Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Merritt, Nellie 1878 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net July 31, 2016, 10:44 am Ionia Sentinel, page 1, 11 Jan 1878 Nellie Merritt, daughter of Mrs. Southwick Merritt, died on Friday evening of last week, at the age of 17 years, after a lingering illness of about one year’s duration. Nellie was a bright, beautiful girl, of an amiable disposition, and her loss is a cause of deep grief to many affectionate friends. The funeral services were held at the residence of C.W Stone, on Sunday afternoon, and were conducted by Rev. E. Cooley, of the M.E. Church. [Transcriber's Note: There is a notation on the obituary card that she was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/merritt33425nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb