Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barber, Eva M. 1939 ************************************************ 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: LaVonne I. Bennett lib@dogsbark.com June 4, 2010, 10:13 am Saranac Advertiser BARBER, EVA M. (STARK) (MRS. ERNEST D.): THE ADVERTISER, Saranac, MI, Wednesday, March 29, 1939, front page: "Mrs. Eva Barber Passes Early Last Friday Morning - In the death of our township clerk, Mrs. Eva M. Barber, Saranac and Boston township lost an ardent worker. Mrs. Barber is a life-long resident here, graduated from our high school, clerked in a local dry goods store, married one of our genial townspeople, E. D. Barber, who preceded her in death a year ago, and active in the Saranac Woman's club of which she is a past president, also a member of the Thursday Bridge club. She was a loyal wife and mother and will be missed in our community. Mrs. Barber was born December 17, 1881, the daughter of George and Grace Stark. She was married to Ernest D. Barber, in 1904, who passed away January 7, 1938. She has always spent her useful life here in Saranac and her large host of friends will greatly miss her keen interests in all civil and community work. Mrs. Barber is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Post and Mrs. Esther Grace Sandborn, in addition to three grandchildren, Barbara, Margie and Bryce Post. The funeral was held Monday afternoon from the M. E. church and was conducted by Rev. Frank Loomis of the M. E. church, and Rev. John Gehring of the Congregational church. Burial was in the Saranac cemetery." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/barber5182nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb