Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Austin, Elias R September 8, 1947 ************************************************ 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: Suanne Tasker stasker@cmsinter.net April 24, 2014, 6:19 pm Daily Sentinel-Standard, Wed., Sept 10, 1947 Elias R. Austin, 80, died Monday afternoon at his home in Palo after a lingering illness. He as born July 16, 1867, in Dewitt and before coming to Palo 37(?) years ago had lived in Diamondale, DeWitt and Lansing. He was a member of the Palo Methodist church and a painter by occupation. He never married. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Cordelia Bingham and a nehphew, Melvin Bingman, also of Palo. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Palo Methodist church with the Rev. Parker Newcombe of Hubbardston officiating. Interment will be in the Palo cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/austin24554nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb