The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-01-10
W.. X. SHRINE

famlllarly called by his host of
younger friends in the community,
passed away at his home in this Will
age last Saturday night. He has been
in failing health for a number of
years, but was able to be up and down
town until about two weeks prior to
his death. The funeral was held
from the home of his son, Elmer Sir
rine, on Tuesday, under the auspices
of Paw Paw Lodge No. 25 F. and
A. M. of which he had been an honor
ed member for a number of years.
Some years ago, he outlined the plans
for his own funeral services and had
the same reduced to writing. The
plans were carried out by the family
as far as practicable.
Mrs. Olivia j. C. Woodman deliver
ed an eloquent funeral address, from
which the following lines are taken:
VIM. Reid Shrine was born in
Gustavia township, Trumbell County,
Ohio, on March 23rd, 1885. His child
hood days were spent in Ohio and
Pennsylvania until sixteen years of
age when he came to Paw Paw, and
this place has since been his home.
From youth to maturity and from
maturity to old age, he has greeted
his neighbors and acquaintance with
CHEEKY and hopeful expression all
these years. He loved you with the
tender ties of friendship; Your
| troubles and sorrows were his also;
and your joys and victories he shared
in rejoicing with you. The strangers
in the village he sought out and ex-
pressed his pleasure at their coming,
and helped them to feel that they had
Il met a friend.
Way back down the years, he gave
expression Of his loyalty to his coun-
try, and in the early springtime of
1856 he went with a company from
! Ottawa, Illinois to Iowa City, where
he joined a company of about five
hundred men in command of Jas.
! IIcllc vi lONd, anu WClit Will IllClll w
! Lawrence, Kansas. Soon after reach
| ing there he went with command to
drive the border ruffans out of Le-
! Compton, releasing a number of Nor
thern men held as prisoners. Here
he saw John Brown many times, re-
turning to Michigan in time to vote
for John C. Fremont for president of
the United States.
November 11th, 1858, he married
Miss Mary Warner and for forty
seven years the family was unbroken.
A son Elmer d. Shrine, and two
daughters Eva o. Fish and Mrs. Lura
Bates of Pentwater were born to
them. Mrs. Fish has tenderly cared
for him during his declining years,
and the other daughter Mrs. Bates
was with him during the last weeks
of his life. The son, Elmer has a
position in Jackson but came to see
his father as often as circumstances
would permit.
When the Civil war was in progress
Mr.. Shrine enlisted in Company "H"
18th Michigan Infantry, and marched
and fought with them until Lee sur
rendered at AppomattoX. He march
ed with Sherman to the sea, from
there to Richmond and on to Wash
ington where he was in that MEM
orable review when that brave and
mighty host marched down Pennsyl-
vania avenue in Grand Review. He
was mustered out of the service July
25th, 1865 wearing the honors of
Second Lieutenant. He has been very
fond of his comrades and is the last
man to go that was in the company
in which he served.
AS a citizen in private life, he con-
sidered its every day duties a patri-
otic service. He held several positions
of trust and responsibility,-Sherif
Supervisor, Justice of the Peace and
other Offices. He was a faithful and
true member of the Masonic order,
Past Patron of the o. f. S., and Past
Commander of the Local Post and
Corps. He was a charter member Of
Paw Paw Grange and retained his
membership in all these orders until
his passing.
He leaves his son and daughters,
six grand children, a brother John
Shrine of Los Angeles, California
one sister Mrs. Sarah Barnard of Paw
Paw, and a half brother Buell. Bon
foey also of Los Angeles.
The community has lost an honor
able upright citizen a kind and oblig-
ing neighbor and true loyal friend
He was respected and beloved by al
, who knew him.
His remains were laid to rest II
the family lot at Prospect cemetery.