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OLD COMRADESAT CASKET SIDEThe funeral of Henry M. Billings occurred Monday afternoon at two from hia house on East Eighth street, in the presence of a large gathering, of friends The services at the home were conducted by F M. Whiteman and Mias Beaumont, officers of the Christian Science church of which Mr Billings was an active member.The Hayden quartet rendered two beautiful selections during the services after which the body was taken in charge of by the Masonic fraternity and taken to the temple where impressive funeral services were conducted by that order.After the ritual had been concluded the funeral proceeded to the cemetery where the last sad Masonic rites were observed.Comrades W. E Smith, Capt. McMahon, William Delsmao and W. R. Smellle, of Cleveland, acted as honorary pall bearers. These veterans belonged to company D of the 41st Ohio, the same company with which the deceased served In the civil war E G Boughton, of Norwalk, a member of the same regiment, was also an honorary pallheaier William Vischer, of Wellington, Mrs N W Ward and Mrs E J Kennedy, of Berea were other out of to*n friends The ilowers from the funeral were taken to the hospital
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Elyria Republican
Elyria, Ohio, US
Thu, Jun 06, 1907
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