Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chapman, John Edward 1929
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 12 Aug 1929

The death of John Chapman, known to his many friends familiarly as Jack Chapman,
brother of Mayor Fred A. Chapman, occurred at his home on State street Sunday at
4 o’clock a.m. after an illness of several months, which, during the past two
weeks had developed into a grave and critical condition.  A general breakdown
with complications which affected his heart and kidneys, coupled with high blood
pressure.

Surviving Mr. Chapman are his widow, Mrs. Mary Chapman; five daughters and one
son, Anita, 20; Evelyn, 17; Rhoda, 12; Pearl, 11; Laura, 9, and Frederick, 3. 
He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Annie Chapman, of Detroit; a sister, Mrs. Fred
Gausman, of Toledo, and four brothers, Fred A. Chapman, of Ionia; Alex Chapman,
Frank Chapman, and John Garvey, of Detroit.

Mr. Chapman came to Ionia in 1903 with his brother when the Ypsilanti Reed
company first started with the Michigan reformatory contract making furniture
[missing word] the reformatory factory.  He has been affiliated with that
concern since as foreman of the finishing room for many years and more recently
as foreman of the spring department since that line of endeavor was added to the
concern.  With a happy disposition, an indefatigable worker, and with ability to
make friends, Mr. Chapman was widely and popularly known in Ionia.  For the past
[unreadable] years he has resided on State street, [missing word] of Lincoln
avenue, and he has spent a great deal of time in improving the surroundings of
his home, with an industry that must have been a strain on his naturally rugged
vitality.  He was a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Ionia lodge of
Elks, in both of which he took loyal pride.

Because of the condition of State street by the Chapman home, where paving
operations have made the house virtually inaccessible, funeral services will be
held from the Bradley funeral home on West Washington street at 2:30 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon.  Rev. Howard Clifford, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, will conduct the services.  Friends who wish to view the body may do so
at any time before the services at the Bradley funeral home, where they will
lie.  Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.


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