Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bennett, Ira 1917 ************************************************ 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 Bennett lib@dogsbark.com April 14, 2010, 12:38 am Saranac Advertiser 5/30/1917 Per SARANAC ADVERTISER, 5-30-1917: "Local News - Ira Bennett, 87 years old, died at 10:00 Thursday night in his home in Berlin Twp. He was one of the earliest and best known residents of the county. He leaves no children; his second wife who was Miss Flora Humphrey, of Ionia, before her marriage, died about 5 years ago." IONIA DAILY STANDARD, MI, 5-25-1917, p 3: "BRIEF MENTION - Ira Bennett, 87 years old, died at 10:00 Thursday night in his home in Berlin township. He was one of the earliest and best-known residents of the county. He leaves no children; his 2nd wife who was Miss Flora Humphrey of this city before her marriage, died about 5 years ago. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the home and 2:00 at the Wesleyan church with burial in Balcom cemetery." IONIA DAILY STANDARD, MI, 5-28-1917, p 3: "There was a large attendance at the funeral for Ira Bennett at the Wersleyan church in Berlin township. The bearers were nephews of Mr. Bennett." File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bennett3582nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb