The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-14
OBITUARY
Pomona. Cal. Feb. 6, 1901

Pomona, CAL, feD. D, lSUI
Editor Glacier. The close of last
year and the beginning of this has
robbed Candy Post of two of its ac-
tive members and both we've laid to
rest on the same day, January 8, 1907.
Lucas Henry, whose body was
brought tom Long Beach, California,
and buried at Idlewilde and Luke ID.
Blount, who vas buried 'at the Ma
tional Military Home, Kansas. Not
having seen any mention In the Gla-
cier of Comrade Blount's death, ]
send the following for publication, as
he was we'll known in Hood River,
where he made his home with his sis
ter, Mrs. L. J. Cunning.
He was born in the state of New
York June |. 1885, and moved to
Wisconsin with his father and moth
er and Gerald Blount. He enlisted In
Co. D, 7th regiment, Wisconsin vol
unteers, and served the full three year
term. In 1865 he was married to Miss
Frances Palmer and in 1869 moved to
Mount Moriah, Mo-, where bis wife
died in 1889, leaving him with two
children, Myrtle, about Is years, and
Eula, two or three years old. Shortly
after the death of his wife he became
member of the National Military
Home in Wisconsin, Myrtle becoming
successful school teacher and Eula
cared for by relatives in Wisconsin.
He spent much Of his time while a
member of the Home with his mother
at Mount Moriah, and came with her
to Hood River, Oregon. in lo94,
where he remained until about three
years ago, when he went to Parsons,
| Kansas, and staid with his daughter
MYRTLE, who had married George Lit
tIefieId, q successful creamery man OF
that place. where his youngest daugb-
ter also made her home. He became
member of the Military Home on
account of his dropsical condition
and was greatly benefited by the care
and medical treatment he visited
his sister, Mrs. Green, at Ridgeway.
Mo-, and divided his time between
the Home and Parsons, but always
got worse after leaving the Homo and
| finally got so bad that 1T took su-
preme eff rt for him to spend Christ
mas and New Year with his children,
and grand children at Parsons. Ills
scn.in law, Mr.. Littlefield, kindly as
sisted in the journey both ways and
remained with him to see that he was
properly cared for, leaving to at end
a dairy meeting at Manhattan, where
he received dispatch from his wlfe
stating that her father was dead. Al
neither of the daughters could attend
the funeral he went to Kansas CITY
and got Mrs. Maude Freidlander,
daughter of Gerald Blount, of HOOD
River. to 90 with him aud they were
the only relatives to witness the hna
mnster out of this we'll known com
rade, who was always genial and kind
honored by men and respected by
women and loved by children, fol
whom he always had some little tokef
TO make the remembrance OF tht
meeting pleasant.
He was not success as hnancier
as be always took more pleasure IL
giving thar receiving, aud his hna
passing away was peaceful and ration
al to the last. /,
He was a charter member of Brad
shaw Post No. 20l, Dept. OF Missouri
la. A. r, aud Joined Candy Post b.
transfer. In both posts he was reg
ular attendant when near enough e
90 and held minor offices, never as
piring to leadership. Mrs. Friedland
or gives the following account OF th
post ceremony:
"Ihe funeral took place on the 5t
at 2 p. M. First they covered th
coffin with flag aud then placed Of
the flowers. The chaplain then con
Quoted short religious ceremony u