Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Howe, Leona G. December 9, 1924
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Belding Banner-News - Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1924

                         WELL KNOWN WOMAN ANSWERS SUMMONS
The death of Mrs. Leona Howe, aged 75 years, took place at the home of Mr. and 
Ms. Bruce Little, 522 Broas street, Tuesday morning at about four o'clock, 
following a lingering illness which had its start a number of years ago when 
she fell and received injuries which crippled her for life. Mrs. Howe was one 
of the cheerful dispositioned souls and no matter how hard her lot appeared to 
be at time, was always anxious and ready to look on the bright side of things.

She was a southern born woman and on many occasions would recall incidents 
which occurred before the Civil war, her father having been one of the 
plantation owners and having among his property numerous slaves. Mrs. Howe told 
of slave whipping, sales of slaves both private and at auction, and said that 
those were ordinary things in life which at the time seemed right but which in 
later years she looked on with abhorrence. She told the writer one time of how 
she hated the north and its soldiers because of the fact that they sought to 
deprive the south of what they termed their rights, but how this hatred left 
her when her future husband, Martin L. Howe, then a  young northern army 
engineer came to the section to the section of the country where she was 
living. 

Many years ago Mr. and Mrs. Howe came back to the north and settled on his farm 
several miles southeast of this city, where they resided until some time after 
Mr. Howe's death when Mrs. Howe came to this city to live with her 
granddaughter, Mrs. Ernest Anderson.

Following Mrs. Howe's death her body was taken to her grand daughter's home 
where it will remain until Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, when the funeral 
will be held at the Baptist church of which she was a member, Rev. W. A. Biss 
officiated and burial will be by the side of her husband, in River Ridge 
cemetery.

Mrs. Howe was for many years our valued correspondent in the Brink neighborhood 
and her items were always eagerly looked for by our city and country readers. 
While her life since her accident had been filled with misery and although she 
longed for the day when her spirit would be freed from its earthly prison and 
death being in a way a blessing, still her many friends will always think of 
this dear old lady as one whose friendship was genuine and timely though it was 
her death will be regretted by many.


Additional Comments:
Age: 75
Funeral: Thursday, 11 December 1924

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