Tipp City Herald

RETTER, HARRY RUSSELL - Military services were held at Maple Hill Cemetery on Saturday for Harry Russell Retter, 79, of 324 South Sixth Street who died Wednesday in Brown Hospital in Dayton. The Frank E. Robinson Post of the American Legion provided the honor guard and the firing squad. A World War I Veteran's service preceded the final rites at the Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home. The reverend Greg Myers, assistant pastor of the Tipp City United Methodist Church officiated at the funeral services, assisted by the Reverend Paul Bassett. Retter was the son of Harry Melville Retter and El-Nora Putterbaugh Retter. He is survived by his wife, Louise; three daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Sumpter of Detroit Lakes, Minn., Mrs. Betty Mayers of Manhattan, N. Y. and Mrs. Robert (Laura) Thornton of Covington, Ky.; three brothers, Raymond Eldon and Henry Retter, all of Tipp City; four sisters, Alma Retter and Mrs. Wilma Rankin, both of Tipp City, Mrs. Carl (Florence) Kindall of Huntsville, and Mrs. C. R. (Evora) Greene of Dayton; and six grandchildren.

RETTER, HARRY RUSSELL- Memorial - Eulogy to Harry R. Retter - Harry Russell Retter, born April 1892, a veteran of World War I, and a real buddy to all who knew him, departed from his life on earth December 29, 1971, in the Veterans Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. We laid his body to rest in mother earth January 1, 1972. It was not easy to see so good a friend pass out of sight as we did him. I do not know how or what to say that would rightly be fitting to his honor. The first time I saw or heard him, he was fighting for what he thought was right, and he won the cause. That guided me to where I am today. He died for the good of mankind. While here on earth his large bodily frame was seen towering above most all others, as also, were his thoughts and ambitions. He was another Buddy that could have enjoyed a Veteran's pension, for he was not permitted to accumulate a great amount of this earth's goods. He lived a life of honor and dignity, a friend in mankind. He was a peacemaker, from when the Buddies in the Barracks would get excited and fuss over something of little value, Harry would raise his 6'4" and say, "now listen to me," for if you would read your by-laws, you would understand better. The Lord Jesus told the people here on earth - Blessed are all the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God. Harry believed that and lived what he believed. He was my good friend. Shall we meet on the other shore? I hope so. There is a land that is fairer than day, and by faith we can see it afar, for the Father waits over the way, to prepare us a dwelling place there. We shall sing on that beautiful shore the melodious songs of the blest, and our spirits shall sorrow no more, not a sign for the blessing of rest. To our bountiful Father above, we will offer our tribute of praise, for the glorious gift of his love, and the blessings that hallow our days. In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore. What a comfort to the bereaved. I saw Veterans break with tears, for this is where God's love speaks to man, that it won't be long until you will be there, for can't you hear the golden bells ringing for you. SPES MEA IN DEO EST. ORVAL M. HOOTEN, COMMANDER. NATIONAL 6th REGION VETERANS OF WORLD WAR