Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Goodwin, Charles I. 1940
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Ionia County News, 24 Oct 1940

Charles I. Goodwin, lifetime resident of Ionia county, died at the home of his 
daughter, Mrs. Jacob Moore, 145 Lafayette street at eleven o’clock, Saturday 
night October 19, He had been ill since July 27.

Mr. Goodwin was born in Ronald township February 3, 1859.  His parents died 
when he was eleven years old and he went to live with Oscar Talcott in Orange 
township.  He attended M. A. C. in Lansing graduating from there in 187?.  
After graduation he taught school for a short time.  On December 20, 1882 
Mr. .Goodwin was united in marriage with Sophia U. Ferguson.  Two years later 
in 1884 Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin moved to Orange township where they spent 
practically all of their married life, except for the four years 1898 to 1902 
when Mr. Goodwin served as Ionia County Register of Deeds.  Prominent in the 
affairs of the county and township he was also drain commissioner, Orange 
township clerk and supervisor for several terms.

Surviving are his widow, the daughter, Mrs. Jacob Moore, at whose home he died; 
a son, O. I. Goodwin of Adrian, president of the Adrian National bank and 
secretary-treasurer of the Michigan Milk dealers association.  He also leaves a 
brother, Andrew of Carson City, six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral service was from Boynton Funeral home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. F. G. 
Dunbar of the Ionia Methodist church, conducted the service.  Rev. Dunbar was 
assisted by Rev. A. T. Luther of Ionia and Rev. Ralph Bates of the LeValley 
church.  Burial was in the mausoleum at Highland Park cemetery.  Bearers were 
M. Clyde Stout, Fred Brickley, Lester Wolverton and Fred Krieger.

Nearly 200 people attended the services. Among those who came from out-of town 
were Mr. and Mrs. O. I. Goodwin, Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goodwin and son, 
Wyandotte; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goodwin, Holland; Andrew Goodwin, Mr. and Mrs. 
Garlock, Carson City; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Emery 
Ferguson, Grand Rapids; Benjamin Carter, Mrs. Don Eddy, Lansing; Mrs. Orlo 
Elliott, Haflet; Mrs. Ray Fisher and Roy Fisher, Lake Orion; Mr. and Mrs. Bert 
Talcott, Keith Talcott, Saranac; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Higbee, Fred Klotz, Mr. and 
Mrs. Arthur Nuinnely, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adgate, Portland.


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