Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dewitt, James Nash (Mr.) April 25, 1937
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - April 29, 1937
           JAMES N. DEWITT, 89, DIES NEAR LANSING SUNDAY EVE.

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   James Nash Dewitt, who has been a resident of this village for the past 16 or 17
years, died Sunday evening 
from the infirmities of old age at the home, Valley Farms, of his sister-in-law and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. 
Forbes VanLouven near Lansing, where he had been making his home for the past six or
seven months.  He 
would have been 90 years old on May 5.

   Mr. Dewitt was born at Bradford, Canada, and came to Grand Ledge, Mich., when he
was about 20 years 
old.  He had been a brick and stone mason and building contractor all of his life. 
He had been a member of 
the Methodist church nearly 30 years, and of the Masonic lodge at Grand Ledge about
46 years.  After his 
wife died about a year ago he continued to live here till last fall when he went to
Lansing.

   He is survived by a sister Mrs. Loren Snyder of Hollywood, Cal., a stepson and
stepdaughter, George Dewitt 
and Mrs. Fred Brown in Grand Rapids, and several nieces and nephews.  His only
child, a daughter, died about 
three years ago.

   Funeral services were held at Central Methodist church here on Tuesday afternoon,
the Rev. Leon W. 
Manning, pastor officiating, and burial was made in Lakeside cemetery.  Masonic
rites being conducted by the 
local lodge.  His home lodge was represented by George Dewitt and P. M. Homer
Mattice.

   Others from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were Mrs.
VanLouven, Mrs. Eva Denning, 
Mrs. Clifford VanLouven, and Mrs. and Mrs. Russell Dewitt, all of Lansing, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Brown of Grand 
Rapids, Mrs. Clarles Roats, Foyd Mattic, and Guy Snyder of Grand Ledge, and Mrs.
Dorothy Benz of Ann 
Arbor.

   Mr. Dewitt had always been very active.  He had a large garden spot near his home
here and worked in it 
considerably every summer.  Last summer, though in his 90th year, he painted the
outside of his house doing 
all of the work himself.




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