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Obituary - Charles Desherlia

DESHERLIA. Died 04-09-1976.

Charles Cube Desherlia, 79, of Grafton died September 4 at Alton Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were from Jacoby Funeral Home, Grafton. Rev. Robert Kimber officiated and burial was in Valhalla Memorial Park.

He had retired as a policeman from the Grafton Police Dept.

He was born July 4, 1897 in Calhoun County, a son of Stephen & Anna (Besaw) Desherlia.

A WWI veteran, he was a member of Whalen Hill Post American Legion, Grafton.

Surviving are his widow, Katherine (Blaney) Desherlia; 2 daughters, Mrs. Allison (Harriet) Crisp of Greenville, NC and Mrs. William (Dorothy) Rich of New Liberia, LA; 2 son, James H. of Jerseyville and Morse Desherlia of Alton; 19 grandchildren; 7 g-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Adam Deshserlia and Elmer Desherlia of Jerseyville and Stephen of Peoria.

Graveside services were in charge of Grafton American Legion.

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