Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Greer, John 1912
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Lyons Herald, 29 Feb 1912

John Greer passed peacefully away Friday morning after being confined to his 
bed only 4 days although he had been in poor health for several weeks.

Deceased was born near Belfast, Ireland, June 22, 1861, and departed this life 
Feb. 23, 1912, aged 50 years, 8 months and 1 day.  Funeral services were held 
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown, of this village, Sunday, Rev. 
Wilkinson of Ionia Episcopal church officiating.  Interment in Lyons cemetery.

Mr. Greer came to America when about 19 years of age, coming almost direct to 
Lyons, where he has made his home ever since.  He boarded with Mr. and Mrs. A. 
Hodgson for 13 years coming from there to Lyons where he has made his home with 
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Brown for the last 16 years.  He worked at the stone quarry 
about 25 years.  Though he was a single man, with no known relatives, he had 
gathered around him a host of friends, who respected him for what he was – A 
man in every sense of the word.


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