Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Anway, Susan Jane (Beard) 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net November 23, 2010, 11:42 pm Lake Odessa Wave, 19 May 1926 Mrs. Susan Anway After a Lingering Illness Passed away, April 26 Always Cheerful. Another of the old residents of Lake Odessa passed away at the home of her son in Grand Rapids, April 26. She was a loyal member of the Order of Eastern Star keeping her dues always in mind as the years rolled around. She was of a lovable cheerful disposition and well known to her many friends of the older generation. She was lovingly cared for by her son during her last days. Obituary Susan Jane Beard was born November 6, 1854 in Hillsdale County, Michigan and passed away at the home of her son, Orin M. Anway, Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 26th, 1926, aged 71 years, 5 months and 18 days. November 5, 1871 she was married to Alanson M. Anway of Odessa. To this union five children were born, C. Edward of Detroit, Orin M. of Grand Rapids, and Lilah A. Curtiss, also of Grand Rapids, Harmond L. and Grace I. who passed away in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Anway lived in Odessa until Mr. Anway was called to the Great Beyond, August 4, 1915, since then Mrs. Anway has made her home with her daughter, Lilah Curtiss, with the exception of the past two and a half years that she was with her son Orin. She was in poor health the past five or six years and entirely confined to her bed four years, yet never complaining, and always a smile and pleasant word for all. She was a loving wife and mother, a kind and sympathizing friend and neighbor and her kind words and pleasant smiles will be greatly missed by all for to know her was to love her. She leaves to mourn their great loss, one daughter, two sons, six grand children, four great grand children and many friends. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/anway9910nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb