Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-13
E. WITTER
KILLED IN AUTO
MOBILE ACCIDENT

Mrs. ". D. Conner received the sac
intelligence Monday, by telegraph, OF
the death Of her father, Dr.. George
F. Witter which occurred at his home
in San Jose, California on the Sun
day previous in an automobile acci-
dent. The message contained only tt
above brief intelligence Coming so
sudden and unexpected Mrs. Conner
was Frustrated with grief. Mr.. and
Mrs. Witter during fair week, in
August, were here on a visit to Mrs.
COnnOr and other relatives in this
county and with the ConnQr family
spent three weeks at Birch Lake, the
COnnor's summer home. Leaving
Wisconsin they visited in the east
and ehad been home but a week pre-
vious to the accident which, ended
the earthly existence of one Of Wood
cOunty's pioneer citizens.
DR.. George F. Witter was born on
a farm in Algoma county, New York
June 9th, 1929 and after receiving
common school education went to
Ann Arbor, Michigan where in one of
the leading medical colleges Of that
place he received the degree of NJ.
D. His first practice after leaving
| college was at Wautoma but soon
after became to Grand Rapids, being
one of its earliest settlers and for
many years its leading physician. In
| the course of events he was united
| in marriage to Miss Frances L. +Phelg
| After a continuous. residence of near
! " 40 years. in Grand Rapids, during
| which time the doctor was most en-
phaticaIIy identified with the early
| history of this county and the city
he lived in, with his wife he moved
to his present home in California.
| Three years after taking UP their
residence there Mrs. Witter died and
four years later Mr.. Witter met and
married Mrs LOyeland, the widow OF
a prominent physician Of San Jose,
who together with. the two children
from his first wife, Geo. Witter Jr.
at Oakley, California, and Mrs. w. D.
Common of this city still survive him.
In addition to the relatives mention
ed above he is survived by six bro
theirs and one sister who reside il
the east where during the past sum
mer a family reunion was held.
Probably the life of no man is NOR
/ history of this county than is that oil
the deceased. He was here in {
time when the forests were as naturt
made them and before civilization haC
made a pretense> at settling, this pOr
tion of Wisconsin. Full Of VigOr an(
manhood and ever alert to duty's cal
he followed his profession as practlc
ing physician and as we'll became
county superintendent of schools, {
position he held for several years ira
cling from one district to another
on horseback and more often on foot
He was a kind hearted Christian gen
=. tIeman and his many acts of kindnes
will ever be remembered by The
pioneers who struggled with him dur
ing the frontier days of Wood county
He was an honored member of The
Masonic and Odd Fellow lodges Of
Grand Rapids and during his life il
that city was foremost in all things
civic and social tending towards the
upbuiIding of a community. He lee
a model home life and lived to real
the benefits of we'll spent life as
at the age Of 81 he was still robust
and healthy His death will be mourn
ed by a large circle of relatives anC
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