Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Arnold, William Dexter 1909 ************************************************ 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 June 5, 2010, 12:58 pm Ionia Daily Standard, 16 Jan 1909 William Dexter Arnold, (twin brother of the late Walter Damon Arnold of Ionia,) was born May 25, 1827, at Herkiner, N. Y., and died at his home in Saranac on Sunday morning, January 10, 1906, aged 81 years, 7 months and 15 days. When a lad of eight years he came with his parents Dexter and Olive Arnold and family to Ionia county, and settled near the city of Ionia. And that was nearly 75 years ago. He moved from the old farm home in Keene to Saranac about nine years ago. December 25, 1854, Mr. Arnold was married. The wife who survives him was Miss Isabal I. Kimball, and last Christmas day was the 54th anniversary of their wedded life. Besides the widow other immediate family relatives are two sons, Fred S. Arnold of Ionia, and Burt W. Arnold of Easton, one brother, Irving Arnold of Colorado, and six grandchildren and numerous other relatives. William D. Arnold’s long residence in this section has made him a wide acquaintance and wherever he was known he was loved and respected. In early life he became a member of the Wesleyan Methodist society and was ever a consistent Christian. In politics he was a prohibitionist. Genial, kind- hearted, courteous and obliging, he was a splendid type of the old school gentleman and a first-class citizen. Now that his life work is ended our memories of the kind old man should inspire an emulation of his virtues. The funeral services were held from the home yesterday (Wednesday) forenoon, Rev. E. E. Branch of Ionia, officiating. Interment in Saranac cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/arnold5249nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb