Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hinkley, George 1904
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Lake Odessa Wave, 1 Apr 1904

George Hinkley, a one time resident of this section, and known later as the 
proprietor of a merry-go-round which has been here upon several occasions, died 
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Watkins on Tuesday, after a week of intense 
suffering.  Mr. Hinkley’s home of late has been at Marion, and he came here 
just a week before his death on business.  Being acquainted with the Watkins’ 
he went there to board for the little while he intended to be in town, and his 
first night there he was taken sick, the best medical aid that could be had was 
secured, but he gradually grew worse, his wife was sent for and she came in 
time to spend the last days with him.  He has three children living.  He was 59 
years of age.  The cause of death was obstruction of the bowels, with resulting 
inflammation.  On the autopsy, gall stones were found to have collected in the 
gall bladder to the number of over a hundred, but these were not the direct 
cause of death, although he has been troubled with these for a period of eight 
years.  The remains were taken to his home at Marion on Tuesday.

George L. Hinkley was born in Hillsdale county, April 7, 1845.  he resided in 
Hillsdale county with his parents until 1875, when he was united in marriage 
with Miss Arabella Sowtelle, of Darlington, Wisconsin.  He then moved to 
Osceola county, where he took up a homestead.  He and his faithful wife went 
five miles into what was then a vast wilderness and put up their first home, a 
log cabin.  The remained there until 1883, when they moved to Odessa township, 
living there for eighteen years and finally moving to Marion, Osceola county, 
and have since resided … [Transcriber's Note:  This is the end of this copy of 
the obituary.]


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