Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Moulton, Gilman “Rusty”   1921 September 16, 1921
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Belding Banner – Thursday, 21 September 1921
The people of this city received a distinct shock Saturday morning when word 
reached this city that Gilman (“Rusty”) Moulton, the 16 year old son of Mr. 
and Mrs. George W. Moulton former residents of this city, had died at the home 
of his parents, in Ionia, that morning following a short illness which was 
caused so it is supposed by a slight injury which he received in a football 
practice game on Tuesday of last week.  Gilman, or “Rusty” as he was 
affectionately and better known here on account of the color of his hair had 
many friends here and the parents have the sympathy of the people of this city 
in their loss.

The following item, clipped from Saturday’s issue of the Ionia Sentinel-
Standard, gives the facts connected with the young man’s case more 
completely.  

Gilman Moulton, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Moulton, 116 Rich street, died 
at 6 o’clock this morning at the home from infantile paralysis after being ill 
but a short time.  He was a popular student of Ionia High School and a 
prominent athlete in county circles  Physicians say that death was undoubtedly 
due to the paralytic condition, although an injury to the young man’s back 
received in football practice, Tuesday afternoon, may have aggravated the 
disease and hastened its action. The home was quarantined today for infantile 
paralysis and that is the cause of death as stated on the certificate of death.

Tuesday afternoon while practicing “blocking” on the high school field the 
young man was hurt and complained to some extent of his injury at home that 
evening.  A physician treated him at that time.  Tuesday and Wednesday he 
attended school, leave at about 11 o’clock, Wednesday forenoon after 
complaining of not feeling well.

When he became quite ill Wednesday night a physician was again called and 
nothing of a serious condition was noted.  Early Thursday morning it was noted 
that Gilman could not move his feet and medical aid was summoned at once.  He 
became gradually worse until death came at an early hour this morning.

Gilman Moulton was born at Belding, May 2, 1905.  After attending school there 
in the primary grades, he came to Ionia with his parents at the time Mr. 
Moulton was elected county clerk.  Since that time he attended the Ionia 
schools being a junior at the time of his death.  He was very much interested 
in Boy Scout work and attended the Sunday school of the Church of Christ.

Besides his parents Gilman Moulton is survived by two brothers, Bruce Moulton, 
employed by the General Electric Co., at Pittsfield, Mass., and Howard 
Moulton, of Kalamazoo.  Funeral arrangements have been made but are contingent 
upon the arrival of Bruce Moulton from the east.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the home at Ionia.  Rev. M. 
H. Garrard officiating and burial took place in the family lot in River Ridge 
cemetery in this city.  Schoolmates of the deceased acted as pall bearers and 
a large number of students of the Ionia schools came over to this city to be 
present at the burial.




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