Clare County MI Archives Obituaries.....Saul, Edward J. May 10, 1932
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Clare Sentinel, Friday, May 20, 1932
Clare Sentinel, Friday, May 20, 1932, pg. 1

DOVER COMMUNITY SUDDENLY BEREFT OF AGED PIONEER
Edward Saul’s Last Illness of Short Duration, Family at Bedside

A heavy cloud of sorrow suddenly hovered over the settlers of Dover last week 
Tuesday when news was received that one of their oldest settlers had fallen 
asleep never to awaken again in this life.

Edward Saul, son of George and Esther Saul, was born at Melborn [sic], 
Williams county, Ohio, on the 30th of August 1846, and departed this life at 
his farm home near Dover on the evening of the 10th of May, 1932, reaching the 
ripe age of 85 years, 8 months and 10 days.

He had six brothers and five sisters of which three are still living and were 
present at the burial, John, of Melborn, O., and Mrs. Emma Pash, of Toledo, 
O., and Mrs. Lydia Dixen, also from Ohio.

He was united in marriage to Miss Mary Yanny at Bryan, Ohio, in 1874, coming 
to Michigan to make for themselves a home.  To this union were born three 
sons, Andrew, Arthur and Blain, and one daughter, Elsie, who were all present 
at his death.

His desire was to have his children near him so Andrew, Blain and Elsie 
unmarried were living with him on the old homestead.  Arthur and family 
occupying the adjoining farm on the east which Mr. Saul had purchased a few 
years ago.

Mr. Saul’s first companion departed this life when their youngest child Elsie 
was thirteen years of age.  He was again united in marriage to Miss Merile 
Ramsey, of Ohio, on October 14, 1905, who has always been a faithful companion 
and is left to mourn her loss.

When Mr. Saul came to this country every thing was in the natural state, no 
roads, no schools or church, only a few settlers who had builded for 
themselves huts hewn out of logs and which he also did after selecting a place 
covered with hardwood timber, about 20 acres of which are still towering high 
as living moments of God’s creation.  He loved those maples and sturdy oaks so 
would not allow them to be cut down.

He with his worthy companion labored hard together putting in long hours, many 
times, no doubt denying themselves the comforts and pleasures of life that 
they might accumulate enough of these worldly goods that they might be able to 
live with ease in old age as well as to assist those who were less fortunate 
that they, while Mr. Saul was a shrewd business man he also was very generous, 
every ready to help finance any cause that stood for the betterment of the 
community.  He assisted in building the first church that was built here in 
Dover, then when it was sold, and repurchased he came to the rescue, again 
when it burned he was always longing for another to be erected so when the 
tabernacle was erected last year he again offered his assistance.  He was a 
carpenter by trade and a number of barns are still tokens of his workmanship.

His nature was that of kindliness, patience and love, ever thoughtful of 
others comforts and pleasures, especially of those of his immediate family 
circle and in his death the family suffer the loss of a kind husband and 
father.

He leaves to mourn their loss a sorrowing and devoted wife, four children, 
three grand children and three great grand children besides a hosts of other 
relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Altho we are bereaved of his bodily form we trust that all who knew him will 
try to exercise that kindly, peaceable, disposition which was ever his.

The funeral services Friday at the Tabernacle were conducted by Rev. Johnson, 
former pastor of the Congregational church in Clare.  The subject of his 
discourse was, “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches,” which 
was beautifully portrayed.  The songs sang by Mrs. Carrie Green, Mrs. Weaver 
and Mrs. Ernest Radloff were “Sometime We’ll Understand,” “He Knows it All”, 
and “Will the Circle be Unbroken”.

Interment in the beautiful Cherry Grove cemetery, Clare.


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