Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dexter, Stephen F. 1904
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Ionia Standard, 6 May 1904

Stephen F. Dexter, the last remaining son of Samuel Dexter, the head of the 
original colony settling at Ionia, died at Grand Rapids on Sunday at the home 
of his sister, Mrs. Prudence Tower, where he went last ??.  When Stephen was 
ten years old he came to Grand River valley with his father, who took up land 
both where Grand Rapids now stands and on the site of Ionia, choosing this 
place as his home.  Decedent was 80 years old Nov. 13, 1903.  During his life 
in Ionia he was in company for a time in the dry goods business with his 
brother, John C. Dexter.  He was also for a time a partner of Jas. M. Kidd at 
Kiddville.  About 1851 he went to California, where he was married, and 
remained west about 30 years.  On his return to Michigan, he located at Evart, 
where he has since been a resident.

The funeral was held at the Tower residence, Grand Rapids, at 1 p.m. Tuesday.

The remains of Stephen F. Dexter, arrived from Grand Rapids, at 4 o’clock 
Monday afternoon, accompanied by Daniel Tower, Misses Bell and Libby Tower, and 
Frank Sheldon and they were met here by several of our oldest residents, who 
attended the sepulture at Oak Hill cemetery.


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