Eli Randall's obituary, Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan
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SUBJECT: Eli RANDALL
SUBMITTER: Jan Lubitz Sedore
EMAIL: am0773@a1access.net
DATE: May 21, 1999
SURNAMES: RANDALL, BLISS
THE VERMONTVILLE ECHO
Wednesday, May 13, 1903 Page 1
OBITUARY: ELI RANDALL

Died at his home in this village, Thursday morning, aged 77 years
and 21 days, Mr. Eli Randall. He was born at Marcellus Onondaga County,
New York, on the 16th of April 1828. He moved to Inkster, this state,
with his parents at the age of seven years and there grew to manhood.
Here was married to Miss Sophronia Bliss in the year 1846 and they
have lived together in wedded happiness for over 57 years.

From here he moved to Ypsilanti where the family lived for over twenty
years, he holding a responsible position on the Michigan Central railroad
as carpenter and bridge builder and having to go from one end of t
the road to the other in attending to his duties in this line.

From Ypsilanti he moved to Barry County, going onto a farm near the
Barry County poor farm, having traded his home in Ypsilanti for it.
After living here for a time, the family moved to Coats Grove, disposing
of the farm, and about eight years ago with his family came to Vermontville
where he has lived a quiet life among us ever since.
He became a member of the Masonic fraternity, joining both the Blue
Lodge and Chapter of Ypsilanti and the Knights Templar at Ann Arbor
and was still a member of the Blue Lodge at the time of his death,
but had with drawn from the other bodies.

The funeral services were conducted at the house on Sunday at 2 o'clock
by Rev. Haynes and was largely attended. The Masonic Lodge of this
village attended the funeral and took charge of the remains after
the services at the house were concluded, conducting the beautiful
Masonic funeral service at the grave. While living a quiet undemonstrative
life among us, he had made many friends and he will be missed by them
in the future.

The family extends their heartfelt thanks to many friends and neighbors
who rendered them kindly aid during the illness and death of Mr. Randall.