Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Messer, Missouri 1921
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Lyons Herald, 15 Dec 1921

Dies of Apoplexy

Missouri Messer, aged 69 years, died at his home in Lyons Tuesday morning, 
December 13th shortly after one o’clock as the result of a stroke of apoplexy.  
He was stricken while kindling the fire at his home Sunday morning at six 
o’clock.  He retained consciousness intermittently until late Sunday afternoon 
when he lapsed into a state of coma, breathing his last at 1:20 a.m.

Missouri Messer, son of Michael and Lydia Messer, was born in Salsbury 
township, Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, September 20th, 1852, and died at his 
home in Lyons, December 13th 1921, aged 69 years, 2 months, 28 days.  He came 
to Michigan in 1865 and was married April 5th, 1877, to Miss May Alexander.  To 
this union seven children were born, four of whom survive:  Orvis Messer of 
Lyons, Mrs. Lydia Wicks of Lebanon, Mrs. Maggie Tate of Maple Rapids and Mrs. 
Ruby Roberts of Delta, Colorado.  He is also survived by his widow and fourteen 
grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church of Lyons at 11 o’clock 
Friday.  Interment will be made in the family lot at East Plains cemetery.  
Rev. Vincent C. Webb will officiate at the funeral services.


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