Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gilson, Ida E. March 1, 1942
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The Lake Odessa Wave, Thursday, March 5, 1942
Mrs. Ida E. Gilson, 78, died Sunday afternoon at the home of her son Leon T. 
Gilson with whom she had made her home for several years.  She had been in 
failing health since suffering a stroke of paralysis about a year ago.  She 
was the last surviving charter member of the Congregational church here and 
had been prominently identified with it s various activities for nearly fifty 
years.  For many years after coming to Lake Odessa she had been a dry goods 
sales lady in different stores in the village.

Born in Ohio in 1863, she came with her parents to Sunfield township and in 
1881 was married to William Gilson of that community.  They moved to Lake 
Odessa in 1888.  Mr. Gilson died in 1932.

She is survived by another son Chalmer at Jackson, three sisters, Mrs. P. J. 
Welch and Mrs. Fred Wilcox at Sunfield, and Mrs. Carson Myer at Charlotte, a 
brother, William Bishop at Sunfield, three grandsons Roof at Jackson, Dr. 
Thomas D. at St. Louis, Mich., and Mark who is attending the University of 
Michigan at Ann Arbor, and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the late home Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. 
Charles E. Thies officiating in place of the Rev. Stephen J. Paull, pastor the 
deceased’s church home, who was ill.  Interment was made in Lakeside 
cemetery.  Pall bearers were R. S. Braden, F. E. Branch, C. E. Huntzinger, W. 
C. McCartney, Dr. G. L. Morse and C. J. Yager.



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