Charles Franklin Gabriel, 4, Has Died at Hospital, Jan. 19, 1921

Newton, Jan. 19—Charles Franklin Gabriel, the four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gabriel, died at a hospital in Statesville Monday morning where he was taken the day before. The little fellow was injured while playing with several small children and taken to the hospital for treatment. He was a bright boy and his death came as a shock to his parents and friends. The body was brought to Newton Monday afternoon and taken to the home of his parents, where the funeral services were held yesterday morning at 11 o’clock conducted by Rev. J.A. Ditzler, pastor of Grace Reformed church. The interment took place in Eastview cemetery, this city. (From the Hickory Daily Record, Jan. 19, 1921)