Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Clark, Henry C. 1918
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Ionia Daily Sentinel, 23 Oct 1918

Justice Henry C. Clark died Wednesday morning at three o’clock in Butterworth 
hospital, Grand Rapids, where he was taken a week ago when his condition became 
so serious that he could not be cared for at home.

The Winchell & Stone motor hearse went to Grand Rapids Wednesday and will be 
met there Thursday by the two sons, Charles of Duluth and Bert of Poughkeepsie, 
N.Y., and the remains taken to Brooklyn, Mich., for burial Friday.  Mr. Clark 
lived in Brooklyn a number of years being a furniture dealer while there, and 
was also married there.  Mrs. Clark was a relative of N. B. Hayes, and they 
came to Ionia county when Mr. Clark accepted a place in the Hayes offices in 
Muir, over 30 years ago.

After that he came to Ionia, was employed several years in the offices of the 
Ionia Furniture company.  He was at the prison for a time, and finally in 1904 
was elected justice of the peace, which official position he was still holding 
at the time of his death.  In the earlier days he also lived in both Saginaw 
and Bay City.

Mr. Clark died four years ago, after a long illness, and the couple were well 
known and honored citizens of Ionia.  Mr. Clark was born May 1, 1933 
[Transcriber’s note:  This is the date as printed in the obituary.] and his two 
sons above referred to were in Ionia last week when his condition became 
critical.  They took him to Butterworth hospital, where for several days he 
seemed to improve, but the end came suddenly at the hour above stated.

Mr. Clark was long a member of the Presbyterian church, the oldest deacon, and 
a member of the Fellowship club.  That organization had planned to meet the 
remains at the station, until notified of the intention to take the body to 
Brooklyn.

The death of Mr. Clark removes a man who always gave his whole effort to any 
duty that developed upon him.  He was a good citizen, lived to a ripe age that 
few expect to, enjoyed life to the fullest, even taking sorrow that came to him 
in the loss of his wife with the best of fortitude and Christian hopefulness.

Many are the Ionians who will read this with regret that Justice Clark is gone, 
but with the feeling that he made the best of life in the hope of the future, 
quiet, unassuming, loyal to all who met him half way in life’s friendships.


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