Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mathews, Ella (Scheibly) (Mrs. William) October 10, 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com February 3, 2022, 2:08 pm Lake Odessa Wave - Times - October 17, 1924 EARLY RESIDENT PASSES AWAY OCT. 10TH ------------ ONE OF THE OLDEST LADIES OF THE VILLAGE. LEAVES ONE SON. BURIAL SERVICES AT U. B. CHURCH ----------- Mrs. Ella Mathews, who has been ill at the home of Mrs. Richter, who cared for her, died Friday morning. Mrs. Mathews has been in poor health for a long time but has been able to get around until recently when about to set a cup on table she fell and this was the beginning of the end. Mrs. Mathews was a member of the U. B. church and lived a Christian and was dearly beloved by her children and grandchildren. The funeral was held at the U. B. church, Re. Spafford preached and burial was in Lakeside cemetery. ------------ OBITUARY Ella Scheibly was born in West Salem, Ohio, Dec. 24, 1839 and died Friday morning Oct. 10, 1924, aged 84 years, 9 months, 14 days. She came to Michigan about 1866 and was united in marriage to Wm. Mathews in 1867. To this union were born three children Inez, Adalia and Riley, Inez and Adalia preceded her in death. She is survived by her son Riley, two brothers, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren and a host of friends. She has been a Christian for many years and at the time of her death was a member of the U. B. church of Lake Odessa. Additional Comments: CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all the friends and neighbors, the minister and singers for their kindnesses and assistance, and for the flowers at the time of the sickness and death of our mother and grandmother. Riley Mathews, Mrs. Viva Ray, Mrs. Iloa Dunkinson, Voight Mathews. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mathews42345nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb