Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Campbell, Minnie Bidle 1906
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Belding Banner – Thursday, 18 January 1906
Mrs. Minnie B. Campbell, wife of H. S. Campbell, died at her home on East 
Washington street at 3 o’clock last Saturday morning after a painful illness 
of three weeks.  All her near relatives were present at the bedside and 
although she had suffered severely during her last sickness the last hours 
were peaceful and the end came without a struggle.  She leaves to mourn their 
loss, her husband, a son, daughter, an aged mother and one brother.  The 
mother, Mrs. D. C. Howes, is so prostrated that she is under the doctor’s care 
and with a nurse in constant attendance.

Mrs. Campbell was 40 years of age and had been a happy wife for 26 years.  She 
was a very prominent member of Victoria Lodge, D of R No. 60, where she will 
be missed very much, also of Doris Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, a 
member of the W. C. T. U. and of the Baptist church.  She seemed to realize 
that it was her last sickness for she had asked her dear friend, Mrs. A. 
Traub, to council and advise her daughter Cherie, which request was willingly 
granted.  It was her request that the ritualistic ceremonies of the Daughters 
of Rebekah be observed at the grave.  The funeral was held from the Baptist 
church, Rev. H. N. Spear officiating preached a most beautiful and impressive 
sermon.  The burial was in River View cemetery.

The floral offerings were many, consisting in part of carnations from Mrs. D. 
Stewart of Flint, a beautiful spray of pink carnations from the Michigan Paint 
Co., a beautiful spray of scarlet carnations from the young lady friends of 
Miss Cherie, a magnificent bouquet of American beauty roses from Mulbury Camp, 
M. W. A., a large bouquet of calla lilies from the W.C.T.U., a spray of pink 
and white carnations from the young gentlemen friends of Cherie, a bouquet of 
pink carnations from Mrs. L. W. Loveland of Ionia, bouquet of white carnations 
from Mrs. A. Traub, damask roses from the Belding High School teachers and 
students, a pillow of white carnations and ferns from the family, magnificent 
bouquet of yellow and white roses from the D of R lodge, large spray of pink 
and white carnations from Mr. Campbell’s partners and their wives, Mr. and 
Mrs. E. A. Tuinistra and Mr. and Mrs. M.  Cooley, a very large set piece of 
pinks, violets, calla lillies and ferns from Silk City Lodge I.O. O. F., a 
beautiful set star from Doris Chapter O.E.S., spray of roses from Baptist 
church, a very large spray of white carnations and ferns from the employees of 
the Ballou Basket Works.

A beautiful, blameless life is ended and her spirit has passed to the great 
silent majority.  The funeral was largely attended by many friends and members 
of the orders to which she belonged.  The family came from the east fifteen 
years ago, Mr. Campbell having been on the road as traveling salesman for the 
Ballou Basket Works for a number of years past, but had quit traveling and 
concluded to go into business here and enjoy his home hereafter, little 
expecting it would so soon be broken by the relentless hand of death.  Much 
sympathy is extended Mr. Campbell and the family in their great loss.



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