Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Childs, John Albert 1906 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 11, 2011, 11:44 am Ionia Standard, 16 Mar 1906 The funeral services for John Albert Childs took place at the residence, 636 W. Lincoln avenue, on Thursday morning, and were attended by neighbors and friends, including the following relatives from out the city: Albert Childs, of Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. J. Denetz, of Charlotte; Mrs. Emma Conkright, Chicago; Mrs. Florence Schurr, Milwaukee; L. Alden, nephew, Lake Odessa. Remains were taken for interment to Saranac, his former home, where they were met by many old-time friends and relatives. J.A. Childs was born in Jefferson county, N.Y., in 1832. He came to Michigan in 1855. He returned to New York the next year, where he was married to Silvia Brockway, March 9, 1856. To this union five children were born: Eugene, who died in 1875; Emma Conkright, Linnie Denetz, Albert Childs and Florence Schurr. He was one of the early settlers of this county, locating in Saranac in 1860. In his early life he was a member of the M.E. church. He was always a hard-working, honest, law-abiding citizen, a good husband and kind father. While in his later years, he was not what would be called a professed Christian, he was a firm believer in God and His providence. He lived just long enough to celebrate his golden wedding anniversary. He was one of a family of 14 children, all of whom preceded him to the other side except one brother and one sister. His age was 73 years, 6 months and 9 days. ---- John A. Childs, for many years an employee of the Arnold implement factory, died at his home on West Lincoln avenue, on Sunday, at the age of 73. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/childs16052nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb