Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Essex, Lewis E. 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 24, 2011, 11:59 am Ionia County News, 6 Mar 1947 Lewis Essex, 66, died at his home at 231 State St., at 5:30 Sunday morning, March 2, after several years of ill health. Mr. Essex was born in Bushnell township, Montcalm county, June 8, 1881, but had lived and farmed in Ionia county for many years. During the past year he had been employed at the Stout Elevator until ill health forced him to retire. On October 9, 1901, he was married to Miss Elva DeHart of Ionia, who survives him. He also leaves a son, Lyle Essex, Ionia City carrier; two daughters, Mrs. Howard Lytle, Ionia, and Mrs. Vern Simmons, Lyons; a brother and sister George Essex and Mrs. Cora Hammond, both of Ionia. Funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon with Rev. Wayne Davis officiating and burial was in Balcom cemetery. Bearers were Robert Guernsey, Nelson Swinehart, Herbert Ross and Glenn Mason. ---- Balcom Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/essex13724nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb