Show LAID TO REST beautiful and impressive service over remain of late col W M fairy the burial bervice of alie late colonel M ferry was lie J at grand sunday january etli 1905 ane friends from park city were met at chicago by montague A I 1 ten dr john hollier Holl nd dr F martin of chicago nephews of mr ferry the overland limited being bouie five hours late arrangement had been made to have a epenial train meet the party at holland mid igan thus reaching grand haven midnight on ahe etli the casket was immediately borne to the old homestead and the members ot the party were cared for by loyice friends at noon sunday a quiet family service as held at one thirty p m the cae ket was carried into the sunday school loom of the an fn at church where the colonel had last spoken when in grand haven about one year ago and hundreds of ins old frenda and neighbors and their children looked for the last time upon the ace of the quiet sleeper the main audience room was filled lo 10 overflowing iriente bad come rom detroit grand rapids spring lake ferrysburg and muskegon flowers acre american beauties roses while abat the casket the many floral tributes represented not only the expression of love from intimate friends but rom civic and patriotic societies and from the masonic orders A ladies quartette sang impressively asleep ID jesus and the homo of the boul the pastor of the church rev robert browne emoke from the norde I 1 have fought a good fight I 1 have finial ed my course I 1 hate kept the faith II 11 tim othey IV 7 a fitting tribute to colonel ferry as citizen patriot and christian dr david M cooper of detroit a former pastor gave us personal te collections of over forar tears dr cooper officiated at the abnal of major ismali U fern who fell at gettysburg jut 1863 ot lev william M ferry ill of colo ael ferry s mother mrs A W 1 erry in and of U S senator thomas W ferry in 1896 the casket was then wrapped in his an army sword sheath ed to flowers lav acres its folds with a wreath of laural the sons of 1 is boy t friends bore him from tl e church follose 1 by a long train of carnace carn aee to lake I 1 breet cemetery on the shore of lake michigan under the protection of a lare new tent the committal ter vice was read the choir sang softly and sweetly sae etly god be with you till we meet again while tie casket wis w is in visibly lowered into its last resting place he sleeps nith 1 is kindred until the sound of the final reveille on the morn lug oi the resurrection |