Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....VanHorn, John W. November 22, 1919
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The Portland Observer, Thursday, November 27, 1919
John W. VanHorn, for three-quarters of a century a resident of Portland, died 
at 7:18 o’clock Saturday morning at the home of his son, George J. VanHorn, on 
Pleasant street, just a week to the day from the time his comrade and warm 
personal friend, Allen H. Moore, breathed his last.  He had been ill with 
Bright’s disease for the past four years and his life had long been despaired 
of.

Mr. VanHorn was born in Fremont, Ohio, June 8, 1842, came to Portland when he 
was two years of age and had made his home in this village continuously 
since.  He was 77 years and five months old at the time of his death.  He was 
a carpenter by trade and during his lifetime had built nine different houses 
on Pleasant street.  Many of the rising generation remember him as the 
faithful old janitor at the High school building, where his kind ways won him 
many friends among the students.  He had always been an active, interested 
member of the John Megarah Post, G.A.R., and commander of that organization a 
number of times and had been officer-of-the-day frequently.  As commander of 
the Post he always appointed his late comrade and friend, Allen H. Moore, 
color bearer.  Next year’s Decoration day parade will be lacking in its old 
time “snap” with Comrades VanHorn and Moore both dead.

Mr. VanHorn was the last member of Company E, 27th Michigan Infantry, from 
Portland to volunteer for war service during the struggle between the north 
and the south.  During his military career he took part in the famous battle 
of the Wilderness under General Grant, the battle of Spottsylvania Court 
House, North Ann, Permonkey, Bethesda Church, and was wounded at the battle of 
Cold Harbor June 8, 1864.

Mr. VanHorn married Miss Arminda Lindley, of Portland, July 1, 1866, his wife 
having preceded him in death August 8, 1897.  Two sons survive; George J. and 
Elmer C. VanHorn, of Portland.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Portland M. E. church, 
Chaplain Floyd L. Blowfield, the pastor, preaching the sermon in uniform.  The 
pallbearers were Russell L. Cardy, Fred E. Delaney, Ben Briggs and Maurice 
Adgate, of the Dale E. Hyland Post, American Legion, and the color bearers 
were Basil Lowry, Arthur J. Williams and Jack Hill, of the same organization.  
Burial took place in the Portland cemetery. 


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