Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-09-28
Mrs. Doris Amel was Thursday

The lecture at the Brethren church
Sunday evening was largely attended.
The exercises which were 10 have
been held in the grammar room last
" ednesday, were postponed until
Wednesday, September 9th, on ac-
count of the death of Forest Horton.
Clyde Snd Clair Gormley of Meta
mora, Ohio, and Mrs. p. ID. Woodring
and son OF Delta, Ohio, who came
Wednesday to the home of their sis
ter, Mrs. John Horton, TO attend the
funeral of their nephew, Forest Hor-
ton, returned to their home, Saturday.
Mrs. Hammondtree of Crystal Lake
spent a part of Wednesday and
Thursday at the home Of her parents
MI and Mrs. Geo. Stratton.
Mrs Lillian Minor of Edmore and
Mrs. Clara Conkright of Saginaw were
Thursday guests of Mrs. George Reed
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Skidmore are
home from Detroit on account of the
illness of their son, Guy.
We wish to thank all the friends
We wish to tank all the friends
who were so very kind in Offering
sympathy and assistance in every way
for nice conveyances to trains, church
and cemetery and for the many floral
offerings from Metamora, Alma and
home friends. We feel that they were
friends of Forests and kind to us in
our deep grief over the loss of our
son and brother. John Horton, wife
end son, Harry.
Guy Skidmore was unloading
beans in his barn Wednesday and
about 300 o'clock when he was stand
ing on the edge of the NOV and pull
ing on the rope TO trip the sings, the
rope broke, letting him fall He
struck has head on the hay rack and
was unconscious three days. At this
writing is doing nicely, being able to
be out of doors.
Rev Bridwell. wife and daughter
OF Mt. Pleasant were Thursday Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Guild.
Clair Stauffer, Harold White and
Harry Brown, who are attending the
Alma high school and Leo Beach, who
is attending the County Normal at
Stanton, came home to assist Clark
Sharp and Mark White as pallbearers
foi their classmate, Forest Horton
Forest Ryarson Horton, older son
Of John and Lorah Horton, was born
September 9th, in Metamora. Ohio.
Four days after an operation for APP
pendicitis he died early Tuesday morn
ing, September 18th, 1916 in the
Brainerd hospital at Alma, aged Is
years, and twelve days He was
baptised in the Methodist Episcopal
faith in infancy. Being "A healthy
child both mentally and physically, he
advanced rapidly in his studies. He
was lover and rather student of
nature. During the last eight years
his home was in Vestaburg and he
graduated from the eleventh grade
of the Vestaburg high school in the
spring of 1915, under Supt Frank
Murphy. With several of his class
he reviewed in the home school last
year and on September 9TH Of this
year he entered the twelfth grade of
the Alma high school Supt Schultz
writes that although he was with
them only one week the faculty recog-
nize ed in him earnestness of purpose.
high ideals and a noble character. He
was a member of the Christian En-
deavor society and until he left for
school he held the Office of treasurer.
To his family and friends who en-
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broad and useful life, the shock of his
death was terrible bereavement. Yet
they feel that because his life was
beautiful and great blessing i'm his
home, that their suffering and loss
has not been in vain and they have
and better world. After short ser
vice at the house the funeral occur
red in the Deciple church at 1000 a.
m, Thursday. September Dist, Rev
j. T. Bridwel of Mt Pleasant, who
had known him for several years,
preached "A very consoling sermon
The text being taken from the 18th
chapter of st. John. Rev Bridwell
spoke of the influence of such a life
and mentioned Longfellow's The
Arrow and the Song" which Forest
had closed his Grafton with: Long.
long afterward in an oak, They found
the arrow still unbroke. And the song
from beginning to end. They found
the song in the heart of friend" A
male quartet consisting of Geo. Cor
such, Rev. Bridwell. Or. Hubbard and
Charles Nickerson furnished music.
Mrs. VI. Guild and Mrs. Quey Fisher
assisted at the organ. lnterment in
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