Gregg's note
John Wood is buried at Red Brush Cemetery, north of
Louisville. His grave is marked by a simple veterans monument.
Homer
Il Enterprise
Thursday July 28, 1938
John WOOD, Civil War Vet,
passes Friday at Age 92.
Military Service Held Here Before Burial
Rites at Louisville, Ill.
A salute of five muskets by a firing squad
of American Legion members over a casket, and "Taps" from a distant bugle
concluded an impressive funeral service Sunday morning over the body of John
WOOD, Homer's last member of the handful of the Grand Army of the Republic
now living.
The 9:30 a.m. service, at which Rev. George A. REINHARDT
of the Presbyterian church officiated, was held at the home on the Baird
lands where Mr. WOOD had made his home for over a year with his
granddaughter, Mrs. Ethel CARLISLE, and great-grandson, Woodrow CARLISLE,
and were in charge of Morehouse funeral service. The American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary assisted, paying a comrade of another war a last tribute of
respect.
A brief obituary was read by Rev. Reinhardt, Mr. WOOD was
born July 24, 1845, and died July 22, 1938. He married Mary HOLSTEIN in
July, 1866, and to them were born two children, who survive him - Mrs.
Bessie WOLF and Anderson WOOD, both of near St. Joseph. His wife died about
14 years ago, since which time he has lived nost of his time near here.
Besides his children, he is survived by seven grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. A great-grandson,
Woodrow W. CARLISLE of 61st C.A. Batter b, Ft. Sheridan, Ill, was present at
the service.
When 18 years old he enlisted in the Union service in
the Indiana 143d regiment. He was the last of seven brothers, all of whom
were soldiers in the Civil War. Two of the brothers were killed in service.
An attack of pneumonia, complicated with age infirmities, conspired in
the last few weeks of the life of this old soldier to defeat tow of his
cherished aspirations. He had hoped to go to the 75th anniversary of the
Battle of Gettysburg July 3, to which he and an escort had been invited with
all expenses paid. His last illness set in only three or four days before,
and he was sadly disapointed in being unable to witness this final
reconcilliation reunion of both the Blue and the Gray.
He failed by
only two days of reaching his 93d birthday, July 24, which was the day of
his funeral.
Contributed 24 Nov 2001 by Gregg Knott
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