Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Farthing, Emma (Ely) July 1948 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com August 25, 2018, 1:42 pm Sentinel-Standard - Thursday - July 8, 1948 Mrs. Emma Ely Farthing, 81 died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Townsend, in Durand on Wednesday, July 7. She was born November 14, 1866, in Ohio, and moved to this area when she was 14 years old. She had spent her entire life since then in Lyons township. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Berdett Brigham of Muir, Mrs. Charles Townsend of Durand and Mrs. Ernest Chase of Ionia; seven grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Berdett Brigham. Dr. Paul Steward will conduct the services, and burial will be at the North Plains cemetery. Pallbearers will be six grandsons, Russell Townsend, Berdett Townsend, Clinton Townsend, Jack Chase, Roy Vincent and A. V. McIntyre. Additional Comments: Age: 81 Service: Saturday, 10 July 1948 N. Plains cemetery Sec. 1 #37 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/farthing8098gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb