Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== The Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA) Thursday, February 4, 1904 FUNERAL OF JOHN HAYS -------------- HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS ATTEND THE SERVICES TROY, Idaho, Feb. 2. - The funeral of J. H. HAYS yesterday afternoon was at- tended by more people than ever gathered on a similar occasion in Troy. The serv- ices were conducted by Rev. E. A. La Dow and Rev. Grenfell in the auditorium of the I. O. O. F. hall, commencing at 3 p.m., and for more than an hour be- fore the services begun the building was packed to the doors and a great many could not gain admission and went away. The local lodge of Odd Fellows attended in a body, while visiting brothers from Genesee, Kendrick and other places were in attendance. Rev. La Dow's address was very simple, yet exceedingly appro- priate for such an occasion. The interment took place at the Mos- cow cemetery this morning, the funeral cortege going by train, which was stopped by courtesy of the railway officials at the cemetery. About 70 Odd Fellows from here attended the services yesterday and today. The in- terment exercises at the grave were con- ducted by the Odd Fellows. Every busi- ness house and flour mill was closed during the funeral exercises. JOHN HAYS was born in Ohio, August 4, 1841, and moved with his parents to Iowa, where, at the commencement of the civil war, although a mere boy, he enlisted in Company F, Fourth Iowa cavalry, and served to the close of the war, when he was given an honorable discharge and favorable mention for his bravery. Later he was presented with a medal of honor for bravery. During one of the numer- ous battles in which he was engaged he captured a rebel flag. He was always one of the first to volunteer for special service, and was known for his cool brav- ery in time of danger. At the close of the war he returned to the pursuits of civil life, and in 1878 moved to Kansas, and in 1891 to Troy, where he has since lived. He was prominent as an Odd Fel- low, becoming a member in 1870 at Green- field, Iowa, and having assisted in or- ganizing lodges at Stockton, Kan., in 1880 and in Troy, Idaho. Trustees of Troy adopted resolutions deploring the death of this excellent citizen and officer. ===========================================================================