Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Downing, Samuel Walker 1935
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 20 May 1935

Samuel Walker Downing, of Sebewa, was buried Friday at Lake Odessa following
services at which Rev. Wing and Rev. Thompson officiated.  His death occurred
Tuesday.  Among those attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Will Pickens and
son, J. C. Pickens, of Garryton; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reghi, of Detroit, Dr. and
Mrs. Peacock, of Lansing, and Mrs. Robert Barry, of Saranac.

Mr. Downing was the son of Dr. Samuel and Elizabeth Downing and was born at
South Salem, Indiana, March 28, 1847.  September 1, 1865, at the age of 18 years
he started with his parents for Michigan in a covered wagon and arrived several
days later in the vicinity of West Sebewa where he spent the remainder of his
life.  December 21, 1872, he was married to Elizabeth A. Adamy whose death
occurred September 29, 1931.  Surviving him are six children, Mrs. Ida L. Janes,
Lillian G. Badder, Rosa M. Pickens, William W. Downing, Thomas J. Downing and
Elizabeth M. Gribbs.  Two others, a son, Elmer, and a daughter, Bessie, died,
the former, February 5, 1925, and the latter, March 9, 1918.  There are also
twelve grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.


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