Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gott, Elma F. (Smith) 1950
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Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 21 & 24 Feb 1950

Mrs. Elma Gott died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Young, in Easton,
Monday afternoon, February 20.  She was 80 years old.

Elma Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Smith, was born in Ionia Township,
November 24, 1869.  She attended Ionia schools and taught in three of the county
rural schools before her marriage to George B. Gott, in 1891.  Their married
life was spent on the farm where Mrs. Gott died Monday, the farm that had been
in the Gott family for nearly 100 years.

She is survived by Mrs. Young, Easton, a son A.W. Gott, Ionia, two
grandchildren, Mrs. Arnold Balzell and Mrs. Robert Pierce, of Ionia, and four
great-grandchildren.  Mr. Gott died 14 years ago.

Rev. Paul L. Stewart will officiate at the funeral which will be from
Stone-Kauffman Funeral Home, Thursday afternoon.  Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. 
Bearers will be Harold Anslow, Walter Yeomans, Royce Whorley, Elmer Coates, Ed
Timmerman and Harry Nelson.

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Funeral services for Mrs. Elma Gott who died Monday afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Young, of Easton were held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at
Stone-Kauffman Funeral Home.  Dr. Paul Stewart officiated.  Interment was in Oak
Hill Cemetery.

Miss Marjorie Yeomans and Mrs. Walter Yeomans were in charge of the flowers. 
Her bearers were Harold Anslow, Walter Yeomans, Royce Whorley, Ed Timmerman,
Elmer Coates and Harry Nelson.

Attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith of Lansing, Mr. and
Mrs. James Brown of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Higley of Grant Rapids, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Lindsey of Elma, Mr. and Mrs. Myles Hansen and family of McBrides,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Higley of Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Amann, Joann and
Helen, of Battle Creek, Mr. and Mrs. James Little and Mrs. Susie Little of Palo
and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Sherwood of Carson City.


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