Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Liverton, George March 6, 1926
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The Lake Odessa Wave, Wednesday, March 17, 1926
As announced last week the funeral services of George Liverton, one of Lake 
Odessa’s most prominent capitalists, was held at the home of a sister, Mr. and 
Mrs. Chas. Rudd of Berlin township and was largely attended.  The spacious 
home was filled with relatives, business friends, Masonic brother and others 
who came to pay their respects to one they had known so long.  

The sermon was by the Berlin pastor, Rev. C. E. Thies, who preached a most 
excellent sermon and the music was by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Goodemoot using 
favorite songs of the family.  Mrs. Thos. Johnson accompanied on the piano.  
The Masonic order had charge of the services at the Letts cemetery, giving the 
ritualistic charge.  

Thus passes a man who has been said to have been worth $200,000 or more, a man 
who lived very plainly and most modestly.  He enjoyed the fraternities to 
which he belonged and appreciated his friends.

George Liverton was born in Devonshire, England on January 27, 1849, died 
March 6, at Lake Odessa in his seventy-eighth year.  When he was three years 
of age his parents left England and settled in the state of New York where 
they lived for five years.  In 1857 the family came to Michigan and settled on 
the homestead in Berlin township where Mr. Liverton spent the greater portion 
of his life.  The death of his father occurred when George was in his 
seventeenth year, thus leaving him with the responsibility of caring for his 
mother and six small sisters. On the tenth day of December 1892 he was married 
to Grace Spenser of Grand Ledge who preceded him in death just thirteen years 
ago.  Two sisters have also died; Mrs. Mary Anderson of Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. 
Eliza Rudd of Berlin.

He was always interested in the various organizations of the community, being 
a member of the Masonic order, the Eastern Star, Odd Fellow and Rebekahs.  He 
was a man of unusual ability and untiring energy.  These qualities made him a 
very successful business man.  

He leaves to mourn his death four sisters, Mrs. Grace Krauz of Portland, Mrs. 
Martha Jones of Aberdeen, Washington, Mrs. Ellen Bigelow of Grand Rapids, Mrs. 
Anna Rudd of Berlin, also a wide circle of friends among the farmers and 
business men of Ionia County.

So passes one of the old residents of Ionia County, a man of industry, 
honesty, and thrift, whose life will always be a reminder to those of this 
generation who knew him, that success comes to him who plans with intelligence 
and toils with diligence.

Card of Thanks

We wish to thank all those who assisted in any way, also for the flowers sent 
at the time of the death of our brother, George Liverton.

The Sisters and families


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