Burial Notes

Charles was originally buried at Eastwood IOOF Cemetery in Medford, but on 3 February 1982 he was disinterred from the IOOF Cemetery so that he could be re-buried next to his wife's grave. So now Charles' gravestone (and his remains) are at Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Garden of Faith, Lot 198 in Medford.

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He has conflicting birth information of September 1876 and California, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census in 1880 in Table Rock Precinct, Jackson County, Oregon, USA. ² Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson.

• He worked as a laborer on 22 June 1900 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA. ⁵

• He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 22 June 1900 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA. ⁵
  
  Thomas M Center       52
  Josephine Center       42
  Granville W Center       21
  Charles B Center       23
  Lina M Vincent       27
  William Vincent       26

• He worked as a farmer on 6 May 1910 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA. ³

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 6 May 1910 in Yreka, Siskiyou County, California, USA. ³
  

Centers Charles B    Head       M  W  35  M1  14         Oregon       Oregon          California      Farmer
------- Belle M      Wife       F  W  30  M1  14  3  2   Oregon       United States   United States   None
------- Roy O        Son        M  W  13  S              Oregon       Oregon          Oregon          None
------- Beatrice O   Daughter   F  W  11  S              California   Oregon          Oregon          None
------- Percy A.     Son        M  W   4  S              California   Oregon          Oregon          None

Note:  Even though Percy Centers is listed on the 1910 census, this appears to be a misunderstanding about whether deceased children should be enumerated. In the census Belle says that she is the mother of 3 children, but only 2 are still living.  In Evergreen Cemetery in Yreka there is a gravestone for Percy A. Centers — he has a birth year of 1900 and a death year of 1905, making him 4 years old when he died.

• He worked as a farmer on 14 January 1920 in Sams Valley Precinct, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 14 January 1920 in Sams Valley Precinct, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.
  
  Charles B Centers       45
  Belle M Centers       39
  Opal B Green       21
  James E Green       1 2/12

• He has conflicting death information of 8 December 1928 and Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA. ⁶

• His obituary was published on page 2, column 5, of the Medford Mail Tribune on 10 December 1928 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.
  
  Charlie B. Centers passed away at his residence, 422 South Ivy street December 9, 1928, after a short illness. Aged 54 years, 11 months and 5 days. Mr. Centers was born in Jackson County, Oregon, July 4, 1874 and has made his home in Jackson County during his entire life. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Centers. In 1895 he was united in marriage to Mary Belle Vincent of Sams Valley and to this union were born two children, one son and one daughter, Le Roy of Gold Hill, and Mrs. Opal C. Hose of Medford. Besides his children he is survived by his wife, Mary Belle, his father, Thomas Centers, one brother, Granville Centers of Pittsburg, Cal., and four grandchildren, Jimmy Green, Opal Chase, William Centers, Virginia Centers. Mr. Centers was a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge at Gold Hill, Ore., No. 129. Also the Rebekah lodge of Gold Hill. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral home Wednesday at 2:00 p.m., Rev. James C. Conder officiating. Interment in Medford cemetery. Gold Hill lodge No. 129 I. O. O. F. will have charge of the services at the grave.

• He was buried at the Eastwood IOOF Cemetery in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA on 12 December 1928.

• On 3 February 1982, Charles's body was disintered from Eastwood IOOF Cemetery for relocation to a gravesite in Memory Gardens Memorial Park in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA.

• He was re-buried at the Memory Gardens Memorial Park, Garden of Faith, Lot 198 in Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA about 5 February 1982.