Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Coates, Emily T. (Todd) November 8, 1901 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com February 18, 2017, 1:49 pm Ionia Daily Standard - Friday, Nov. 8 & Tuesday, Nov.12th. 1901 Emily T. Coates, widow of the late William Coates, died, peacefully and wholly without warning, at 7:30 o'clock this morning, at the home No. 701 East Lafayette street. Deceased came almost direct to Ionia from England, some 20 years ago. The husband died 8 years ago. She was aged 71 years, and leaves four children to mourn the death of a conscientious Christian mother; Harry, who returned to the mother country 9 years ago, and William and Thomas Coates and Mrs. Gilbert Ketchum, who are residents of Ionia. Funeral of Mrs. Emily Coates will take place on Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the family residence. Interment in Highland Park. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1901 The burial of Mrs. Emily Coates was on Monday afternoon. The funeral service at the late home was conducted by Rev. D. L. Martin, and was quite largely attended. The singing was by Misses Kate Benedict and Hattie McMullen. The bearers were selected from among the long time neighbors of deceased:: Messrs. Henry Witzel, Jefferson Robinson, Joseph Poole, and Robert Carpenter. Interment was in Highland Park. Additional Comments: Age: 71 Funeral: Monday, 11 November, 1901 Highland Park cemetery (no stone) b. Jan. 12, 1831 England - dau. of Christopher R. Todd & Mary (Marshall) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/coates5826gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb