Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dyer, Chauncey B. July 17, 1901
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Ionia Daily Standard - Monday, July 22, 1901

On last Friday afternoon, Ionia lodge Nol. 36, F. & A. Masons, was called upon 
to perform the funeral service for their late brother, Chauncey B. Dyer, a 
service which is rich in expression in symbolism and in thought. The grave in 
which the casket rests and the mourners inside the circle of the brotherhood, 
present a contrast to the hurrying scenes of every-day life. The brethren, no 
matter whether the sun send down his burning rays, or the wildest storms are 
raging, stand with uncovered heads while the full ritual is given. Vinton's 
funeral dirge, is the grand old melody of Pleyel's hymn, words and music most 
appropriate for such an occasion, is sung not by a trained choir but with the 
true feeling of those who were mourning the loss of a brother and friend. The 
depositing of the lambskin, the evergreen, the glove, each have a deep 
significance, a link from our Masonic chain. 

The services at the house were by W. O. Knowles of Grand Rapids. His remarks 
were from St. Paul, "There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 
Mr. Dyer was born in Steuben county, N.Y., March 24, 1829. He came to Ionia in 
1971. He left two children, a son and a daughter, the daughter, Mrs. W. H. 
Bentley, with whom he made his home for the past twelve years. The bearers were 
Brothers Bemis, Williams, Casterlin, Donovan, Marquette and Spaulding. The 
casket was almost covered with flowers. 

Additional Comments:
Age: 72
Services: Friday July 1901 Highland Park cemetery near #6-99


b. 24 March 1829 , Steuben Co, NY
Son of Russell Dyer & Lucinda (Norton)
married: Sylvia Al (Leach) about 1851

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