Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Andrews, Harry Kellogg May 1925
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Ionia County News - Thursday, May 14, 1925

                     Former Ionian, 33 Passes Suddenly

Funeral services for Harry K. Andrews, 33, former Ionian, ex-serviceman, 
were held from his late home at Albion recently. A guard of honor of the 
American Legion escorted his body to the cemetery, where the impressive 
Masonic burial service, by request of deceased, was conducted by one of his 
closest friends, Clifford Smith, after which taps were sounded and draped in 
the American flag, covered by a blanket of lilies and roses, he was laid 
beside his little daughter, Barbara Jean, in beautiful Riverside cemetery.

Harry Kellogg Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvah M. Andrews, was born in B 
Vergennes township, March 14, 1892, and moved with his parents to South 
Boston in March, 1894. He went to Lowell in 1906 and entered Lowell high 
school, graduating as class historian in 1910. He taught in the Sayles 
district school two years and united with the Methodist church and was 
active in all its branches, teaching a large class of boys in Sunday school, 
some of whom were as old or older than himself. He organized and led the 
Junior Legion of Ashbury, which he conducted for several years. His name is 
on four different records on the corner-stone of the Lowell City Hall and 
and he was the first to raise the flag on the staff over its tower.

In 1913 he entered Albion college, where he took two years' training and was 
a member of the college Y.M.C.A. Cabinet and of the Sigma Chi fraternity and 
later treasurer of the College Alumni chapter.

He secured a position with the Albion Malleable Iron Co., and was associated 
with the establishment until his health failed three years ago. He had 
become so attached to the officiary and members of that institution that his 
place was held in reserve for him to the last in hope of his return. 

He was married October 6, 1917, to Miss Bernadine Marie Smith of Albion and 
two children were born to them, Barbara Jean, who died at the age of 20 
months, and Janet Marie, who with her mother, his parents and sister, Mrs. 
W. H. Draper, survive him.

In 1918 he went with the 830th Field Artillery to France, being "across" 
eleven months, where were sown germs of the disease that finally laid him 
low. His last and best fight was made with the Grim Reaper, who followed him 
and his devoted companion to far off Arizona and finally won the battle over 
his worn-out frame, but never conquered his manly spirit. In his last 
message to his parents at Easter time, he wrote, "I am getting better." Let 
us trust that indeed he is better now. 

Additional Comments:
Funeral: May 1925
Albion, Riverside Cemetery

WWI 830th Field Artillery in France

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