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Arthur Ray Tuttle
b.17 Dec 1887 Auburn, Crawford, Ohio, United States
d.5 Jul 1922 Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
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m. 10 Oct 1885
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m. 5 Jul 1916
Facts and Events
[edit] NotesAccording the the family' oral history, the Crum-Tuttle (Archie's mother was a Crum) reunions began after Archie's death. The family elected officers and formed a reunion planning committee each each year. The secretary took minutes. The earliest reunion for which I have minutes was held in 1924. The reunions continued for decades, finally ending in the 1990s. Typically they took place in Richland County. [edit] Part of July 5, 1922 Shelby Globe Article, written by the Peru Dailey Tribune...and it was an hour before seven hooks were finally secured. With a total of eight hooks working it was but five minutes until the body was discovered almost immediately beneath the place it sank. Body Chilled The deep, cold waters of the lake had already chilled the body and although W. A. Hammond, undertaker, and the Rev. S. D. Huff worked rapidly with the pulmotor it was impossible to obtain any results. Only a small amount of water was in the body, which lead to the belief that the shock of the cold water may have produced cramps that affected Mr. Tuttle's heart, sending him straight to the bottom. Mr. Hammond said the body contained an unusually small amount of water for death to have been caused by drowning. Mr. Tuttle was not excited, it is said, and while it was believed by those present yesterday that he was unable to swim, Mrs. Tuttle said this morning that he was experienced in the water. Family Leaves A. J. Miller, a brother-in-law of Mr. Tuttle, came here today from Ohio to arrange to send the body to Mt. Gilead. His wife, Mrs. Edna Miller Tuttle, lived at 77 West Fifth street and his two children, Virginia Rae, 5, and Howard Charles, 1, who survive. They accompanied the body to Mt. Gilead, today, and it is understood they will not return to this city. When told of her husband's death, Mrs. Tuttle, while shocked and pitiably grieved, was calm and reposed. She expressed herself as willing to bow to Divine will and asked for strength to bear up bravely under what she termed "the will of the Almighty." Both she and Mr. Tuttle had become members of the Methodist church here. Mrs. Tuttle is an excellent woman and has two beautiful children. Mr. Tuttle is survived by two brothers and three sisters, Leroy, of Edson; Grant, of Cardington; Mary, of Cardington; Mrs. William McClarren, of Cleveland, and Mrs. Floyd Rush, of Haysville, Ohio. A funeral cortege escorting the body to the Wabash depot made an impressive sight this afternoon shortly before 3 o'clock as it passed down Broadway accompanying the remains of the man who was leaving a city full of bereaved friends behind. The Prince of Good Fellows Arthur R. Tuttle has passed. He died trying to save another. It is with heavy heart that we pen these lines in our meek effort to pay tribute to one of the best fellows we have met in many years. He was a good fellow among all classes, poor and rich, old and young - in fact, all, men, women and children. As director of the Community Service he was ideally fitted - the duties of which ordain that he be a good fellow. HE made good in every angle. His amiable disposition and clear-sightedness for the pleasures of others made him friends on every hand. He was well fitted as a Community director, having the splendid attribute of mixing with all kinds of people. He was beloved by members of every class - athletic groups, community work groups, educational and religious organizations. In the course of Mr. Tuttle's humanitarian work, he had planned a Community meeting at the City Park for Sunday, which consisted of a talk by a national figure of the late war, who gave talks to the "boys over there" and in this country; also for community singing. The program was planned by Mr. Tuttle to be very interesting for Peru and Miami county people. He had worked hard for this meeting that it might prove unusually interesting to all. This meeting should be, at least a portion of it turned to a memorial service to pay tribute to the splendid work of Mr. Tuttle, whose short residence in this community has worked such marvelous fellowship spirit in our midst. As organizer and promoter of the Community Baseball league, which was scheduled to end with Saturday's games, he has worked hard. He enjoyed witnessing the young men who constituted the eight teams of the league deriving pleasure out of the games. And they did. His work in this respect though unfinished, will be completed, and the awarding of the trophy cup which he worked so hard to secure that the boys might have some object of honor to play for, will be made at a meeting after the games are completed. One of his last acts, before leaving for Lukens' Lake yesterday was to call upon the writer and provide us with data for the coming games on Saturday. He didn't forget one group for the pleasure of another. He was constantly working for the sustenance of the genuine Community spirit. He job was a hard one, but he was equal to it. Peru loses a good citizen in Mr. Tuttle; his family of a wife and two small children lost a good husband and father. The community is grieved. He was a prince of good fellow! - Peru Daily Tribune Image Gallery
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