Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lee, Christine (Converse) July 16, 1943
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Sentinel-Standard - Saturday, July 17, 1943

Mrs. Christine Lee, 95, died Friday afternoon in the farm home of her son, 
Adelbert Lee. She was a pioneer resident of Keene township and was known 
throughout the community as "Grandma" Lee.

She was born in Plympton, Canada, February, 1848, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Adin Converse. In the early fifties she moved to Muskegon with her parents and 
later came to Ionia county. In 1868, she was married to Hiram N. Lee, who 
preceded her in death in October, 1918. He had been sheriff of Ionia county 
from 1885 to 1889. Mrs. Lee was the oldest member of the Valley chapter, No. 
27* of OES and was a member of the Methodist church and the Ladies Aid in 
Saranac.

She is survived by her son, Adelbert; two grandchildren, Gene J. Lee and Mrs. 
Elva Parker of Sand Lake; a sister, Mrs. Clarence York, of Detroit and a 
brother, Frank Converse, of Belding.

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Stone 
funeral home, Ionia. Burial will be in Saranac cemetery.

Additional Comments:
Services: Sunday, July 18, 1943
Saranac cemetery - #346

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