Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nichols, John S. December 6, 1910
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Lake O Wave - Friday, Dec. 10, 1910

John Nichols an old resident of Odessa died at his home Monday morning from a 
stroke of paralysis. Mr. Nichol's health has been noticeably falling for some 
time but was usually well when a stroke of paralysis seized him week ago 
Thursday and the end came Monday morning. Uncle John Nichols was blind from 
early manhood having suffered the loss of the first eye by an accident in 
boyhood. When a young man, he was of a studious nature and secured an education 
and taught school. He then went into the drug business but the continuous 
strain on his one eye was too great and inflammation shortly afterward deprived 
him of this last means of sight. He lived more than fifty years in darkness 
never having seen his wife or children. He has lived in this vicinity 43 years 
and leaves a daughter, Mrs. Wm. Schmitz with whom he lived, and a son, Harry in 
the west from whom they were unable to locate in time for the funeral.

Although blind, Mr. Nichols was not helpless. He could move about the house and 
barn as through he could see and whenever he wished he would come to town 
guided only by his faithful cane, and his face was so familiar that even the 
children knew him, but he will be missed most by the faithful little daughter 
and her husband who have been his constant guardians for the past ten years or 
since the wife died.

He was born in Castletown, Vt., Feb. 12, 1832 and died Dec. 12 making him 78 
years and 10 months old. In 1867 he was married to Esther Thompson and leaves 
aside from his two children above mentioned, a step son, J. S. Thompson of 
Barryton, who with his wife were present at the funeral.

The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the home. Rev/ Thos. 
Laity preached and Mrs. A. J. Dann and Mr. Laity sang, with Miss Mildred Durkee 
as organist.  

Additional Comments:
Age. 78
Funeral: Wednesday, 8 December 1910
Lakeside cemetery #1-51

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