Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tuttle, Almon 1909
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Unidentified Publication, 1909

Passed Away at 8:30 Saturday At Soldiers’ Home

Where He Was Ill With Pneumonia - Remains Brought to Ionia - Deceased an Old
Soldier and Highly Regarded Citizen.

Word from Grand Rapids Saturday afternoon announced the death of Almon Tuttle in
the Michigan Soldiers’ home.  Mr. Tuttle was a son of the late Nelson Tuttle, a
family of Michigan pioneers.  Mr. Tuttle has been in failing health for some
time and was in Ionia a few days ago.

Mr. Tuttle died at eight-thirty that morning, and the remains were brought here
that afternoon at 3:35 and taken to Bandfield’s undertaking establishment.  The
remains of the deceased were accompanied by his son, Dr. N.S. Tuttle and the
latter’s son, Raymond and daughter, Olive, Mrs. W.E. Hall and Mrs. N.S. Tuttle.

Almon Tuttle - Obituary

Almon Tuttle, son of Nelson and Sophia Tuttle, was born in Palmyra, Portage
county, Ohio, November 1, 1835, and died at the Soldiers’ home in Grand Rapids,
Michigan, at 8:30 a.m., April 24, 1909.

In 1846, he moved with his father’s family to Ionia county, Michigan, and
settled on a farm three miles south of Ionia.

In September 1855, he was united in marriage with Rhoda Jane Copley, with whom
he lived until her decease March 27, 1908.  Their children were four in number
of whom two sons are living, Dr. L.N. Tuttle, of Holland, Michigan, and N.S.
Tuttle, of Ionia township; also in his father’s family three sisters - Mrs. Mary
Ferguson, Mrs. Wm. Adgate, Mrs. Martha Benedict.

During the pioneer days he was actively engaged in clearing land and improving
the country and followed farming constantly excepting the time spent in military
service in the great rebellion.  Answering the call to arms, he became a private
in company A., Captain Minier’s Twenty-first Michigan volunteers infantry, and
was mustered into the U.S. service September 2, 1862, to serve three years.  He
was discharged from the service April 21, 1863 on the surgeon’s certificate of
disability.

His army experience included forced marches, exposure in the open field several
battles, and a continued sickness ruinous to health, all of which strengthened
his patriotism and his love of home.

In politics he was loyal to the republican party, but made his last visit to
Ionia expressly to vote for local option.  

The last year of his life was passed in the Michigan Soldiers’ home, from which
he made several leisurely visits among relatives and friends.  While at the home
his attention was constantly directed to the subject of religion by the services
held there and his leisure hours were spent in contemplation of religious
themes.  He finally selected a text as his favorite one and placed it inside his
watch case for reference.  It was, “He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the
wrath of God abideth on him.”  John 3:36.  Converted in early life he became a
member of the M.E. church to which he remained loyal to the end.

He was also a member of the Masonic order, and of the G.A.R., whose benefits and
privileges he highly prized and concerning whom he always spoke a word of praise.

His earthly life has ended and we trust his heavenly life has begun.  Words of
eulogy we leave to others.  His life and example will be in our memory, and we
have reason to believe that his soul shall rest in peace.

The funeral was from the LeValley M.E. church on Monday, April 26.  Rev. E.E.
Sprague officiated and the bearers were from Wm. H. Borden post, No. 211, of
Ionia, of which he was a member.  They were Geo. Corey, W.E. Normington, J.
Greenman, H.C. Myers, A.J. Cook, and N.L. Brookins.  Burial in the Tuttle
cemetery.


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