Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1909 — Key Woodworth, Former Teacher In High School, Is Dead. [ARTICLE]

Key Woodworth, Former Teacher In High School, Is Dead.

Rey Woodworth, a teacher in the Rensselaer high schol two years ago, died at his home in Hillsdale, Mich., Saturday, June 26th. He had an attack of the grip at Moline, 111., last January, and this developed into pneumonia. In hopes of obtaining relief he was removed to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He failed to find relief there and was removed to his home at Hillsdale. He suffered from hemorrhages. Following his dinner Saturday he was taken with a hemorrhage and before medical assistance could be summoned he had passed away. Deceased was born July 13, 1882, at Church’s Corners, in Wheatland, Mich., and Jived there until he was .fourteen years of age. He entered the Hillsdale high school and graduated in 1901. He took a five year’s course in Hillsdale college, finishing in 1906. He then taught science in the high school at Rensselaer, Ind., for a year, leaving here to take a similar position at Kewanee, 111, and then to Moline, 111. While in college he was prominent in student activities. He was a valued member of the Alpha Kappa Phi literary society, serving as its president for two terms in 1904 ahd 1905. He was a member of the Delta Tan Delta fraternity and was one of the delegates to the national convention in 1906, at New York City. In 1905 and 1906 he was president of the Hillsdale Athletic Association.

He was brought up in a happy Christian home and the best influences were thrown around his early life. While in Rensselaer he united with the Christian church and kept his membership with that organization.

The funeral was held at Hillsdale Monday and was largely attended. Representatives' from the Delta Tan fraternity and the class of 1906 were in attendance, five of the college fraternity brothers and a member of the 1906 class acted as pall bearers, accompanied by six honorary bear-* ers. Interment was made in Oak Grove cemetery. , ■