Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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David D. Foutch
GLADWIN PIONEER SUCCUMBS AT 93
Services for David Foutch, one of the few remaining
original pioneers of Gladwin county, who died early
Saturday moring, December 15, were held at the home
Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Charles H. Woods of the Free Methodist church, and the
body was buried with military honors at the Shephard
cemetery, Ralph Wright post, who accompanied the
cortege from Gladwin, performing the ceremonies,. The
casket was draped with a United States flag. The
holding of the services the following day was one of
the last requests of Mr. Foutch.
Mr. Foutch, son of Jonathan and Rebecca Foutch, was
born July 22, 1841, at Columbus, Ohio, came with his
parents to Isabella county, Michigan, in 1857, and
came to Gladwin in 1878. When the Civil war broke out
he enlisted, and is thought to be the last veteran of
that war in Gladwin county. Mr. Foutch was a great
nature-lover, and was important in the early
development of this region into a farming section.
In 1890 he was married to Miss Minnie Robinson of
Isabella county. To this union were born seven
children. His wife and nine children, Mrs. Minnie
Foutch, Irving E., Foutch, Archie B. Foutch, Mrs. Vie
Roundtree, Rich, Right, Bliss, and Victor Foutch and
Mrs. Joy Shaw, all of Gladwin; Mrs. Lettie Wilcox of
Clare county, survive him. Mrs. Sena Perrou, a
daughter, died in April, 1934.
Relatives who came to Gladwin for the last rites
were: Mrs. Lettie Wilcox and son George, of Clare
county, Philip Servoss of Isabella county and Frank
Perrou of Clare. Members of the America Legion post
who went to Shepherd were: Commander Walter Cremean,
Charles Kirk, Glenn W. Wagar, Roy Snyder, Mingus
Stock, Orlen Wagar, Curt Brubaker, Fred McKnight and
Clare Edick.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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12/15/1934
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Shephard, MI
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Unk
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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12/19/1934
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Gladwin County Record
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P:1 C:6
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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