Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Demorest, Sally Ann (Thompson) 1907
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Belding News, 3 Jan 1907

Mrs. Sally Ann Demorest, wife of the late Clark Demorest, died last Sunday at 
the residence of her daughter, Miss Clara Demorest, on Bridge street, in this 
city, aged 78 years.

Sally Ann Thompson was born in Pittstown, N.Y., on Jan. 5, 1828.  She was 
eldest in a family of three children.  At the early age of 12 years she joined 
with her Master in the sacred rite of baptism.  When she had reached the 16th 
year, she came with her father’s family to Michigan, locating on a farm about 
two miles west of this city’s limits, in the early forties, known in the early 
days as the Allen Thompson farm, thus being numbered among the first settlers 
in this section.

In 1846 she was married to Clark L. Demorest, founded their new home at that 
time on what is still known as the Demorest farm, located in the western part 
of this city, where they reared a family of five children, the eldest of whom 
resides in  Lansing, the remaining four being residents of this city.

Soon after the death of her husband, which occurred about five years ago, Mrs. 
Demorest and her daughter, Clara, moved to Belding, which place has since been 
her home, until early Sunday morning, when she departed for the higher life.

Deceased was beloved and esteemed by all who knew her and leaves a sister, five 
children, many grandchildren, one great-grandchild, besides a host of friends 
and acquaintances to mourn their loss.

Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ yesterday at 10 o’clock in 
the forenoon, conducted by Rev. J. C. Meese.  Interment in the Otisco cemetery.


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