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Last Sad Eites Honor the Memory of Amos Savage—Buried in Homer. Wrapped in the folds of the flag in whose behest he enlisted with the vol unteers of the 29th Illinois regiment during the Civil War, the body of the late Amos Savage was towered to its final renting place today in Barnett cemetery, Homer. The interment oc curred in the family lot where the parents of the deceased and other members of their immediate family are buried. Upon the special request of the pio neer the Comrades of the G. A. R. assumed charge of the burial services at the grave, wrapping the casket in the American flag and singing “Nearer My God to Thee” as the casket was lowered. The services were held from the home of Mrs. Frank Rowley, a daughter of the deceased in Homer, township to the First Congregational church of Homer of which Mr. Sav age was long one of the pillars. Rev. Mr. Eakers, of the First Baptist Baptist church where Mr. and Mrs. Savage worshipped during the years of their retired life in Marley, of ficiated, Speaking from the text “By Thy Fruits Ye Shall Know Them.” Rev. Eakers played a glowing tribute to those of the pioneer, one of Will County's representative types of fath ers, husband, home maker, Christian, politician and citizen. _ Hundreds attended the funeral crowding into every available inch of space in the edifice and crowding the yard which surrounds the church and school. The funeral procession was nearly two miles in length and was headed by the members of the G. A. R. The musical selections were con tributed by a Joliet quartette who sang “Abide With Me,” “Rock of Ages’and “Good Night.” The floral pieces were beautiful and numerous the most elaborate of which was sent by the members of the Brotherhood of the First Baptist church, Marley. The remains were carried to their final resting place by Samuel W. Jones, H. R. Messenger, George Ross, Jack Hawkins, Fred Kemp and Will iam Bentley. All were Comrades in the 39 regiment. The deceased was the father of At torney John H. Savage of this city.
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The Joliet Daily Republican
Joliet, Illinois, US
Tue, Mar 29, 1910
Page 8
Full Page
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