Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Essex, Clara Belle 1921
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The Belding Banner-News, Wednesday, October 26, 1921

The many friends of Mrs. John H. Essex were shocked to learn Monday forenoon 
of her death that morning at about seven o’clock.  Mrs. Essex had been in ill 
health for the past 16 years and for some time seemed to have been worse.  
About three weeks ago she took a turn for the better and had been doing her 
own housework for some time.  On Sunday she went, in company with Mr. Essex 
and Mr. and Mrs. Swartzmiller, in the latter’s automobile, on a trip to 
Bushnell, where she spent the day visiting with old friends and relatives.  
About midnight she was taken suddenly sick and although a physician was called 
and everything possible done to save her life, she passed away.

Clara Belle Hill was born in Hiram, Portage county, Ohio, November 22, 1858.  
At the age of 5 years she moved with her parents and family to Bushnell.  She 
was the last daughter in a family of ten children, two brothers, the oldest 
and the youngest in the family still surviving. On December 25, 1879 she was 
united in marriage to John Banks Essex, also of Bushnell, and to this union 
four children were born, Erwin, of Grand Rapids, Babe, who died in infancy, 
Eunice, who died at the age of 19 years, and Elmer L. Essex, of South Bend, 
Indiana.  She also leaves a grandson, Lyle A. Essex, who together with the 
husband and a host of friends are left to mourn the passing of a good wife, 
mother and neighbor.  At the time of her death, Mrs. Essex was 62 years, 11 
months and 2 days old.  

Until the past few years she was an earnest worker in the church and aid 
society, both in this city and Shiloh and only gave up this work when ill 
health compelled her to.

Funeral services were being held this afternoon at 2 o’clock, from the Church 
of Christ, Rev. J. C. Meese, a former pastor of the local church, officiating, 
assisted by Rev. H. E. Curch.  Burial will be in Shanty Plains cemetery.


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