Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, Rhoda F. (Carpenter) 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 4, 2010, 10:44 pm Lake Odessa Wave, 26 May 1926 Rhoda F. Carpenter was born in Hinkley, Medina County, Ohio on January 28, 1848, and passed away at her home in Lake Odessa, on May 20, 1926, at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 22 days. When a child one year old she came with her parents to Michigan and they settled in Sebewa, and Ionia county has been her home practically all of her life. She was married on August 20, 1864 to Edward B. Griffin of Portland. Their early married life was spent in Sebewa. To Mr. and Mrs. Griffin six children were born. Three of them died in childhood. The family moved to Lake Odessa in 1917 and Mr. Griffin passed away the same year. Mrs. Griffin is survived by three children, John, Anna, now Mrs. Wm. Sweitzer, and Elton, all of Lake Odessa. Also a brother, Wesley Carpenter who lives in Oklahoma, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. In early life Mrs. Griffin became a Christian and united with the Baptist church of Sebewa. When they came to Lake Odessa she transferred her membership to the Central Methodist church of which she has remained a faithful and active member. To her family, to Central church and to the community she has given a full measure of loving Christian service, and for years the memory of her life will be cherished by those who knew her. The funeral was held at Central church on Saturday afternoon and she was laid to rest by the side of her husband in beautiful Lake Side. The sermon was by her pastor and the music by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Goodemoot and Mrs. Thos. Johnson. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/griffin10173nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb