Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bentley, Rev. Joseph June 14, 1886
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The Ionia Standard, Friday, June 18, 1886
Rev. Joseph Bentley, quite well known in this section as a United Brethren 
preacher, died at his residence, three and one half miles southeast of this 
place, last Monday morning.  He awoke about 3 a.m. and said he was not feeling 
very well, and would get up and take a dose of panacea, his wife also got up 
to assist him.  After taking the medicine he smoothed out the bed and lay down 
again, telling her not to sit up, but come to bed.  Before she did so he 
suddenly threw one hand above his head and gasped; Mrs. B. was alarmed and 
called twice to her son, who was upstairs.  When he got to his father’s side 
he found life had flown.  The deceased had been in his usual health, and no 
cause for his sudden demise is known.

Mr. Bentley was 68 years old, of a very retired disposition, and seldom 
mingled with his fellow citizens, bore an excellent character and appeared 
quite affable when ever he came in contact with the outside world; he was of a 
decided literary turn and a good classical scholar.


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