Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....GUNN, Joshua S. August 1901
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THE SEBEWA RECOLLECTOR Bulletin of The Sebewa Center Association   Volume 4  October  1968   Number 2; submitted with permission of Editor Grayden D. Slowins
FROM THE SCRAPBOOK OF THE LATE MISS ELLA GUNN WE PRESENT SOME OBITUARIES THAT 
GIVE AN INDICATION WHY THE NAME (Gunnville) SEEMED APPROPRIATE. 
ONE OF SEBEWA'S SOLID MEN; AUGUST 26, 1901.  One of the foremost residents of 
Sebewa township passed away last Tuesday morning, when Joshua Gunn breathed his 
last.  He had been unconscious for 24 hours prior to his death but had long 
realized that he was hopelessly ill.  Some time ago a cancer developed on his 
face and he got little relief from the operations, which were performed for its 
removal.  His funeral services were held in the Center church, near his late 
home on Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. T. J. Spencer, assisted by the 
local pastor.  Burial was made in the Baptist cemetery.
Joshua S. Gunn was born in Sussex county, N. J. in 1833 and at the age of five 
years he moved with his parents to Pennsylvania.  Just after the war closed, 
his brother, Theodore, moved to Sebewa township and bought 100 acres of land.  
His brothers, Joshua and Samuel followed him the same year, purchasing 160 
acres jointly in the same vicinity.  The farm later passed into Joshua's hands, 
Samuel buying one mile west.  The Gunns, by hard work, have acquired a great 
deal of land in the center of the township, Joshua's farm consisting, until 
quite recently of 280 acres.  Not long ago he deeded 80 acres to each of his 
children after his malady developed.  He also disposed of another parcel, 
leaving only an 80 at the time of his death.  Soon after his removal to Sebewa 
he married Rachel Rider, who died about five years ago.  Two children, Fred 
Gunn of Sebewa and Mrs. P. E. Barclay of Portland survive him.
Mr. Gunn has served as township treasurer of Sebewa and since the new church 
was established at the Center he has been an active worker there, having been 
one of the trustees of the church since it was completed.  He was universally 
respected.

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