Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-05
FUNERAL OF SIR: f. III. AVERY OF
LIE ROY.

A special train was chartered to take
the Sir Knights of St. Bernard Com
mandery of this city to be Roy last Sun
day morning, to attend the funeral of
Frank II. Avery. About twenty-five of
the Knights and half dozen Master
Masons, together with several of the G..
a. r. boys, and the Austin Cornet Band,
made up party of about sixty when the
train left the depot at 9:45. Rein
forcements were added at Adams and
Taopi, so that fully seventyfve persons
must have been aboard the train when it
arrived in Lie Roy, at about 1880. The
day was mild and pleasant, and the fun
eral procession very large one. The
procession was headed by the Austin
Cornet Band, followed by St. Bernard
Commandery No. 10, Eureka Lodge A.
F. & A. NJ, LIE Roy G. A. r. Post, clti-
zens on foot and in carriages. 1t was
said to be the largest funeral LIE Roy has
ever had. The ceremonies at the grave
were under the direction of st. Bernard
Commandery, the prominent parts being
impressively performed by E.. c.. D. B.
Smith and Prelate G. L. West. The
Blue Lodge ceremony was IN charge of
w.. NJ. Joseph Adams of Austin, and
was likewise impressive. After return
ing from the cemetery, the kind friends
of LIE Roy gave dinner to their mourning
visiting brethren, and at o'clock they
started homeward.
The following record of the deceased
was prepared by Acting Recorder G. L.
Case, of st. Bernard Commandery No.
13, to be read in connection with the
services at the grave; but, as it was mad
vertently omitted, the Commandery, by
unanimous vote, requested its publication
in the TRANSCRIPT:
Sir Frank H. Avery was born Oct. Sd,
1888, at Cochecton, N. Y; moved with
his parents to Damascus, Penn, when
about years of age, where he lived I'M
til the summer of 1856, when he came
west Made tour through Minnesota
and other parts of the far west and re-
turned to Will county, ILL.,, near Joliet,
breaking out of the war; when, in Aug
ust, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, 4th III.
Cav; was discharged after service of 8
months on account of disability soon
after the battle of Pittsburg Landing and
returned home to Illinois. Went to Ken
dalville, Ind, in 1867, and engaged in the
merchantile business with his brother,
John T. Avery Came to Leroy, Mimi,
in May, 1869. with his brother, and con-
tinued the business in partnership until
the death of John T., in May, 1873, since
which time he has been alone in business
until his death, Oct. 80. His age was 81
years and 81 days. He was married 10
Miss Flora Bidwell, at Leroy, Oct. 8,
1872 very estimable lady. Lost his wife
in July, 1877. and his only daughter in
August, 1879.
Since the deps rture of his beloved wife.
the shadow of death has seemed to oc-
cupy continually the empty seat of her
whom above all earthly objects was dear
est to his heart; thus giving to every sur
rounding thing the aspect of gloom and
sadness; and when, on Thursday evening
last, the Angel of death" called for him
he was indeed a welcome messenger.
Most gladly did he bid adieu to the sor-
rows, trials and anxieties of earth, and
pass into the great unknown.
SIR Knights Again our mystic circle
is broken. Once more we are reminded
of the exceeding frailty of man and the
inexOrible law of God. And, as we
to-day stand in the presence of the re-
mains of our departed Sir Knight, and
see the end of all that is mortal, let us
think seriously of that Immortal part
which survives the tomb and can never
never, NEVER die"
Let us remember that, as representa-.
tives of that ancient and noble band of
Knights "whose we'll earned fame has
spread both far and wide for deeds of
charity and pure benefcence," while our
outward lives should be moral, upright
and true, we must not forget that purity
ofhenrt is essential to an admittance into
the .Sanctum sanctorum holy of holies.
May we all so live and labor that when
our work is presented for the inspection
of the Great Master Overseer above, He
may find us all square blocks, polished
stones, meet for that spiritual house
above; that Temple not made with hands
eternal in the Heavens.
Sir Avery Joined Eureka Lodge No. 70
in the year 1870. He was exalted to the
most sublime degree of the Royal Arch
in Leroy Chapter No. "a, in January,
1881, and on the 31st day of the same
month and same year, was admitted to
the "Illustrious and magnanimous order
of Knighthood" in st. Bernard Com
mandery No. Is, and was in good and
regular standing at the time of his death.