Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dodds, Philip M. August 17, 1920
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The Lake Odessa Wave, Friday, August 27, 1920
Philip M. Dodds was born in the township of Boston on Dec. 2nd, 1855 and 
departed from this life on Tuesday evening, Aug. 17th at the farm home north 
of Saranac.  He lived the greater part of his early life in this vicinity and 
was married to Mary E. Walker in 1876.  To this union was born two children, 
Edith B. and Ralph H., who with the widow survive.  Shortly after his marriage 
he settled in Odessa township where he was known as an industrious, upright, 
citizen.  Five years ago he left the Odessa farm to the care of his son and 
moved to Saranac, the home of his daughter.  Three years ago he purchased the 
Harvey A. Brown farm in Keene township where he resided at the time of his 
death. 

Over 40 years ago he became converted and joined the United Brethren church 
and later the Wesleyan Methodist.  He left this world with the firm belief 
that all who follow His teachings will find the life everlasting.

Besides the widow and children, he leaves an old mother nearly 87 years of 
age, four brothers, two sisters, five grand children and a host of other 
relatives and friends to mourn his untimely demise.  No better son, father or 
brother ever trod the pathways of mankind and the world and our country would 
be far better off if its people lived a citizenship on the plane of Philip M. 
Dodds, for truly, he lived in the house by the side of the road and was a 
friend to man.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in this village last Friday 
afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. E. Reynolds of Odessa, assisted by Rev. 
Hayward, and the esteem in which Mr. Dodds was held was manifested by one of 
the largest funerals ever held in this village, the old friends and neighbors 
of Odessa being here by the score.  Amid a mass of flowers he was layed to 
rest in the Saranac cemetery.

Card of Thanks

We wish to take this means of thanking the many friends and neighbors for 
their many expressions of sympathy in our hour of trouble and especially do we 
thank the singers, the pall bearers and those who so generously contributed 
flowers.

Mrs. Philip M. Dodds
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dodds and children
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Weber and children


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