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 1862 - 1943 (81 years)
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| Name |
George Wilbur McFetridge |
| Born |
10 May 1862 |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave ID |
18997127 |
| Died |
29 May 1943 |
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA  |
- An illness ascribed to infirmities of age brought about the death at 11 p.lm. Saturday in St. Joseph's Hospital of George W. McFetridge, a lifelong resident of Alton who passed his eighty-first birthday last March 10. he had been moved Saturday afternoon to the hospital from his home at 1824 Milnor avenue where he was taken ill Friday.
A year ago, Mr. McFetridge had passed through grave illness, and although able to be up and about his home since that time, he had gone about the city little because of failing eyesight. Cataracts had begun to develop about the time of his illness last spring, and on account of his age surgical attention for the eye condition had been found inadvisable.
McFetridge was a son of James McFetridge, Sr. and Anna Ray, one of the early-day residents of Alton, born March 10, 1862. He was an old-time employe of Illinois glass Co., taking his first job with that company in his youth when the glass works was located on Belle street. Later he long was employed in its clay department making furnace blocks. About 1903 he was transferred by the company to its plant in San Francisco, but after a few years on the coast returned to Alton. Subsequently he was employed at the Standard Oil Co. refinery in Wood River, and under the administration of Mayor Crawford served as a policeman.
Although retired for a number of years past, he assisted at rush times in the grocery store of his son, George r. McFetridge at Ninth and Henry streets. His lodge connection was with Robin Hood Camp of Modern Woodmen of which he was, in age, the fourth oldest member. he affiliated with the camp in 1910.
McFetridge was united in marriage in early life with Miss Louise Barth of this city whose death occurred in 1928. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Eunice McFetridge, and two sons, George R. of this city and James McFetridge of San Francisco.
Funeral rites will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Streeper funeral Home. Burial will be in the family lot in City cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
GEORGE W. McFETRIDGE FUNERAL SERVICES
Funeral services for George W. McFetridge, 81, retired Illinois Glass Co. employe, were held Wednesday at 2 p.m., at Streeper funeral home. The Rev. O.W. Heggemeler, pastor of the Evangelical Church, officiated. Burial was in teh McFetridge family ot in City Cemetery.
Miss Bernice Frey sang "Only Shadows" and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere." Her accompanist was Mrs. Alonzo Rosenberfger.
Pallbearers were H. L. Wilson, Louis Walter, William Kolb, O.D. Pfoffenberger, Ben Yost, and J.W. Kinzel, all members of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge.
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| Buried |
Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
Address:
Alton Cemetery, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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George Wilbur McFetridge (1862 - 1943) - Find A Grave Memorial
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| Person ID |
I5220 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Father |
James McFetridge, I
b. 1828, Scotland, UK
d. 7 Jan 1891, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 63 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Ray
b. 1829, Scotland, UK
d. 9 Jul 1896, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
Scotland, UK |
| Family ID |
F960 |
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 | Died - 29 May 1943 - Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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| Buried - Address:
Alton Cemetery, Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA - - Alton, Madison, Illinois, USA |
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