Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Choate, Zach 1923
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Belding Banner-News, 19 Sep 1923

Death Strikes Man At Work In Gravel Pit

Heart Failure Carries Off Well Known Man As He Starts Day’s Labor.

Death, coming with all the swiftness and suddenness conceivable, visited one of
our well known citizens Thursday morning and without a moments warning, Zach
Choate, for many years a resident of this vicinity and well known to a great
number of people, laid down his shovel and died in the gravel pit on the old
Gore farm just north of the city.

Mr. Choate had been afflicted with heart spells for some time back, but had
managed to keep up and at work.  Thursday morning he went to work as usual and
shortly after finishing the loading of the first wagon with gravel, he dropped
his shovel, exclaimed “Oh, boys”, to the men who were working with him and sank
to the ground.  Bert Costle, who was nearest to Mr. Choate, hastened to him and
raised him up a little, but life was extinct and nothing could be done.

Justice Reed was called and he decided that death had been caused by natural
causes and no inquest was necessary.

Mr. Choate’s obituary is as follows:

Zach Choate was born in Canada, January 24, 1854, coming to the states at the
age of eleven months, passing away Sept. 13, 1923.

August 25, 1876 he was married to Carrie Seeley, to which union two children
were born, one daughter, having passed away years ago.  He leaves a wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Edna Boyd of Belding, and one grandson, Forest Boyd, of Detroit.
 Two sisters, Mrs. Maria Anderson, of Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Jim Meginley of the
city; two brothers Chris Choate of this city and John Choate, of Tustin; also
several nieces and nephews and other relatives and many friends.

The funeral was held from his late home on Pleasant street last Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock.  Rev. H.E. Curch officiated and burial was in Smyrna cemetery.


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