Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Fisher, August Carl O. 1912
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Lake Odessa Wave, 17 May 1912

August Fisher, Only Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher, dies at Columbus, Ohio

August Carl O. Fisher the only son and only child of Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher 
living north of town, was born in Oakland county, on August 5, 1893, and died 
in the army hospital at Columbus, Ohio, May 6, 1912, age 18 years, 9 months and 
1 day.  He was baptized Sept. 1, 1893 and was confirmed and taken into the 
Lutheran church in Woodland on Aug. 2, 1908.  His people moved from Oakland 
county to Odessa the same year he was born where he has since lived until he 
enlisted the 21st of last March in the U.S. army and went at once to drill 
school at Columbus, O. where he was assigned to the field artillery work.  He 
was not permitted however, to long take this work as he was soon taken sick 
with measles, following which pneumonia set in, in connection with a cold and 
resulted quite speedily in his death on May 6, notwithstanding he had the best 
of medical care, thus leaving a sorrowing mother and father.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Fisher would gladly have kept their only child at home with them, as their 
comfortable and well to do home surroundings would naturally suggest, but 
finally yielded to his strong desire to join the army and so gave their 
consent.  He was well behaved and industrious while in the service and gave 
promise of promotion.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the M. E. church here, the pastor Rev. 
Laity preaching the funeral sermon.

The bearers were chosen from among his young men friends, being Frank Beckhold, 
Verne Koutz, Loyd Haskins, Clarence Moe, Erney Moe and Fred Burns, and the 
procession was attended by six young lady honorary bearers, being the Misses 
Della Peacock, Lulu Koutz, Edith Beckhold, Ilo Gilliland, Millie Shaw and Grace 
Shaw.


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