The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-07-03
Obituary.

The Silent Reaper has again visited
us and removed from our midst,
Mahalah Newman, wife of Charles S.
Newman. of Pine Run. Mrs. Newman
was born in the township of Burns,
Shiawassee County, May 10, 1852. On
December %, 1866, she was united in
marriage to Chas. S. Newman, of the
same place, making their home in that
vicinity until the spring of 1881, when
they moved to farm near Vassar,
where they lived until the fall of 1884,
moving then to Birch Run. In 1898
they moved to Pine Run, where they
have since lived. Mrs. Newman has
been united with some church nearly
all her life and has always been faith
full worker in the same. She had been
in very poor health for the past two
years, but had remained cheerful until
the last. She will be sadly missed by
the relatives and friends who have been
closely associated with her. She leaves
to mourn her loss the husband, Charles
S. Newman; two sons, Frank and Ed
gar, and one daughter, Mrs. Grace
Green. The funeral was held Saturday,
June Goth, at the residence, Rev. E. G.
c. Benson, officiating Interment in
Pine Run cemetery.
j. F. Loomis was born at Colchester,
Conn.,, Sept. 18, 1889. He came to
Michigan at the age of %, and settled
in Carleton, near Saginaw, clerking for
his uncle, Chas. Gillett. He was ap-
pointed assistant postmaster in 1862,
and carried the first mail from Saginaw
to Carleton. On Oct. 26, 1864, he was
united in marriage to Anna M. Sheldon,
daughter of James A. Sheldon. of Clio,
to which place he came to reside. From
this union six children were born, two
of whom died in infancy, and one daugh-
ter, Emma, in December, 1912. His
wife preceded him in death four years
ago.
The surviving children are James
Herbert, of Clio, Mrs. Marie Gully, of
Detroit, and Mrs. Anna M. Wirth, of
Clio.
Mr.. Loomis was clerk for number
of merchants in Clio, ard later worked
the farm on which he resided, until
seven years ago, when he came to live
with his daughter, Mrs. Wirth. During
his life here he was active in church
work, being superintendent of Pine Run
Sunday school for number of years.
After the erection of the First M. E.
Church here he became member, and
held some official position up to the
time of his death. He was devoted
husband, kind father, and staunch
Christian gentleman,
On June 18th he was stricken with
cerebral hemorrhage which caused his
death on June 26th, at $50 a. m, the
end coming very peacefully. Funeral
services were held from the home, June
20, Rev. E. G. C. Benson officiating.
Burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. The
floral tributes were beautiful and many,
showing the esteem in which deceased
was held.
Parties from out of town attending
the funeral of Mr.. Loomis were: Cap
tain ]. Little and wife, and Mrs. VIM.
Little, of Detroit; Mrs. Hiram Harris
and Mrs. Mabel Duclaw, of Vassar;
o. d. Stevens and daughter, of Flint,
and John F. Wirth, of Frankenmuth.
Thirza Maria Marvin was. born in
Canada, near Lake Champlain, on the
10Th day of May, 1888. She was mar
ried to Noah B. Curtis, of Rochester,
N. Y, November n, 1861. Of this
union there were born five children,
three sons and two daughters, May
Isadore, dying in infancy; Joseph D.,
who died when nine years old, Mrs.
VIM. Spencer, of Birch Run, Lewis
Curtis, of Goodrich, and Jesse Curtis,
of Detroit. Mr.. Curtis died in April,
1888 and on May 10, 1898. Mrs. Curtis
was again married to Abram Miller, Of
Thetford. She was 81 years, % days