Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Birdsell, Mary 1931 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 27, 2012, 6:45 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, October 27, 1931 Mrs. Mary Birdsell, 78, died at her home in Prairie Creek Monday evening following a long illness. She had been a resident there for 25 years. Mr. Birdsell died 26 years ago. Mrs. Birdsell was a member of the Evangelical church and her pastor, Rev. A. L. Bingaman, will conduct the services at the Boynton funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The burial will be in the Tuttle cemetery. Surviving Mrs. Birdsell are the following children: William Birdsell of Oregon; Frank and Bert Birdsell, of Ionia; Mrs. Nina Rier, of Grand Rapids; Eugene Birdsell, of Smyrna; Mrs. Ivan Maude Sweeney, of Kent City. She also leaves 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Subsequent Publication: Thursday, October 29, 1931 Rev. A. L. Bingman conducted the funeral services for Mrs. Mary Birdsell at Boynton’s funeral chapel Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Birdsell died Monday evening following a long illness. Mrs. Orin Schmidt accompanied on the piano by Mrs. George Seidelman, provided vocal solos for the services. The bearers were David Dent, Walter Bryant, Willis Horrocks, Clifton Parcher. The burial was in Tuttle cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/birdsell17998nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb