Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kenyon, Frank 1909
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Ionia Daily Standard, 11 Jan 1909

Long Time Inmate of County Infirmary Strays to His Death.

“Blind Frank” Kenyon aged 29 years and for 17 years an inmate of the Ionia 
County Infirmary, is dead.  During the progress of a phonograph concert that 
Keeper Gaffney was giving on Sunday night for the pleasure of the inmates, 
Frank made his escape, (as he has done at numerous other times), and early this 
morning was found by Ed. Patrick, in Berlin township, in the road nearby, 
chilled almost into insensibility after wandering about three miles.  Mr. 
Patrick, who knew the man, hooked up a single rig, with the intention of taking 
Frank back to the poor farm.  The escape was placed in the buggy and Mr. 
Patrick started for the infirmary, but had scarcely made the start when Frank 
gasped convulsively, and the end had come.

Coroner H. C. Clark was summoned and went to the Patrick home, and after 
inquiring into the case, decreed that an inquest was not necessary.

The remains were soon thereafter returned to the county house by Keeper 
Gaffney, who accompanied Coroner Clark on the out trip, arriving there at 1:30 
this afternoon.  Deceased was sent to County house from Portland township.

He has an aunt living near Portland, and a brother somewhere in this state, and 
the remains will be held a day or two, awaiting the arrival of the relatives if 
they can be located.


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