Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cannon, Mary (Chappel) December 29, 1907
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Lake Odessa Wave-Friday January 10, 1908

DIED FROM EXCITEMENT
Mrs. Cannon, an Old Pioneer resident of Berlin, Dropped Dead While Carrying 
Water to Extinquish a Fire.

Last Sunday morning the farm house of Mrs Mary Cannon in Berlin Township, north 
west of town, caught fire and her son Louis German climbed upon the roof to 
extinquish the flames. Mrs.Cannon was carrying water from a spring  nearby, when 
she dropped to the ground, Louis hastened to her aide and found her unconscious. 
Neighbors having come to their assistance and extinquishing the fire before much 
damage  had been done, she was carried to the house where everything was done 
for her, but was beyond all help as the excitement of the fire had brought on an 
attack of heart failure. The body wss carried to the home of her daughter, Mrs. 
Vandecar to await the funeral.

Mary Chappel was born in Devonshire, England, May 14, 1837 and came to America 
in 1854 . In 1856 she was married to William German, who died while a soldier 
int he Civil War. to them were born three children, one of them also dying 
during the war, and two of them, Mrs Arthur Vandecar and Louis German survive 
her. About 1870 she was married to John Cannon, a veteran of the civil war, who 
died three years later.

Mrs. Cannon has been a resident of Berlin since she came from England and was 
highly respected by all who knew her. She was a good mother and kind neighbor 
and will be greatly missed in that neighborhood. She was an Episcopalian and 
remained faithful to the service fo the Lord until her death.

Besides her two children, Louis German and Mrs.Arthur Vandercar, she leaves two 
sisters, M.E. Chapel of this place and Mrs Henry Dean of Kalkaska; and two 
brothers, John Chappel, who just returned from Texas Saturday night, and Henry 
of Shelby.

The funeral was held at the Congregational church last Thursday afternoon. Rev. 
Prestidge officiating and interment was in Lakeside Cemetery.

                              CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express ur heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors who so 
kindly assisted us in our time of sorrow. We wish also to thank the South Berlin 
Aid Society for their beautiful flowers and for the decorations.
                                            Mrs.Arthur Vandedcar,
                                                 Louis German
                                                 M.E. Chappel,
                                                 Mrs. Geo. Dean


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