Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Divine, George E. 1898
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Unknown Publication, July 30, 1898
From an Obituary Scrapbook located at the Belding Library, Belding, Michigan, 
Page 46

July 30, 1898

The sudden and unexpected death of Geo. E. Divine at his farm Saturday morning 
was a great surprise and shock to his many friends, very few of whom even knew 
of his sickness.  Mr. Divine was in the city last week Monday and the 
following day was taken sick with scarlet fever which became so acute that his 
physicians, Drs. Pinkham of this city and Morgan of Greenville, who was also 
called, were unable to stay its progress, pneumonia having set in to aggravate 
the disease.  

Deceased was the son of Westbrook Divine, one of the respected pioneers of 
this township and was born here in June 1863, being 35 years old at his 
death.  He was respected as an honest upright man and was kind, considerate 
and thoughtful in his family relations.  He married Eva Wright and to them was 
born two children, a boy and girl, Vern thirteen years old and Loretta four, 
who have the sympathy of all in their sad affliction.  

On account of the contagious nature of the disease the burial took place 
Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock.  Mr. Divine had made ample provisions for his 
family by leaving a good large life insurance, $4,000 in the Preferred 
Bankers, $2,000 in the Maccabees, $2,000 in the A.O.U.W. and $2,000 in other 
companies.


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