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- Daily New (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania)
Thursday, October 22, 1936.
Charles W. Colony Dies Wednesday
Funeral For Well Known Resident
on October Twenty-fourth
Charles Wesley Colony, a well-known resident of Huntingdon county, passed away at his
late home at 1015 Pike street, South Huntingdon, early Wednesday morning, October 21,
1936, at 4 o'clock after an illness of several weeks caused by intestinal influenza and the\\
declining infirmities incident to old age.
He was born at Janesville, Wisconsin, on December 31, 1848, a son of George and Charlotte
(Noble) Colony, of southern New York, a contractor and builder, who pioneered into the west.
At the time of death Mr. Colony was aged 87 years, 9 months, and 14 days. Charles worked
with his father learning his trade and later that of a machinist and engineer. His ancestors
were all of Revolutionary stock, active in the wars of that period, in the development of New
England and for the independence of the colonies.
At an early age Mr. Colony entered the United States army, serving a period of eight years
in various capacities due to his engineering and mechanical skill, several of were spent on
the western frontier from Texas to Alaska, participating actively in the Indian wars and
skirmishes of that period. He also served as steamboat and stationary engineer for the
government on the west coast and at Baltimore.
Disabled in service he received an honorable discharge from the army to enter employment
as engineer and disciplinarian at the Indian Training School newly established at Carlisle
Barricks, Carlisle, Pa., under Captain Pratt.
From Carlisle he went to Tyrone where he was employed for many years by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and in 1889 came to Huntingdon to enter employment with the State as
master mechanic of the Pennsylvania Industrial Reformatory under superintendent, Major
McLaughrey, from which he was retired after a service of thirty-two years, his compulsory
retirement by the Governor being on account of disability due injury received in army service.
In 1887, while residing at Tyrone, he was commissioned a captain in the National Guard of
Pennsylvania by Governor James A. Beaver.
He was one of the oldest members of Juniata Lodge No. 117 I.O.O.F. and of the
Encampment and was for many years a member of the Junior Order American Mechanics,
Post No. 42. Mr. Colony was a member of National Indian War Veterans U.S.A. Whild
residing at Carlisle he associated himself with the Methodist Episcopal Church culminating
in membership in the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Huntingdon.
He was also the oldest member of the P.I.R. retired employees association, and served
as a member of the Board of Education in Smithfield township for several years.
Mr. Colony was married in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mary Josephine Marcelette, who died
in March 1935. To this union were born Guy H. Colony, at home, and Fay Elmer Colony, of
Lemoyne.
He is also survived by one grandson, Charles W. Colony Jr., and a granddaughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Colony Worley, of Lemoyne, and a great granddaughter, Doris Louise Worley,
of Lemoyne, and by his brother John R. Colony, of Huntingdon, who is the only surviving
one of a family of thirteen children.
Funeral service will be held at his late home at 1015 Pike street, South Huntingdon, on
Saturday afternoon, October 24, 1936, at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. C. W. Fields
officiating. Interment will be made in Riverview cemetery, Brown's funeral service.
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1848 - 1936 (87 years)
