Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Meach, Ella S. 1937
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, June 3, 1937

Mrs. Walter Meach, 76 years old, died at her home north of Muir, Wednesday, 
June 12, after an illness of several months.  Mrs. Meach was born at Fort 
Mackinaw in 1861 and was the only child of William and Sylvia Bishop-Booker.  
When but a small child her parents located near Belding where she attended 
school, later teaching the Session and Indian school of Middle village.

On April 23, 1884, she was married to Walter Meach, and moved to McBrides 
where they lived two years and then moved to Belding where Mr. Meach was 
employed at the silk mills and Mrs. Meach as bookkeeper at the Leonard General 
store.  In 1905 Mr. and Mrs. Meach moved to a farm north of Muir where they 
operated a milk route for 32 years.  Mrs. Meach was an active member of the 
Presbyterian church, belonging to the aid society and the ladies’ library club 
as well as active in civic affairs in her community.

She is survived by her husband, Walter, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held from the home, Saturday afternoon, June 5, at 2 
o’clock.  Bearers will be Selton Kendall of Muir, Lester Ross of Ionia, Otto 
Ulrich of Muir, L. H. Leonard of Belding, Nathan Greene and Elmer Cutler of 
Muir.  Burial will be in the Muir cemetery.


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