Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dodds, Edson C. February 26, 1944
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The Ionia County News, Thursday, March 2, 1944
Edson C. Dodds son of Hugh and Margaret Dodds was born in Boston township 
January 25, 1862, and passed away Saturday, February 26, 1944, at his home 
here.  Mr. Dodds had been ill a long time and was confined to his bed almost 
two years.  In his early twenties he went to South Dakota where he lived 
fifteen years.  While there he met and married Almyra Dysard in Hecla, S.D., 
November 25, 1890.  Coming back to Michigan they purchased the Goodell farm on 
the south river road west of town and made their home there until 32 years ago 
when they moved to Saranac, purchasing a home on Vosper street.  Mr. Dodds was 
in business here until his health failed, at one time in the dray business, 
and had a milk route, later in partnership with E. D. Good, he operated a 
restaurant.

He is survived by his widow, Almyra, a daughter, Mrs. E. C. Good of Saranac, 
two sons, Harry E. of Saranac, Leo of Grand Rapids, two grandchildren, Lois 
Dodds of Saranac and Billy Dodds of Grand Rapids; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Myers 
of Hastings, Mrs. Hattie Walker of Lowell and two brothers, James B. of 
Lansing and Miles of Buffalo, N.Y.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at Morris Funeral 
Home, Rev. E. H. Humphrey officiating and burial was in Saranac cemetery.


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