Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Christian, Rachel E. 1920
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, May 17, 1920


The funeral for Mrs. B. P. Christian was held Sunday afternoon at the home at 
360 Jackson street.  Rev. M. H. Garrard officiated and the music was furnished 
by Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Peck.  The bearers were Chauncey and Earl Christian, 
Lorman Jones, Roy Winchell, Geo. Coe and Frank Perrett.  The interment was in 
Balcom cemetery.

Subsequent Publication:  Tuesday, May 18, 1920

Rachel E. Smith was born at Gorham, N.Y., May 21, 1858, and came to Michigan 
with her parents when nine years of age.  Her early life was spent near Lenawee 
county where she married B. F. Christian Sept. 26, 1875.  She lived a quiet 
Christian life, assuming the care of a niece who died at the age of 12 years, 
and had with her at the time of her death, Mrs. R. V. Winchell, formerly, Miss 
Bessie Yerian on whom she had bestowed a mother’s love for nine years.  She 
passed away peacefully May 14, 1920 lacking one week of being 62 years of age 
and was laid to rest in Balcom cemetery.

Card of Thanks—We wish to express our sincere thanks to the many friends and 
neighbors for the kind assistance shown us in our sudden bereavement.  Also, 
for the floral offerings, mute testimony of sympathy from friends at Ionia 
Hayes, Ypsilanti Reed Aid society and others, all of which is a comfort in this 
sad hour.

B. F. Christian
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Winchell
brothers and sisters


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