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<br /> HISTORY OF SNOHOMISH COUNTY ,
<br /> a period of four years. In 1919 he formed a partnership with N. B. Challacombe, wjtt) 1 , He
<br /> 1901 had purchased the undertaking parlors at 2812'Rockefeller street, and they have 11i{ of
<br /> been associated. Their pr sent building is seventy-five by one hundred feet in dimegil> 1 t
<br /> and was completed in 1923. It is situated at 2729 Oakes street and contains a fine clip l
<br /> provided with seats for two hundred I
<br /> persons. The firm has installed motor equipment,. � t!iIn 1
<br /> its members are expert funeral directors. Patrons of their establishment are always assgt + <
<br /> of first class service, courteous treatment and fair and honorable dealing. The business is fi f
<br /> a prosperous condition and is constantly expanding. _, of
<br /> In 1904 Mr. Fickel married Miss Edith White, of Richmond, Indiana, and they haVt1 �+ Scf
<br /> four children: Ruth, Doris, Harriet and Robert. Mr. Fickel is an earnest. member of thtf k wa
<br /> Methodist church and gives his political support to the republican ..T,
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<br /> record as county coroner and since 1923 has been the incumbent of the office, bringing to tha Y';'.
<br /> s' discharge of his duties scientific knowledge and a keen sense of his res Bel
<br /> responsibilities. He is a . ' thi:
<br /> Rotarian and a director of the Young Men's Christian Association and the Chamber of Com
<br /> merce. His fraternal affiliations are with the Knights of Pythias and the Benevolent Protect _ Ma
<br /> tive Order of Elks. A man of high principles, Mr. Fickel has faithfully fulfilled every trust nes
<br /> reposed in him, and public opinion bears testimony to his worth. his
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<br /> N. B. CHALLACOMBE
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<br /> N. B. Challacombe, a successful funeral director, is one of the leading business men of >
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<br /> Everett, in which city he has made his home for a quarter of a century, and was formerly " gre
<br /> - county coroner. He was born November 18, 1861, in Medora, Illinois, and his parents were 4 to
<br /> Nicholas and Nancy G. (Carson) Challacombe. He was reared on his father's farm, attend- to
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<br /> ing the schools of the locality, and afterward was a student at Blackman University, also com- yf• sev
<br /> pleting a course in the Brown Business College while in Illinois. He followed the occupa- to
<br /> tion of farming for several years and in May, 1901, came to Everett, becoming owner of the f Me
<br /> undertaking establishment of O. A. Phelps and later located at 2812 Rockefeller street In sta
<br /> 1921 Mr. Challacombe was joined by Charles H. Fickel, thecounty 1ta
<br /> have since been present coroner, and they ��:, ]gc
<br /> partners. The business is now conducted at 2729 Oakes street, and the chapelr;` Nc
<br /> will seat two hundred persons. The building was erected in 1923 and is seventy-five by one
<br /> hundred feet in dimensions. It is thoroughly modern in all of its a ma
<br /> ment is equal to the best in the city. The service is adapted to every°ieedeand the the equip- wW.
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<br /> moderate. The members of the firm are experienced and competent and they have a large wa
<br /> business, developed through good management and honest dealing.
<br /> In 1889 Mr. Challacombe married Miss Anna Dannel, of Springfield, Illinois, and their bet
<br /> union was terminated by her demise in February, 1925. She had become the mother of two the
<br /> sons. Stowell, the elder, is associated with his father in business. He is married and has 1^}
<br /> two daughters, Eileen and Nan. Arthur enlisted in the United States marines and won a eld
<br /> lieutenant's commission. He is also married and the father of.one child, Arthur, Jr. >� Coo
<br /> Mr. Challacombe is an earnest member of the First Presbyterian church and for twenty- t
<br /> five years has been one of its elders. He is allied with the republican party and served for four
<br /> years as county coroner, displaying rare qualities as a public official. He is a Knight Templar shi
<br /> Mason and Shriner and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the = H<
<br /> Woodmen of the World, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen lar
<br /> of America. He has been honored with the presidency of the state board of examiners for
<br /> embalmers and is now filling that office. He also belongs to the Lions Club and was at one
<br /> time the executive head of the local organization. Mr. Challacombe is a business man of high
<br /> standing, and during the period of his residence in Everett he has lent the weight of his sup-
<br /> port to every project for public growth and betterment, thoroughly demonstrating his worth
<br /> as a citizen.
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<br /> FRED SCHOTT ti W
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<br /> Fred Schott is a member of an old and highly respected family of Snohomish and head of an
<br /> the firm of Shott Brothers, meat dealers, whose establishment is a credit to its owners and to an
<br /> the town in which it is operated. Mr. Schott was born September 8, 1881, and is a native of in
<br /> Cleveland, Ohio. His parents, Fred and Emma J. Schott, came to Snohomish in 1896 and the Sc
<br /> father afterward made investments in real estate, owning much valuable property in the town. at
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