Charley Popejoy

M, (1912 - 2002)
FatherGeorge W. Popejoy (1876 - 1951)
MotherLenora J. Secrest Popejoy (1878 - 1948)
Occupation* Attorney in Wheaton, Illinois 
Birth*23 Mar 1912 Deer Creek tp, Carroll, Indiana (IN), United States (US)1 
Marriage*14 Jan 1941 Cook, Illinois (IL), United States (US); Bride=Catherine Clancy Popejoy2 
Marriage* Principal=Jutta Tschopp 
Death*15 Apr 2002 Wheaton, Du Page, Illinois (IL), United States (US)3 
Burial*Apr 2002 Wheaton cemetery, Wheaton, Du Page, Illinois (IL), United States (US)4 
Note*25 Apr 2002 obituary: Chicago (Illinois) Tribune - Northwest edition, Thursday 25 April 2002/p.73 
Biography* Charley Popejoy, 1912-2002:
One of eleven children, Charley grew up on a rented farm in Deer Creek township, Carroll County, Indiana. Both of his parents were born in Indiana. A basketball and track star at Delphi High School, Charley was the only one of his siblings who went to college. He graduated from Purdue University, Indiana and then the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Charley worked his way thru law school in the Chicago stockyards. He received his license to practice law in 1939 and went to work for the Chicago Motor Club. His law career was interrupted by World War II where he served as a first sergeant. Charley served a term as president of the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission as a hearing officer during most of the 1980s.

Charley, age 90, died on a Monday at his home of cardiac arrest. He was survived by his wife Jutta, a son, a daughter, 13 grandchildren and two greats. No services were planned. 
Last Edited13 Jan 2022

Citations

  1. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
  2. [S1975] Ancestry.com, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960.
  3. [S18] Obituary,.
  4. [S1896] http://www.findagrave.com/