Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Derbyshire, Charles 1886 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 10, 2011, 12:23 pm Portland Observer, 13 Oct 1886 Last week the Observer made a brief mention of the death of Mr. Chas. Derbyshire, no particulars being obtainable at that time. As Mr. Derbyshire was well known to many of our readers, we publish the following from the Grand Ledge Independent: No one was surprised last Monday at this announcement. He passed away at 10:30 a.m., after a painful and prolonged illness of just thirteen weeks to a day. He was afflicted with a complication of diseases, and would have been 71 years of age had he lived until Jan. next. The deceased moved from Ohio to Michigan in 1846, locating in Oakland Co. from which county he moved to Wacousta, Clinton Co., 32 years ago and settled on the farm now owned by Smith Townsend. After two years he moved to DeWitt, resided there two years, and then purchased a farm in Eagle, on which he lived twelve years until he moved to this village thirteen years ago. Here he erected a magnificent residence on Jefferson Ave., costing $12,000, and has since been engaged in various avocations. At the time of his death he was landlord of the hotel in this village that bears his name. By his long residence in this part of the country, and his naturally congenial and social disposition, he possessed hosts of acquaintances and friends. While he has faults that all good citizens will cover with the broad mantle of charity, yet few are more generous, open-hearted than was he. His only immediate relatives are his wife, one brother, and a sister. The funeral services were held Wednesday, and were conducted by the Masonic fraternity, of which order he had been a member for 30 years. After brief but appropriate services at the house, conducted by Rev. B.S. Pratt, the remains were taken to Wacousta for interment, followed by a procession three-quarters of a mile in length, about 80 Masonic brethren being in attendance. The deeply afflicted widow, who is a most estimable lady, has the sincerest sympathy of all in this community. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/derbyshi12941nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb