Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Locke, Alfred R. 1922
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 15 May 1922

Alfred Locke Loses Battle For His Life

Long and Heroically-Fought Strife Ends in Death Sunday Afternoon at East Main 
Street Home.

Served City, County, State, and Nation During His Live.

Funeral, According to Wishes, Will Be Held Under Masonic Auspices, with Burial 
at Belding.

Alfred R. Locke, one of Ionia county’s best known citizens, died at his home on 
East Main street at 2:27 o’clock Sunday afternoon, after a six months’ battle 
against the ravages of Bright’s disease.  He was 53 years of age at the time of 
his death and has been a lifelong resident of this county.  His funeral 
services will be under the auspices of Ionia Masonic bodies Wednesday afternoon 
at 3:30 at the home, and burial will be in Belding, in accordance with the 
wishes of Mr. Locke.

Born in Easton township in 1868, Alfred R. Locke had maintained his home in 
Ionia county while serving his city, county, state, and nation in various 
public capacities.  He was married in 1891 to Miss Ona Morse, daughter of 
Joseph Morse, of Otisco, who survives him.  Surviving him also are his aged 
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Locke, residing here.

From 1892 until 1895 Mr. Locke was United States deputy consul at Glasgow, 
Scotland, during the time that Judge A. B. Morse was consul there.  For 20 
years he served the state of Michigan faithfully as a member of the board of 
control of the Michigan reformatory.  In 1912 and 1914 he served Ionia county 
as prosecuting attorney, and he served the city of Ionia as city attorney and 
as a member of the board of education for a number of years.  Prominently 
identified with politics here, he had always maintained an active affiliation 
with the democratic party.

Mr. Locke graduated from the Michigan Agricultural college in 1890, studied law 
and entered the law office of Judge A. B. Morse.  Later he was a partner in the 
firm of Locke & Sheldon, succeeding his partner, Dwight Sheldon, as prosecuting 
attorney at the time of Mr. Sheldon’s death.  Until recently he was associated 
with George E. Nichols in the law firm of Nichols & Locke, and at the time of 
his death was senior partner in the firm of Locke & Mathews.  He was admitted 
to the bar in 1891 and was a member of the county and state bar associations.

He was a member of the Ionia Masonic lodges, the Elks, Odd Fellows, Knights of 
Pythias, and Sons of Veterans.  The Masons will have charge of the funeral 
services Wednesday afternoon at 3:30, city time.  Previous to his death Mr. 
Locke had expressed his wishes regarding the details of his funeral, and these 
will be carried out.

Out of respect for the memory of Alfred R. Locke, the dinner of the Exchange 
club which was to have been held Tuesday at noon has been postponed until 
Thursday noon of this week.  Mr. Locke was a charter member of the Exchange 
club and one of the most active in its organization.

Friends are asked please to omit flowers for the funeral of Mr. Locke.


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