Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Obituaries for 1926 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Bickford Charles W 261210 p2 Heart Failure is Cause of Death; Charles W. Bickford, father of U. M. Bickford, passed away very suddenly Monday night following a heart attack. The deceased was a pioneer resident of Stockton, coming there from the east in 1878, and was a well-known and highly respected resident of the Slough city, being a Past Grand master of Charity Lodge of Odd Fellows there and also Master Mason. For some time past he and his wife have been making their home here with their son and he has been a familiar figure through his kindly interest in affairs around town in the course his daily strolls. He was 77 years of age, a native of Maine. Beside the local relatives a son, Earl W., resides in Sacramento. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at Stockton, with interment there.