The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1921-08-18
OBITUARY
Currier

Currier
Our community has been saddened
during the past week by the death of
Jerome B. Currier, who had been a
resident of Clio for the past eleven
years and of this vicinity for more
than fifty years. His death was very
sudden and unexpected, as he had
been in his usual state of health un-
til the summons came. 1t appears
that about 7:30 o'clock Friday even
ing august IL, 1920 he went out
to attend to his garden, his wife, at
the same time, going to the home of
neighbor. When Mrs. Currier re-
turned, after remaining at the home
of the neighbor half an hour or more,
she was surprised to find that her
husband was not in the house, but was
not greatly alarmed, as she thought
he had gone to the home of neigh
Dor. After time, however, she felt
some apprehension and going to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Cum
mings, told them of Mr.. Curriers'
absence and they accompanied her
home. The party then began search
and almost Immediately came upon
Mr.. Curriers' body where it had fall
en- in the garden. He had been
troubled with heart disease for many
years and that undoubtedly was the
cause of his death, as there was every
evidence that his death had been in
stantaneous.
Jerome B. Currier was born at
Arcadia, N. Y, March 27, 1841, and
consequently had attained the age of
so years, a months and Is days.
When IL years of age, he came with
his parents to Michigan and settled in
Arbela Township, Tuscola County,
which township was his home for
practically his whole life until his
removal to Clio as herein noted In
1861, while employed at Fenton, he
enlisted in the Third Michigan Caval-
ryry and served his country faith
fully and gallantly for four years and
a half, until the close of the war.
January /, 1868, Mr.. Currier was
united in marriage to Miss Sarah
Pinkham, who passed away about %
years ago. March 25, 1901, Mr..
Currier was united in marriage to
Miss Eva l.. Cole, of Fenton, who
survives him. He is also survived by
two sons, Fred Currier of Arbe!a, and
Arthur Currier of Saginaw, and by
two grandchildren, Mrs. Calvin Mon
roe, and Miss Sarah Currier To die
is the inevitable fate of all, but when
one so worthy as the subject of this
sketch passes away our sense of
resignation to the immutable is tenn
pered with profound sadness. He
was a moral influence in the COM
worthy citizen and a gal
land defender of his country in her
hour of trial. He was a. kind and de-
voted husband and father, helpful
friend and neighbor, whose memory
will live on in the hearts of all who
knew him, an inspiration to right
eousness and good citizenship. He
was for many years and until the
time of his death valued member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church; also
a member of the G. A. r. and after
a lifetime of activity, there is some
thing comforting in the thought that
he was able to continue to discharge
life's duties until the summons came.
Funeral services were held from
the home Monday afternoon and were
very largely attended, most beauti-
full offering of flowers bespeaking the
esteem in which the deceased was
held. Rev. A. T. Camburn delivered
a feeling address and the remains
were laid at rest in the family lot
in Pine Run cemetery.