Tuttle, Milo R. (1838-1896)

TUTTLE, HAYNER, BOLMER

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Date: 2/4/2021 at 12:18:54

Akron Tribune, October 29, 1896

In Akron, Saturday evening, October 24, 1896, of Bright’s disease, aged 56 years.

Mr. Tuttle’s death was not unexpected. He had for several years been a sufferer from the disease which resulted fatally. The record of his life shows that he was born in New York in 1838; moved to Chicago in 1865 and remained in business there for ten years; then moved to Clinton, Iowa, where he lived for nearly another decade, and then took up his residence in Akron, where he has lived for the past twelve years. He married Mrs. Jennie Bolmer in 1874 in Chicago. She survives him, but there are no children from this union.

The funeral was held last Monday from the Baptist Church, Rev. W.H. Swartz officiating. It was conducted under the auspices of Freedom Lodge, No. 434, A.F. & A.M., of which the deceased was a most worthy member, and assisted by Akron Lodge, No. 562, I.O.O.F., to which he also belonged.

A long line of Masons and Odd Fellows on foot and a procession of over fifty carriages, went to the cemetery. The impressive burial rites of the Masonic order were conducted by George Wells, acting as master, and the solemn event will long be born in recollection.

It can truthfully be said of Mr. Tuttle that “None knew him but to love him – none named him but to praise”. The milk of human kindness had never soured in his breast. He lived “with malice toward none and charity for all.”

When it shall come to the lot of us who are living to “Join the innumerable caravan which moves to the pale realms of shade” it will be well if there shall be accorded to us such genuine tokens of respect as were shown in the last sad rites bestowed upon the subject of this sketch.