George Trxworth's obituary, Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan

SUBJECT: George TUXWORTH Obit, Manistee County
SUBMITTER: Nedra
EMAIL: NEvans7115@aol.com
DATE: Sep 19, 1999
SURNAMES: TUXWORTH, SOMERVILLE, RIDOUT, HINES, REYNOLDS, ARNOLD, HENDERSON,
OVERPACK, JACK, BATTY
Geo. TUXWORTH, Sr., aged 77 years and three months, died at his home, 128
Sibben street, Monday morning of heart failure, after about a week's illness.
The funeral services were conducted at his late residence Wednesday afternoon
by Rev. Thomas HINES, who preached a very impressive sermon, and the remains
were interred in Oak Grove cemetery. Deceased was born in England in February,
1817 and came to Manistee in 1869, and resided here until removed by death.
He was generous, kind-hearted and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
He had a host of friends. Deceased leaves six children, George C., Robert
F., William, Frank and Alfred TUXWORTH, and Mrs. Ed SOMERVILLE, and a sister,
Mrs. Jane RIDUTE (sic), who kept house for him, to mourn his loss. The
children were all present at the funeral, except William who resides in
Georgia and Frank, in Little Rock, Arkansas. The pall bearers were selected
from his old associates, T.N. REYNOLDS, J.A. ARNOLD, James HENDERSON, S.C.
OVERPACK, Andrew JACK and Wm. BATTY.

Note: George born 9 Feb 1817 in Yorkshire, ENG, died May 1894 in Manistee,
MI. He and wife Ruth LYONS (5 Jan 1818 Yorkshire - 1879 Manistee, MI) went
to Ontario in the mid 1850s before coming to Manistee.

His sister Jane was Jane RIDOUT.



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