Charles Elliott Watkins

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His occupation was listed as being with the local Y.M.C.A.

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Funeral service for the Reverend Charles E. Watkins, prominent Baptist minister and past district governor of Rotary in Indiana, who died unexpectedly at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the family home, 500 University Ave., will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Hillyer Straton of Detroit, and the Reverend Dr. J. Marion Smith officiating. Entombment will follow in the Elm Ridge mausoleum. Friends may call at Meeks mortuary after noon Wednesday and at the church where the body will lie in state an hour before services.

Surviving are the widow, Cora Lee; a son, James E. Watkins, and a grandson, James E., Jr., both of Muncie; and four brothers, Kelly, Mack, and Harry Watkins of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Ray Watkins of Dayton; and three sisters, Miss Temple and Miss Mattie Watkins and Mrs. John Light, all of Dayton.

Mr. Watkins had been in failing health during the last year. He died a few minutes after suffering a heart attack in the basement of his home. Although he had been under the care of a physician, friends and relatives did not regard his condition as serious and Monday afternoon he conducted funeral services for Mrs. James M. Osenbaugh.

He was born near Huntsville, Ohio, May 26, 1876, and attended the public schools in Logan County. As a young man he worked for the Barney and Smith Car Company, passenger car manufacturers at Dayton adn during this time he prepared himself as a student of theology to become a minister in the Baptist Church. In 1904 he came to Muncie where he was engaged in the electrical business for a short time. In 1906 he was appointed pastor of the Seventeenth Street Baptist Church, at Seventeenth and Jefferson Sts., which later became the Walnut St. Baptist Church, now located at Twelfth and Walnut Sts. In 1912 he was made superintendent of evangelism for the Indiana Baptists and he continued in this work until 1917.

During World War I, Mr. Watkins left the active ministry and became secretary of the Y.M.C.A. In 1919 he was made director of personnel for the T.W. Warner Company and when that business ws bought out by General Motors Corporation he retained his position until February, 1925. Since that time he has been associated with the American City Bureau of Chicago, an organization that sent him to different parts of the country to assist in campaigns sponsored by chambers of commerce, Community Funds, and religious and other organizations to raise funds. In the last few years he served as national educational director of the organization and has traveled extensively.

A charter member of the Muncie Rotary Club, he was the first member of the local club to serve as district governor to Rotary in Indiana. Just two weeks ago, President Abbott L. Johnson introduced him as a new honorary member of Muncie Rotary and pinned the badge of honor on his coat lapel for having served the club and community with honor.   

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REV. CHARLES E. WATKINS, of Muncie, is the possessor of many talents, which he has exercised in the field of practical business, in the ministry of the Baptist Church and in behalf of many worthy causes. He was formerly pastor of a church in Muncie, but most of his time in recent years has been taken up with organization and welfare work. He is now a representative of the American Cities Bureau of Chicago. He and his family have a beautiful home at 500 University Avenue, in Munice.

He was born at Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio, May 26, 1876, son of William J. and Sarah (Kelly) Watkins. His parents lived all their lives in that section of Ohio. His father was a contractor and builder. He retired from busines about 1920, died at Dayton, Ohio, May 4th, 1930. The mother of Rev. Mr. Watkins died January 13, 1920, and is buried at Liberty, Ohio. They were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The children besides Charles E. were: Harry E., of. Dayton; Kelly M. Watkins, in the automobile busines at Johnstown, Pennsylvania; ; Bessie, wife of John C. Licht, of Dayton; Ray, with the National Cash Register Company at Dayton; Miss Tempie A., with the Larkin Transfer Company of Dayton and Miss Mattie B., a trained nurse at Dayton.

Charles E. Watkins attended the public schools in Logan County, Ohio. As a youth he gave evidence of talents for speaking and for activities requiring natural leadership among men. For six years he was an employee of the Barney & Smith Car Company, passenger car manufacturers at Dayton. During these years he was a student of theology and prepared himself for the ministry of the Baptist Church. Mr. Watkins came to Muncie in 1904, and for a short time was in the electrical business in that city. In 1906 he was made pastor of the Seventeenth Street Baptist Church, now the Walnut Street Church, and did some valuable work in building up that church during the six years he was pastor. In 1912 he was made superintendent of Evangelism for the Indiana Baptists, a work he continued until 1917.

Mr. Watkins left the active ministry during the World war and for two years acted as secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. at Muncie, and used his talents as a speaker in connection with many of the drives and campaigns both in Muncie and other sections of the state. In 1919 he was made director of personnel for the T. W. Warner Company, and when that business was taken over as a part of the General Motors Corporation his services were retained until February, 1925. Since leaving the General Motors Company Mr. Watkins has been associated with the American City Bureau of Chicago, an organization that sends him to different parts of the country to assist in campaigns under the auspices of Chambers of Commerce, in Community Chest drives and religious and other campaigns for the raising of funds.

Mr. Watkins is a member of the Muncie Rotary Club and was district governor in 1920. He also belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, is a Republican and a member of the First Baptist Church.

He married at Dayton, Ohio, September 1, 1899, Miss Cora Lee Baldwin, daughter of Alford and Molly (Finn) Baldwin. Her father was a farmer and stock raiser at Milldale, Kentucky, where he died in 1880, and her mother died several years earlier. Mrs. Watkins attended the public schools in Kentucky. She has always been an earnest worker in the Baptist Church and is a member of the Muncie Woman's Club.

Source: INDIANA ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS OF AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT Vol. 5
By Charles Roll, A.M. The Lewis Publishing Company, 1931

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Watkins family genealogy Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo, This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982 Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo, This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982 Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo. This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982. 0 Footnote Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo, This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982 ShortFootnote Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo, This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982 Bibliography Watkins, Aaron Sherman and Delphos Leo. This document was taken from research by Aaron Sherman Watkins and from "History of Logan County and Ohio" published 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Chicago, Il. Information was updated by D. Leo Watkins in 1982. Page 6 Page Page 6

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