Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dexter, John C. 1880
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The Evart Review
Friday, July 23, 1880 
DIED.

DEXTER.--At his residence in this village Wednesday morning the 21st inst.,
after an illness of only a few days, John C. Dexter, Aged 63 years.
No event in the history of this village has thrown so heavy a pall over this
community as the one above mentioned. Mr. Dexter was one of the pioneers of the
village, coming here in 1873, and engaging in the flour and feed business, which
he carried on up to the time of his death. During the past year he has been
interested in the Evart & Osceola logging rail road, and has ever been
intimately connected with the advancement and improvements of our village,
serving as President for four consecutive years. He was a man honored and
respected by all who knew him, and held in high esteem by his acquaintances and
business associates. His death is felt by the whole community, who sympathise
with the bereaved wife and friends. His remains were taken to Ionia for
interment, this Friday morning and were followed to the depot by a large
concourse of friends, including the Board of Trustees in a body. All the
business places in the village were closed duirng the forenoon, out of respect
to his memory.
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel
Friday morning, July 23, 1880
Funeral of J. C. Dexter.

The remains of the late Jno. C. Dexter will arrive here on the four o'clock
train this afternoon. The funeral will be at ten o'clock to-morrow (Saturday)
from the residence of Hon O. Tower. The Rev. Mr. Sample, Unitarian clergyman
from Gd. Haven, will officiate. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel
Saturday morning, July 24, 1880

Mr. Dexter's funeral will occur this morning at ten o'clock, at the residence of
Hon O. Tower. Friends of the family are invited. It is suggested and requested
that business be suspended, and business houses closed for half an hour, while
the funeral prcession is passing from the house to the cemetery, as an
expression of respect for the memory of an old and universally honored citizen.
The remains arrived on the six o'clock train last evening, and were accompanied
by Mrs. Dexter, wife of deceased, S. F. Dexter, his brother, Mrs. and Mrs. Ball,
Mr. True of Evart, and Mrs. Tower, of Gd. Rapids. The following gentlemen were
at the depot as pall-bearers: Sylvester Taylor, Benj. Harter, H. Rich, J. M.
Kidd, L. D. Smith and Ethan S. Johnson, all old friends and neighbors.
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel
Sunday morning, July 25, 1880

The funeral services of the late John C. Dexter took place yesterday, and were
attended by a large body of our citizens, especially the earlier settlers and
most of the business men. The Rev. S. W. Sample of Grand Haven preached an
exceedingly appropriate sermon. Flags throughout the city were at half-mast and
business was for a time suspended in token of respect.
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The Ionia Standard
Thursday, July 29, 1880

The remains of John C. Dexter were brought to this city on Friday evening of
last week, and the funeral services were held at the residence of his
brother-in-law, the Hon. O. Tower, on Saturday and were attended by a very large
number of our citizens, especially the old residents, who came to Ionia at the
same time with the deceased and soon after, and with him had helped to lay the
foundations of the now flourishing city of Ionia. The ceremonies were conducted
by Rev. L. W. Sample of Grand Haven, whose discourse on the occasion was one of
the finest as well as most appropriate that it was ever our good fortune to
listen to. His eloquent tribute to the life and character of the deceased found
a ready response in the hearts of the large audience, most of whom had been
associated with him for many years, who knew his worth, and honored him for his
many excellent traits of character.

"Verily, a good man has fallen."


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