Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barclay, William E. 1917
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Belding Banner, 30 May 1917

The funeral of William Barclay mention of whose sickness at Ann Arbor was made 
in the Banner last week, was held at the residence of Will Russell Saturday, 
Rev. W.E. Doty officiating.  Quite a large number of old friends and neighbors 
were present to pay their last respects to the deceased.  Burial was made in 
the old Belding cemetery.

The deceased was born in Shropshire, England August 6, 1850 and came to America 
in 1871.  He was married to Emma Evans on the third day of July, 1874 at 
Kiddville by Rev. William Howard Barclay, a Congregational minister.  Mrs. 
Barclay died when their only daughter, now Mrs. Newell H. Russell, was six 
years old.  He leaves besides his daughter, one grandson, three brothers and 
three sisters.

Mr. Barclay was a former resident of this city and was for a number of years 
janitor at the high school building; later he went to Portland and was employed 
in the hotel there until his health failed; when he went to Covington, Kentucky 
to reside with his daughter, Mrs. Newell Russell.  Recently he returned to 
Portland to see his old physician and from there was sent to Ann Arbor, where 
he passed away.


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