Petersburg Sun, Aug 7, 1942
"A.O. Elder, Retired Clothing Merchant, Dies at Age of 69"
ELDER, ALFRED OTIS, Aug. 3, 1942 -- Funeral Services Held Wednesday for Lifelong Resident of Locality Who Died Monday After Long Period of Poor Health.Funeral services for Alfred Otis Elder, who passed away on Monday, August 3rd, 1942, were held from the Hemenway-Valentine funeral home here at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Donn S. Stubbs, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. The pall-bearers were Dr. Wm. A. Smith, J.A. Stuart, Fred Consear, C.F. Koppelman, C.J. Wittman and Ed. Thompson. The burial took place in Pleasant View cemetery. Mr. Elder, who would have been 70 years old September 2nd, died at his home Monday morning of a cerebral hemorrhage, following an illness of two years. He was born in Dundee township in 1872, and attended the Bragg school. He was united in marriage on March 27, 1895, to Miss Laura Reinhart, who survives. A lifelong resident of this locality, Mr. Elder had spent over 40 years as a clothing merchant, entering upon this career in 1894 when he went into business with his father, the late Josiah Elder. He had also been a director of the H.C. McLachlin & Co. State Bank since its organization as a state bank, and had been active in community affairs before his retirement due to ill health. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Clyde, of Trilby, Ohio, and Stanley, of Petersburg, one daughter, Mrs. Fred Emerick, of Oldport; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Roe of Weston, Ohio, and Mrs. Richard Nichols, of Detroit; three brothers, Martin of Eugene, Oregon, Edward, of Deerfield, and George, of Detroit, as well as nine grandchildren. Another daughter, Mrs. Gladys Hoffman, passed away in 1933. Submitted by Nancy Elder Petersen, DAR member #833222 |