Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....King, Marietta 1937
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Lake Odessa Wave, 11 Mar 1937

Grandma King Passed At Age of 97 Years

Ill Only Two Weeks.  Funeral at Sunfield Church Thursday Afternoon.

The grand old lady of Sebewa Mrs. Marietta King passed away Tuesday at the home 
of her daughter Mrs. Flora Bottomley in Sebewa.  Had Mrs. King lived till the 
29th of this month she would have been 98 years old.

Mrs. King had received many honors in her later years by the Daughters of the 
American Revolution.  She had many friends who loved her dearly and she was 
always invited to social functions in the vicinity.  Quite often she took part 
giving readings from memory, and in other ways adding to the occasion.

The funeral will be held in Sunfield, Thursday afternoon, conducted by previous 
arrangement by herself, by the Mapes undertakers. Rev. C. N. Stormes of the 
Lake Odessa United Brethren church will officiate.  Burial will be at Lyons 
beside her husband.

Mrs. Marietta King was born on March 27, 1839, at Gaines, N. Y.  Her father 
died when she was seven years old, leaving a family of eight children.  At that 
time she went to live with a well-to-do farmer, John Proctor, near there, until 
her marriage to Stephen M. King on April 17, 1859.  He enlisted in the Civil 
war and his wife was left virtually penniless to care for a baby daughter.  He 
came home on a furlough and when he returned to the front he was stationed with 
a different company and his name was not properly recorded, so he did not 
receive his honorable discharge.  Mrs. King has been unable to get a widow’s 
pension for this reason.

In 1865 they moved to Lansing and built a home.  In 1870 they moved to Lyons, 
and King street in that village is named for Mr. King.  Later they moved to 
Muir where they conducted a drug store for 12 years.  The remainder of their 
lives was spent mostly in Ionia county.

Mr. King died on April 18, 1920, the day following their 61st wedding 
anniversary.  Since his death Mrs. King resided with her daughter Mrs. Flora 
Bottomley in Sebewa.

She was the “youngest old lady” for many miles around, very active in the daily 
household duties and for the last 15 years she had her “second eyesight,” 
reading her daily paper and writing her letters without glasses.  She was a 
great favorite with her friends and neighbors in both Sebewa and Odessa 
townships.  Of a sunny disposition she won the hearts of the people she came in 
contact with.  She was only ill two weeks prior to her death.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. King were three daughters, and one son who died in 
infancy.  The daughters are Mrs. Luella Ross in Lansing, Mrs. Etta Green, who 
lived in Panama until her death two years ago, and Mrs. Flora Bottomley in 
Sebewa.  There are five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-
great-grandchild.


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