Charles A. Hover, 74, former city treasurer, and pioneer Lima business man, died at 5:20 a. m. Monday at his home, 114 N. Collett St. Death resulted from a heart attack suffered about 3 a. m.
Hover was born in Lima and spent his entire life here. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel Hover.
Following the death of his father, Hover succeeded him as head of the Hover Ice Co., which provided Lima natural ice for more than a quarter century. The company had huge ice storage buildings at the Hover lake site and also at McCullough lake, now Schoonover park.
Hover also operated Hover's park, one of Lima's first amusement centers. The park was just south of a small lake located at Kibby and Collett sts. It operated for more than 30 years and was equipped with rides of various types. The grounds also were extensively used for picnics and political get-to-gethers at the turn of the century. After selling his ice business, Hover was employed in a supervisory capacity at the Gro-Cord Rubber Co., from 1920 to 1940, the last four years as superintendent. He received a temporary appointment as clerk in the water-works office July 13, 1942, and on Aug. 1, 1943, was named city treasurer. He held this post until Aug. 1, 1949.
Hover was a member of Trinity Methodist church and was active in the men's club of the church.
Surviving are his widow, Fannie B., two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Herbst, 840 W. Market St, and Mrs. Allen Booth, Pontiac, Mich.
Services will be at 2 p. m. Wednesday in the Davis-Miller and Son Cathedral chapel, with the Rev. J. Ira Jones officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery.
The body will remain at the funeral home until time of services.
Lima Daily News, May 8, 1950.