Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Clark, Gaylord June 22, 1941
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Monday, June 23, 1941
Funeral services for Gaylord Clark, 58-year-old Orleans farmer who died Sunday 
afternoon at his home after a two weeks’ illness, will be held Tuesday 
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock from the Fales funeral home in Belding.  Rev. H. S. 
Ellis of Belding will officiate, and interment will be at Orleans cemetery.  
The grave services will be under the auspices of the Masonic lodge.

He was born in Marcellus, New York, on January 12, 1873, the son of Fayette 
and Priscilla Clark, and he came with his parents to Orleans township when he 
was still a young boy.  He was graduated from the Ionia high school and in 
later years lived in North Dakota and Texas.  He returned to Ionia County 
about 10 years ago, and had since made his home at the farm southeast of 
Belding.  He was a member of the DeWitt Clinton consistory of the Eastern Star 
in Grand Rapids, the Swindin Shrine of Grand Rapids and a member of the shrine 
band of Grand Rapids.  He played at many national and international shrine 
conventions in the United States.  He played the clarinet, although for a 
while he became interested in the harp.  He later discontinued his study of 
the harp, and returned to the clarinet while he placed in the shrine band.  He 
was also a member of the Good Fellowship club of Belding and the East Otisco 
Farmers club.

Surviving are the wife, Lela; a daughter, Mrs. Elvert Russell of Detroit, and 
one sister, Mrs. Nora Palmer of Orleans.

Subsequent Publication:  Friday, June 27, 1941

The funeral for I. Gaylord Clark was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. from the Fales’ 
funeral home in Belding.  Mr. Clark had been ailing for some time, but was 
thought to be better until about two weeks ago when a change came and he 
failed rapidly until his death Sunday.

Among those from away to attend were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keiser, G. Keiser, 
Marshall; Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Stryker, Kalamazoo; Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Lee, Mr. 
and Mrs. L. E. Doty, Mrs. Esther Doty of Athens; Mr. and Mrs. John Stahlin, 
Grand Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. Davis, Stanton.

Funeral services were under the auspices of the Mason order.  Bearers were 
Maurice K. Davis, Stanton; Cecil Haight, and Glenn Lambertson, Belding; Clark 
and Robert Palmer and Jerry Spaulding of Orleans.  Rev. H. S. Ellis 
officiated.  Interment was in Orleans cemetery.


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