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James R. Lafferty

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James R. Lafferty

Birth
Norwood, Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Feb 1956 (aged 70)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Mercer County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0889702, Longitude: -90.6307678
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James R. Lafferty, 70, a lifelong resident of the Norwood community, died of a heart attack Saturday at the home of Mrs. Louise Hamler at Grand Rapids, Mich., where he had been visiting.

James R. Lafferty as born Jan. 10, 1886 at Norwood and was the son of James and Mary Adeline (Porter) Lafferty. He was the youngest of five children and had never married. A brother, Guy Lafferty of Alexis, is the only surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Lafferty had farmed for many years and had been for a long time the caretaker of the Norwood cemetery.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight Memorial Home in Alexis, in charge of the Rev. Jesse Young, pastor of the Norwood church. Interment was in the Norwood cemetery.

"Shadows" and "Beyond The Sunset" were sung by Mrs. William H. McKnight with Mrs. Everette Winkler at the organ.

Pallbearers were Ben Blair, Elmer Higgins, Bert Lafferty, Geo. Lafferty, Marion Campbell and Arnot Keating.

(Alexis Argus - February 23, 1956)
James R. Lafferty, 70, a lifelong resident of the Norwood community, died of a heart attack Saturday at the home of Mrs. Louise Hamler at Grand Rapids, Mich., where he had been visiting.

James R. Lafferty as born Jan. 10, 1886 at Norwood and was the son of James and Mary Adeline (Porter) Lafferty. He was the youngest of five children and had never married. A brother, Guy Lafferty of Alexis, is the only surviving member of his immediate family.

Mr. Lafferty had farmed for many years and had been for a long time the caretaker of the Norwood cemetery.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight Memorial Home in Alexis, in charge of the Rev. Jesse Young, pastor of the Norwood church. Interment was in the Norwood cemetery.

"Shadows" and "Beyond The Sunset" were sung by Mrs. William H. McKnight with Mrs. Everette Winkler at the organ.

Pallbearers were Ben Blair, Elmer Higgins, Bert Lafferty, Geo. Lafferty, Marion Campbell and Arnot Keating.

(Alexis Argus - February 23, 1956)


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