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- Samuel Stennett PIERCE, Milton Junction, 71, died
at his cottage at Charley Bluff,
- Lake Koshkonong, Saturday at 1:30 p.m. He had been in ill
health for the past two years, suffering from heart disease.
Last week he was taken to the Methodist hospital in Madison,
returning home Friday.
- He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel PIERCE and was
born April 7, 1860, at
- Thiebeau Point, Lake Koshkonong, where he spent his boyhood.
On Dec. 25, 1882, he was married at Milton Junction to Hattie
ESTEE. After living at Thiebeau Point for 28 years they
moved to Milton Junction, living at their cottage during the
summer. For many years he operated PIERCE lodge at the
lake.
- Mr. PIERCE was the third generation of Samuel Stennetts
in his family, his father
- and grandfather bearing the same name. The name was adopted
by the family in early days on account of a friendship with Rev.
Samuel STENNETT, D.D., of a large family of Sabbath keeping
Baptist ministers of London, England.
- Mr. PIERCE was a member of the Rock River Seventh
Day Baptist church and of
- the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges.
- He is survived by his widow, three sons and two daughters,
Mrs. Otto KERCHOFF,
- Mrs. Bert WOOLSTRUM, Milton Junction, Henry and Gailen
PIERCE, Edgerton, and Clarence PIERCE, Fulton;
nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren and one brother,
Herbert PIERCE, Fort Atkinson.
- Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the cottage
and 2:30 at the
- Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton Junction, the Rev. J.
F. Randolph, officiating. Music was furnished by Mrs. J. A.
BAKER and Mrs. Robert GREENE. Masonic services
were read at the grave. Burial was in Milton Junction cemetery.
- The pallbearers were J. A. BAKER, Fred GRAY,
H. S. GREEN, C. T. HUDSON,
- F. W. SCHULTZ and O. G. STRIEGL. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- Farewell services were held for Mrs. Rhoda CRANDALL
Thursday afternoon, July
- 23, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred CRANDALL,
Milton. In the absence of the Pastor, Dr. Edwin Shaw conducted
a comforting and appropriate service. Prof. STRINGER sang
two beautiful songs and Harry CRANDALL, Frank STORY,
Delos HASKINS and Byron COON acted as pallbearers.
Interment was in the Milton cemetery.
- Rhoda ELLIS CRANDALL, daughter of Matthew Batcheller
ELLIS and Elizabeth
- DUNHAM was born October 1, 1859 at Peoria, Ill., and
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred CRANDALL,
in Milton, July 21, 1931.
- When a young girl the family moved to Dodge Center, Minnesota,
where she grew up
- in a family of two brothers and seven sisters. On July 18,
1880, she married Willette Henry CRANDALL. A. A. WHITFORD
of Milton Junction, a brother-in-law, was present at the marriage
service. The family resided in Minnesota until 1907 when they
came to Milton. After 10 years Mr. and Mrs. CRANDALL moved
to Battle Creek, Mich., where they remained until Mr. CRANDALL's
death in 1922. Since that time she has made her home with her
daughters.
- Five children were born of this union. Mrs. Fred CRANDALL,
Mrs. Bernard
- SAUNDERS, and Mrs. Don BORDEN of Milton, and
Mrs. Paul CRANDALL of Battle Creek, Mich. A son, Rex,
died when he was twelve years old.
- Besides her daughters, Mrs. CRANDALL leaves three
sisters, Mrs. Jamima NOYES
- of Hammond, La., Mrs. Joseph GRIFFIS, Tipton, Iowa,
and Mrs. Julia ORCUTT of Dell Rapids, So. Dak. There are
fourteen grandchildren.
- When a young girl Mrs. CRANDALL was baptized and joined
the S.D.B. church at
- Dodge Center. At one time she was a member of the Milton
church, but at the time of her going she was a member of the
Battle Creek, S.D.B. Church.
- Those from out of town who attended the services were Mrs.
Paul CRANDALL,
- Battle Creek, Mich., A. L. AYRES, Delavan, Rev. and
Mrs. E. M. HOLSTON, McAllen, Texas, Rev. D. Q. GRABILL,
Fort Atkinson, and Mrs. Geo. FLEMING, Mrs. Herbert LENZ,
Mrs. Frank EINFELT, and Mrs. Oscar MELBORNE. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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