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 Shelby Historical Museum

 Mount Vernon Players - Prop & Costume Donations

Fredericktown Schools - Prop & Costume Donations

Malabar Farm Foundation

Malabar Farm State Park Volunteers

Corey Boyer

Mark Sebastian Jordan 

Waterford United Methodist Church

 Follis Dies Suddenly

Wooster friends were grieved on Tuesday to learn of the death of early Tuesday morning at Cleaveland Charles Follis, who passed away after a short illness from pneumonia.

Mr. Follis has been in ill health practically all winter, and last Friday he became very seriously ill with pneumonia. His brother Joseph went to Cleaveland, and Saturday Charles was thought to be some better. Later on, however, he became very ill, and rapidly approached the state of illness where there is no hope of recovery.

Charles Follis was 31 years of age. He was born in Wooster and lived here all his life, until a few years ago. He always called Wooster his home. He had the honor of being one of the very few colored men to graduate from Wooster High School. In school he developed extraordinary ability as an athlete and took part in all college athletics. After his school days he became the star catcher of the famous Wooster Trolley League baseball team, and was counted one of the strongest batters in this part of the state. He had few superiors behind the bat. Had it not been that his color barred him from major leagues, there is little doubt but that he would have been one of the star baseball players of the country. For the past three seasons he has played with the Cuban Giants. Mr. Follis was popular among an unusual large circle of friends. He was a musician of ability, and a young man of integrity and intellectual ability far beyond the average of his age. His parents, Mr. And Mrs. Follis, went to Cleveland on Tuesday morning to bring the body back to Wooster for interment. Four sisters and one brother survive.