Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Currie, Truman 1939 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 29, 2014, 5:24 pm The Belding Banner, Thursday, 16 March 1939 Truman Currie was born in Redfield, N. Y., February 6, 1851 and died March 10, 1939, being 88 years, one month and four days old. He was the youngest child of Robert and Elmira Currie. With his parents he came to Otisco township when a small child and since that time has made his home in or near Belding. He was first married to Flora Forman and one child, Mrs. Clara B. Young, was born to this union, his wife dying when the daughter was about two years old. He was later married to Mrs. Ellen Benton, who died about 12 years ago. Again he was married to Mrs. Ella Brown, who preceded him in death in 1937. He has been in invalid since September 5, 1935, when he fell and broke his hip. His daughter cared for him until January 19, 1936 and owing to ill health she returned to California. Since that time he has been cared for by Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips and Barbara. He leaves to mourn, his daughter, Mrs. Clara Young, and granddaughter, Gladys, of Sacramento; two nieces, Mrs. Olive Culver of Elwell and Mrs. George Phillips of this city, and a number of grandnieces and nephews. The funeral was held Sunday at 2:30 at Fitzjohn’s funeral home. The services were in charge of Rev. Gunther. Evelyn and Loretta Currie sang two hymns. The pallbearers were Byrl Currie, Otis Currie, Ralph Johnson, Lawrence Currie, Eugene Smith and Loren Chickering. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/currie28004nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb