Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wood, O. Scott 1915
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel, Wednesday, February 10, 1915

The funeral for O. Scott Wood was very largely attended this afternoon from 
the residence on East Washington street at 2 o’clock.  The house was filled 
with sorrowing friends and a large number of Ionia’s business men attended the 
last services for one who had been prominent in their ranks for many years.

The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. A. R. Mitchell, who was assisted in 
the service by Rev. Cyrus Mendenhall.  Thane Benedict and Dr. L. W. Yates 
sang.  A large number of beautiful floral tokens were received from friends 
and various organizations.

Members of the Knights Templar to the number of 30 met at the temple and 
marched to the house where they attended the service as the escort from the 
Masonic order.  The casket was placed in the Wager mausoleum in Highland Park 
cemetery.

Business houses generally throughout the city were closed this afternoon from 
2 to 3 in respect to the memory of O. Scott Wood.  The Ionia Electric Co. shut 
off the current in the entire city for a few moments at 2 o’clock.  The Ionia 
circuit court closed at noon and the jury was dismissed for the afternoon, 
Judge Davis and others attending the funeral.

Among those who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. Heman Lowe, of 
Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Ada Castro, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton and 
son, of Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Mercer of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Manley of 
Grand Rapids; Wm. A. Smith and son, Glenn and daughter of Greenville; Mrs. 
Fred Holmes and son of Belding; Mr. and Mrs. Chapple, Mr. and Mrs. Osterhouse 
of Belding; Grove A. Wright of Detroit, and Mrs. Claude Faude of Grand Rapids.

Mayor Green issued the following proclamation yesterday as a result of which 
business in Ionia was generally suspended for an hour this afternoon:

“O Scott Wood, for 40 years in active business in Ionia, has been called from 
this life.  it is deemed a well earned tribute to close the business houses of 
the city for the hour during the funeral, 2 to 3 o’clock on Wednesday.  At the 
instance of many of the business men, therefore, I request the merchants of 
Ionia to close their places of business during said hour.”

Fred W. Green, Mayor



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