Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lockwood, Carl 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net January 14, 2011, 10:36 pm Portland Observer, 20 Apr 1916 Old and Young Show Respect For Lad of 13 Congregational Church Is Filled To Capacity At Funeral of Carl Lockwood. Freshman President Is Cut Down In Youth. Youngest Member of a Family of Eleven Children Proves First to Die; Associates Plan Memorial. Every pew within the Congregational church was occupied by sympathetic friends and schoolmates, Tuesday afternoon, when Rev. Wm. H. Skentelbury, the pastor, himself an ardent admirer of the manly characteristics of 13-year-old Carl Lockwood, delivered a masterful sermon over the little fellow’s flower-laden bier. Schools were closed for the sad event and as the long row of students filed past the little gray casket tears filled nearly every eye to overflowing. It was very obvious, too, that little Carl had won his way into the hearts of the old as well as the young, for in the immense throng of people that filled the church as it has rarely been filled before, were men and women of all ages, brought together by a common grief. Boy Scout associates accompanied the remains from the late residence north of town to the church, and acted as an escort to the body from the church to the cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles, Frank, Leon and Robert Lockwood, brothers. Young Carl, who was a universal favorite with young and old alike, passed away shortly after 3:00 o’clock Sunday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. J. Lockwood, after a steady decline of more than a week. He was conscious almost to the end. His health began to fail last winter and upon being taken to the University hospital, in Ann Arbor, several weeks ago, physicians pronounced his case hopeless. The little fellow was the victim of lymphatic leukemia, and affection of the lymphatic gland. Dr. F. W. Martin, who treated his case, says the disease has undoubtedly been coming on for years, though it was unnoticeable until recently. Carl was the youngest member of a family of eleven children and the first to die. He was born November 12, 1902, on the farm south of the Barr school, in Danby, which is still known as the Lockwood place, and had he lived would have been the source of great comfort to his parents, both of whom feel their loss keenly. Though small in stature, intellectually and morally Carl was oversized, and was identified with many noble pursuits. He was president of the High school freshman class, a member of the Boy Scouts, a Knight of Honor and a member of the Congregational church. His many young friends will miss his companionship greatly. With the exception of one brother, Cass T. Lockwood, of Oklahoma City, who found it impossible to get here on account of sickness, all members of the family saw the little fellow laid to rest. Mrs. Harry C. Shute, with her husband and two children, came from Flint, Mrs. Benj. S. Wright, another sister, with three of her children, came from Royal Oak, Miss Grace Lockwood from Detroit, Frank Lockwood from Flint and Leon Lockwood from Ionia. Other relatives from out of town who came here for the sad event were C. E. Lockwood, an uncle of Carl, Mrs. John C. Stone, Mrs. F. C. Miller and Miss Grace Davis, aunts, all of Washington. Members of the Congregational Sunday school manifested their eagerness to perpetuate little Carl’s memory at Sunday’s meeting by voting to equip a room in some boys’ school within the state to be known as “the Carl Lockwood room.” The eight grade and High school will also take part in the work. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/lockwood10650nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb