Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barrett, Alonzo 1912
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Portland Observer, 4 Jul 1912

Alonzo Barrett, a resident of this vicinity for 68 years, expired at his home 
in Culvertown shortly after the noon hour Saturday, following a long up-hill 
fight with dropsy.  Funeral services were conducted from the M.E. church Monday 
at 2:30, Rev. David E. Millard officiating, and the remains were laid to rest 
in Portland cemetery.  

Mr. Barrett was born in Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 12, 1841, coming to Michigan with 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Barrett, in 1844, the family settling in Orange 
township.  Mr. Barrett resided there until about ten years ago, when he located 
in this village.  Of seven children in the Barrett family, but two are now 
living.  They are O. Barrett, of Grand Rapids, who has been at the bedside of 
his brother for several weeks, and Mrs. Lester Wakely, of Portland.

Mr. Barrett never married, spending many years of his life in complete 
solitude.  He was an active member of the local G.A.R. Post, his surviving 
comrades and members of the W.R.C. attending his funeral in a body.  Mr. 
Barrett enlisted as a corporal in the 9th Michigan Infantry on Sept. 5, 1861, 
serving throughout the war.  From the rank of corporal he was promoted to 
second sergeant, then to first sergeant and later advanced to second lieutenant 
of Co. D.  He was mustered Sept. 15, 1865.  Although Mr. Barrett had a number 
of peculiarities those who knew him best were his closest friends and his 
demise is deeply mourned.

At the funeral services Monday afternoon six surviving members of Mr. Barrett’s 
company acted as pallbearers.  They were A. S. Bunnell and Daniel Boyden, of 
Lyons, John W. Klotz, Daniel F. Saxton, James Jordan and W. G. Miner.


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