Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 04:56:21 :
Independent Journal
Wednesday, November 14, 1973
Page 4
CHARLES E. VINCENT
Charles E. Vincent of Santa Venetia, a retired railroad man, died yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. He was 72.
Vincent was born in Greenleaf, Minn., and had lived in California 48 years. He had made his home in Marin 11 years.
Vincent was retired superintendent of the duplicating bureau of the Western Pacific Railroad, where he worked for 38 years.
He was a Navy veteran of World War I and served with the Marine Corps in World War II.
He was a past commander of Burlingame Post No. 163, American Legion, and also belonged to the Feather River Lodge No. 248 of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and the Indian Valley Golf Club.
He is survived by his wife, Mabel E. Vincent, of the family home at 8 Tarrant Court; a daughter, Adrianne Sousa of Daly City; two brothers, Harlan and Avery Vincent; a sister, Peggy Farness; two stepchildren, Sandra and Rick Schroer, and three grandchildren.
The Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at the Harry M. Williams Mortuary in San Rafael.
Private military funeral and burial will be tomorrow at Golden Gate National Cemetery.
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A Death Notice in the same paper adds that he was the grandfather of Candace, Pamela and Robin Sousa; brother-in-law of Matilda and Rose Vincent, Milton Farness, Mrs. Rudy Engel and Clara McGuire; father-in-law of John H. Sousa.
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