Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Avery, Nelson G. 1918 ************************************************ 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, 11:50 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel, 22 Mar 1918 Nelson G. Avery’s death occurred at his home Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock, and the funeral will be attended Saturday afternoon from the residence on Bliss street. The death of Mr. Avery takes one of Ionia’s best known railroad men. He has been a familiar figure among the Pere Marquette engineers for many years, was one of the reliables for more than thirty years, and died at the age of 69. Besides Mrs. Avery and the daughter, Leah, there are also surviving a son, James, of Cleveland, and two brothers and a sister. Mr. Avery was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Knights and Ladies of Security. ---- The funeral for Nelson G. Avery will be held from the residence, 330 Bliss street, Saturday at 2:30. Rev. R. J. Slee will officiate, assisted by Rev. M. L. Marshall. The Masons will have charge of the burial services. Burial in Highland Park cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/avery9921nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb