The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-02-20
Obituary..

OF his son, Bertrand r. MOOD, hansdS
City. Mo. Sunday, February 10, 1903, of
uremia. The remains were brought back
here for burial in the Bangs cemetery.
The funeral was held at the home of his
son, Henry j. Moon, in Lawton, Thurs
day afternoon.
Deceased was born in Rochester, Mon
roe county, n. Y, July 5, 1924, and re-
sided there until 1928, when he came to
Washtenaw county, Michigan, living
there until 1885. He came to Paw Paw
in September, 1885, with his uncle,
Joshua Bangs, and resided with him east
of this village until 1915. At this time
he purchased 40 acres of land quarter
of mile east of the steeple school house,
now known as the Glidden farm, selling
the property five years later and buying
the farm one mile east and half mile
south of that place, where he made his
home for so many years, and moved
there in 1854 In the spring of 1889 he
took trip to Pixies Peak, Colorado, in
company with his brother Peter, Jno.
Blanchard, L. Mcneil and L. Robinson.
He returned in the fall of the same year,
remaining on the farm until March, 1864,
when the western fever again seized him
and he started in company with Benja-
min Ray to the new gold fields of Helena,
Mont. He remained there engaged in
mining until the fall of 1865, when he re-
turned home to the farm and remained
there until 1888, when he again left for
Montana, in April of that year, return
l.
remained on the farm until 1890, when
be traded the farm for village property
in Paw Paw This in turn he traded for
alarm near Lawton in 1893.
This, in brief is the story of an active
life, most of which was spent in this
community. Mr.. Moon was good citi-
zen, and had many friends here espec
tally among the older residents, who
unite with his two sons in mourning his
death.
His last illness was of brief duration,
and he had every care bestowed upon
him, everything was dohe that could be
done to ease his suffering aud no means
was left untried in the effort to prolong
his life.
Mrs Joseph f.. Packer died at the
family residence, Friday, February l3,
/ 1903. She was born in Indiana, July u,
! 1889 Her parents. Eli and Rachel Trey,
about two years later moved to Column
bia county, Ohio, where, March 10, 1863,
she was married to Joseph f.. Packer,
who survives her. Six children were
born to them, five of whom are still liv-
ing: Orville of San Francisco, Cal, Mrs.
/ Leona Spauldiug of Hartford. Elva G. of
/ Kalamazoo, Lowell of Lawton and Mrs.
Harry Snow of Henry, Ills. In Octo-
ber 1866, the family came to Michigan
and took up their residence in Hartford.
where they resided until August, 1899,
when they came to Paw Paw, where they
have since made their home She leaves
one sister, Mrs. j. O. Robinson of Hart
ford. and one brother, j. NJ. Trey of Cen
trail Lake. She was member of the
Methodist Episcopal church and had
large circle of friends who sympathize
with the family in their sorrow The
funeral was at the house, Monday at
1890, Rev. T.. O. Mather officiating. The
burial was at Hartford.
Word has been received here of the
death of little Margaret Erkenbeck,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. James Erken-
beck of Guadalajara, Mexico. DIR.
/ Erkenbeck, who was a former resident
of this vicinity, has many friends here
who extend their sympathy to the be-
reaved parents.
Mrs. Sarah Allen died at her home last
Tuesday, aged II years. The funeral
was held at the house yesterday, Rev.
II. o. Mather officiating. The remains
were placed in the vault at Prospect
Hill cemetery and will be removed to
Decatur in few days.
VIM. Proctor died of consum pton at
his home north of the village, Tues
da Y, aged SO years. The funeral will
be held at / o'clock to-day; burial at
Almena cemetery.
The funeral of Silas d. Webb of Kaa-
mazoo was held at his home last Mon
day, the burial being at Riverside Gem
etery. Mr.. Webb was formerly of Paw
/ Paw.
Pimples, faded complexion, chapped
skin, red, rough hands, eczema, letter,
bad blood, cured in a short time with
Rocky Mountain Tea. the great complex