Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cowles, Karl E. August 17, 1935
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Belding Banner-News  Thurs. August 22, 1935

                                KARL E.COWLES

Karl E. Cowles, 61, well known resident of 315 E. Division street, died at his 
temporary home on the Chickering farm south of this city early Saturday morning 
following what was pronounced a stroke of apoplexy during his sleep. The 
previous day Mr.Cowles had been about his work in the onion fields on the 
Chickering farm. He was not in the best of health for some time but no immediate 
alarm had been felt over his condition.

Mr. Cowles was born in Keene township on the farm now known as the Je Jacoby 
farm. with his father, Charles Cowles, he moved to the farm known by the family 
name two miles south of Smyrna, at the age of 7 years. In 1899 he was married to 
Miss Maggie Kohn of Otisco township, who with their two children survive.

Mr.Cowles was looked up to as a successful farmer and in 1919 moved to Belding 
where his remaining days were spent doing factory and farm work.

Funeral services were held at the Fitzjohn Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon. 
Rev. H.S.Ellis officiated and interment was in the Smyrna Cemetery.

The survivors besides the widow, are a daughter,Mrs.Robert Powell of Grand 
Rapids, and a son,Marshall of St.Louis, Missouri; also two brothers,Will of 
Smyrna and Bela of Orleans, besides several nieces, nephews and a host of 
friends. 

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