about a halt hour a atter the accident while he was being taken to st elizabeths hospital by ambulance bu lance it was first thought that he had suffered 9 ered a sudden heart attack or stroke of 0 I 1 apoplexy which caused we hla car to leave the road but an autopsy revealed the frantu fractured red skull as the cause of death mr heath had been a banker and insurance sur an c e man and was premix prominent lent in lodge work driving slowly alone in the car at the time mr heath was driving at a speed of about 25 miles an hour and was on hla his way to yakima after attending to an errand in selah when the accident occurred A driver who I 1 was following close behind the heath car noticed that mr heaths deaths head nodded as a it if he had fallen asleep the car swerved and left the road while the driver looked on tho the ear car dropped over the steep bank and landed on a shelf about 20 feet below bounced into the air a distance estimated at 10 feet and then slid on down to the rivers edge when it stopped on its side with the front end in the water the witness and another driver who happened along rushed to the assistance of the accident victim before they reached him he sounded his horn to attract attention when they got to him he was waa conscious and responded when they spoke to him able to speak get me out isquick as quick as YOU can I 1 mr heath called to hla rescuers how did it happen one ona ol of the men asked him after they had broken the tha windshield of the car to get to him so they could extricate him from the mai ma i chine I 1 well I 1 dont know how it happened mr heath replied and then ap apparently parentI lapsed into unconsciousness an ambulance was called and mr heath died just before he reached st elizabeths hospital As there was little external evidence of his injury it was first thought that his death resulted from natural causes he had been in better health however than at any time in several years members of the family say he was in good spirits when he left his home on yesterday to call on ft a man in the selah district he was returning to his home to get mrs heath to go with her to the klosh Till tillicum icum camp in the neches naches to have dinner with t friends when the accident occurred children not along in accordance with his asua usua usual I 1 cus custom to m M mr heath had bad called at the home of his I 1 son in law and daughter mr and mrs I 1 yates hamm to get his two little grand and ad garrow hanun hamm to take them with him for the ride they were not ready so their grandfather went on without them the injury which caused mr heaths deaths death occurred when his car struck the ledge ol of ground and bounced into the air it Is believed he was sitting r upright in the drivers seat and the spinal column was driven into the skull the fracture extended tor for five inches along the base of the skull prominent in yakima since his retirement three years ago from the banking business in which he had bad been engaged much of his life mr heath has been la the insurance business I 1 he was also int interested a rested with his son inlaw in law yates F hamm in the merrill mortuaries funeral home he was born bom in wisconsin january 21 1863 and moved to iowa as a boy in 1890 he went to park I 1 city utah and engaged in the banking business he was married in nashua la Is august 23 1894 in 1905 mr heath find and his family came to yakima to make their home many friends mourn mr heath become became assistant cashier ot of the yakima valley bank and later was cashier and then vice president three years ago he sold his interest in the bank and took a needed rest for a time and then entered the insurance business j mr heath was widely known and bad many friends the family il includes the widow mrs millie 0 heath a daughter mrs dorothy hamm two grandsons charles and a nd robert H hamm a brother I 1 aha MU hugh heath aleath ot of Newt newton mass mr heath was prominent in lodge af I 1 continued on page four death of abas heath continued from page one fairs ile ho was a life member of the yakima elks lodge a member of the knights of pythias a charter member of the yakima lions club a member ot of the wood men of the world and active in various masonic orders he was a par past st master of the masonic lodge of park city a past master and trustee of yakima lodge no 2 24 4 an and d a member of yak yakima ina lodge of i p perfection rf cc t 10 rose croix chapter kadosh c council ter anoll yakima consistory yakima chapter royal arch masons yakima com mandery no 13 acid temple the grotto and the red cross of constantine Constant lne funeral tomorrow funeral service will be hed afternoon at 2 in the temple with the rose croix in chat chai if dr vern wight will slug sing honorary pili bearers will be dr H E wight J C gawler E J wyman W A bell W wy f fuesley and E B Vell kaDe actie pali bearers will be dr A J helton W B X cunningham jr ii 0 janeck J L shannon J J bartholet Bartho lct and 8 velt va the win will have 4 pual ped of honor at the grave in dahoma tahoma cen car tery and the rev E W aglon will 0 fl chate at the aenice it was with keen sorrow and mil Teral regret the news ot of the distressing death of our former townsman charles heath haa was received in tills this city last week during the long residence of in this city as cashier of tile the first hi lional bank he be was admired and estam ed because of his genial nature W character and kindly friendliness by ri 93 who came in close contact with urn always popular in bus business lne fraternal frate frater nul lal and social affairs it was with turn keen iti gret when announcement wits was made that he and family were to leave our CRY tt to make their home in the north northwest wes t rd hi as the years passed much pleasure m derived by his many inn tion to learn of his continued success popularity in the city that now mobie his tragic and untimely death charley heath was vos one of 0 noblemen we who knew him mil and a sp socia Boc ted with him in the years geatty goat will ever cherish his bis friendship his taa ing manhood and always jovial in ma we sincerely mourn aoura his passing on cd an a n our sincere sympathy goes out 01 to att devoted wife and fam I 1 17 la jn their veal 6 bereavement |