OBITUARY.Ar his latlt;* home, on** mil** oast of tin* dry. oecured th edeat h of Francis H. Francisco Inst Thursday morning, death being caused by arterial whlerosis. Deceased was, since the Civil war, in which he served three year#, one of the prominent aud highly respected farmers erf Isabella county moving to his farm which lie bought of Ben Woodard three years ago.lie was lx»rri near Naples, N. V , February 11, 1 *SJi» and came to Michigan in 19t5l, bunting on a homestead in Iniou township, Isabella coantv. In is'12 ne enlisted in the I’nioQ army and fought in it number of tattle* In ivu; he was married to Miss Charlotte Heiiehlev cf Naples, N. Y.. coming at onre to their all woods home near Mt. Pleasant. Four children were horn in their home of whom two are living, Ma Stephen Hudnutt of Mt, Pleasant and Mr. Bert Klttiidj^* uf Alnui After the death of his first wife lie was united hi marriage with Mis* Mertic* Presley of Clare and to them were born three children nil of whom are at home, Thomas, Kliehuh mid Frankie.Ho wn* a loving father and a devout Christian having heen n number of the Free Methodist duueli the pn-t twenty- i two yearsFuneral wrvices were held nt the home last Saturday at ten o’clock, Rev J. A. Watson, assisted by other ministers. speaking words of consolation. The remains were then taken to Mt. Pleasant for interment in Riverside cemetery, n large number of old fneuds aud neighbors in attendance. Those fu attendance frutu a distance were, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Presley and Mr. ami Mrs. E. lt;? Welch id Clare, Mr .ud Mrs. S. A. Hudnutt anil family. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Francisco and Geo. I,. Granger of Mt. Pleasant and Kev. J. A Hud-uit-t of Stanton.