Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Green, Ethel May (Lepard) February 25, 1921
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times
           ETHEL LEPARD-GREEN LEAVES EARTHLY FOR HEAVENLY HOME  
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 MANY SORROWING FRIENDS ATTEND LARGE FUNERAL--MANY FLOWERS SHOW GREAT APPRECIATION. 
 
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   The family and friends of Mrs. Harry J. Green were surprised when they heard of
her death at Blodgett hospital in Grand Rapids last Friday evening.
   Mrs. Green had not been in excellent health for the past five years, but as she
was quiet as to her ailments and apparently healthy none but the intimate friends knew of 
her trouble.  As nothing but an operation would cure her it was decided upon and she went 
to Blodgett as above stated.  The operation was successful but peritinitis set in and 
death came last Friday evening.
   Mrs. Green has spent her whole life in the village or this vicinity excepting a
few months at Belaire and was known comparatively by everyone.  she was of a sweet cheerful 
disposition.  She was a graduate of our high school class of 1910.
   She has practically grown up an active member of the United Brethren in Christ
church in this place.  she was always active and faithful in the service of her Lord and 
she leaves a place there as well as in her home which can never be replaced.
   Her Sunday school class of six girls acted as flower girls at her funeral
depositing carnations on her as she lay in her beautiful casket and robes. The flowers were 
the ones she cherished while at the hospital as they were sent by the mail carriers.  The 
girls were given a place on the platform during the services.
   The floral offerings were numerous, coming from a large family of relatives,
friends and from the local mail carriers and the county association of carriers.
   Rev. Zuse her pastor gave a comforting sermon which was greatly appreciated by
the bereaved who have felt the sorrow so heavy.
   The mail carriers acted as pallbearers and her former Sunday school class mates
as honors bearers and she was laid to rest at Lakeside.
           OBITUARY
   Ethel May Lepard, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Lepard, was born March
19, 1891 in Odessa township.
   Graduated fro L.O.H.S. in year 1910.  She then followed the teaching profession
for four years.
   On June 27, 1914, she was united in marriage to Harry J. Green.  To this union
one child was born, Merlin, who is now 5 years of age.
   She departed this life February 25, 1921, at the age of 29 years, 11 months and 7
days.
   
                                    



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