LeRoy Eaton's obituary, Harrison, Clare County, Michigan

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Clare County Cleaver, Harrison, Mich.  1998

LeRoy Eaton was born July 12, 1890 at North Lewisburg, Champaign County,
to James and Sylvia Eaton.  He was united in marriage to Carrie Etta
Dyke on January 24, 1912, at Grelton, Ohio.  Four sons were born to this
union: Edward, Raymond, Albert and Leonard.
    Roy, as he was better known, came to Michigan with his faithful wife
in 1914, settling on a farm near Harrison, where he operated a dairy
bsiness and farmed for a number of years.  They spent one year at Dover,
returning to Harrison where they have made their permanent home.
     He served as Custodian at the Clare County Court House from May,
194l, util his retirement in May 1956, then served as Sexton at the
Maple Grove Cemetery at Harrison up to the time of his passing.
     Many years ago, Roy accepted Christ as his Savior, and has been
a true Christian, living it in his daily life.  He became a faithful
member of the United Brethren Church of Harrison, holding many offices
of trust in the church, being ever ready to lend a helping hand in the
Lord's work.
     He passed from this life the morning of Sepember 15,1964, at the
Community Hospital at Mt. Pleasant, where he had been taken following a
heart attack.  His last words to loved ones were:  "I'm glad I've lived
the life I've lived and I'm ready to go."
     He leaves to mourn his passing his faithful companion, Etta; three
sons, Edward of Harrison, Raymond of Farwell, and Leonard of Harrison;
together with their wives, nine grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren,
three sisters, Mrs. Gale Conrad of Liberty Center, Ohio; Mrs. Alice
Cunningham, of Ortonville; Mrs. Laura Beavers of Harrison; one brother Ray
Eaton of Harrison; nieces, nephews, many other relatives and a host of
friends.  A son, Albert preceded him in death, also two sisters, Bertha and
Enid, and a brother, Ralph.  Roy was a devoted husband and father, a good
friend and neighbor,
and will be sadly missed by all.
     Funeral services were held at the United Brethren Church at 2:00pm,
Friday, with Rev. Daniel Wolfe and Rev. Gerald Brady officiating and
burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Harrison.