Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bowen, Cecelia Ann (Bunnell) 1915
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Lyons Herald, 18 Mar 1915

Cecelia Bowen passed away at the home of her brother, Alfred S. Bunnell, in 
this village Monday forenoon at the age of 76 years, 4 months and 7 days.  She 
had been in poor health for the past year, and was in an unconscious condition 
the last week.

Cecelia Ann Bunnell was born November 8th, 1838, on the family farm three miles 
up Grand river from Lyons, her parents being among the early settlers in the 
county.  She began teaching school at the age of sixteen years in what is now 
known as the Crane school house, and taught for an extended period.  She was 
married in 1882 to Rev. J. R. Bowen, who passed to his reward in 1905.  She was 
in pastoral work for eleven years, when they came to Lyons for their years of 
retirement.

She gave her heart and life to Christ and joined the church in her early 
twenties, and has since given a tenth of her income to the Lord’s work.  The 
outstanding characteristics of her life were great faith in God, unswerving 
faithfulness in His service and a remarkably happy and cheerful disposition.  
Her most appropriate epitaph would be “She trusted God, and grew old sweet.”

Funeral services were held from the M.E. church Wednesday afternoon conducted 
by Rev. W. W. Hurd.  The floral offerings were many and beautiful, testifying 
to the esteem in which she was held.  The pall bearers were:  E. S. Fuller, S. 
Howard Wright, D. D. Wood, Chas. Owen, H. O. Lester, and Arthur Johnson.  Music 
was furnished by a quartette composed of Mesdames A. F. Bradt and V. F. Upton 
and Messers. W. R. Grant and Chas. Owen.  Mrs. W. A. Grant accompanist.  
Interment in the Lyons cemetery.


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