Representative Charles Gustav Varney View All Years

CHARLES VARNEY

MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Charles Varney, begs leave to submit the following memorial:

Charles Varney was born in Clinton, Iowa, on March 22, 1903. He was the son of Elmer and Enga Varney.

Mr. Varney married Jessie Merle Steffey on January 2, 1926 and to this union was born one son.

Mr. Varney’s formal education ended after four years in a one-room school house on Beaver Island near Clinton. However, he transcended the bounds of formal schooling to achieve a record of leadership and service to his fellowman, his community and the State of Iowa that is, indeed, outstanding.

Mr. Varney, an employee of the Clinton Corn Processing Company before he retired in 1968, was president of both the Grain Millers Union and the Clinton Labor Congress. He was a member of the executive board of the Clinton American Red Cross, the Solicitation Review Board, the Clinton County Democratic Central Committee and was a social member of the Clinton Eagle Lodge. He also served as precinct committeeman and vice president of the second district COPE (Committee on Political Education). Mr. Varney was an active member of the Chancy Lutheran Church and was well known in the community for his work with the elderly.

Mr. Varney, a Democrat, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1964 and served one two year term.

Mr. Varney passed away on February 10, 1972. He is survived by his widow, Jessie; a son Donald W., of rural Clinton; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Charles Varney, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of the family.

Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

JOHN CAMP

RICHARD J. NORPEL

CHARLES H. PELTON

Committee