Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Lepard, Daniel (Mr.) April 10, 1920
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - April 16, 1920
                      DANIEL LEPARD GONE EARLY MICH. PIONEER
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       FAMILIAR FIGURE SUCCOMBS TO APPOPLEXY.  HALE OLD AGE, 
DEATH COMES QUICKLY. LARGE FAMILY OF RELATIVES HIS GIFT TO THIS VINICITY.
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   The village was greatly shocked last Saturday noon when word was passed around
that Daniel Lepard had 
passed away.  While he had been gradually failing all winter he had been around and
only on Thursday had 
made his usual trip to town.  He was stricken Friday evening with apoplexy and the
children hurriedly called 
home.  All that loving hands could do was done but to no avail.
   Mr. Lepard was one of the early pioneers of this country.  He came from Ohio in
1861, buying eighty acres of 
wild land in Odessa township.  This he set about to clear, a part of which he still
owned at the time of his 
death.  He lived in a shanty nearby until he had chopped and hewed timber enough for
a house of his own 
that he completed by the following spring.  He then began clearing the land for
crops, but this was slow work 
as he had to take jobs of chopping for others by the day to earn enough for his
daily needs.  At the end of five 
years he had cleared 22 acres and by hard labor in time cleared it all and today it
is one of the best farms in 
this part of the country.
   At that time the nearest market was Saranac where he used to drive with his ox
team.
   The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Congregational church, the pastor
Rev. Lash, officiating.  
Mrs. Harley Owens and Mrs. A. J. Dann accompanied by Mrs. Leon Gilson furnished the
music.
   The grandson, Walter Wortley, Undertaker, conducted the funeral and six other
grandsons were pall-
bearers.
   He was laid to res in Lakeside cemetery.  Those from away in attendance were; Ira
Lepard, Mr and Mrs. A. 
Hull and Mrs. Emma Meyers of Attica, O; Wesley Lepard of Charlotte and Shirley
Lepard of Grand Ledge.



Additional Comments:
                        OBITUARY
   Daniel Lepard was born May 27, 1820, in Seneca County, Ohio and died at his home
in Lake Odessa, April 
10, 1920 aged 89 years, 10 months and 14 days.  He was united in marriage to
Margaret Parmeter, March 23, 
1855, who departed the life July 20, 1886.
   To this union were born six sons and three daughters, all of whom are living
except on son who died in 
infancy.
   In the year 1861, he, with his family came to Michigan settling in Odessa
township.  In the spring of 1895 he 
was again united in marriage to Mary Ann Green, who died January 19, 1917.
   There are left to mourn eight children, 22 grandchildren and 20 great
grandchildren, besides a host of other 
relatives and friends.
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                                 CARD OF THANKS
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   WE wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to those who sent flowers, for the words
of comfort, to the singers 
and the minister for his words of comfort.
                                        The children.




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