Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hinds, Emerson 1897 ************************************************ 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 July 2, 2011, 10:56 am Ionia Standard, 17 Sep 1897 Emerson Hinds, one of the early pioneers of Ionia county, died on Monday 6th inst., at his farm home, two miles south east of Smyrna. His wife died seven years ago. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Cyrus Beadle, of Smyrna, and two sons, Morris of Dakota, and John, who worked the farm and was a kind and thoughtful son. Deceased was 79 years of age, and was a patient sufferer for four years. His funeral took place Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock from the Smyrna Baptist church and the large congregation was a mute testimonial of the high regard in which he was held, for he was a loyal friend, a kind and sympathetic neighbor, and a man of many sterling qualities. His aged brother, Philander Hinds, of Wood’s Corners, is the only surviving member of the family. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hinds14107nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb