Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Nye, Richard Alton September 2, 1935 ************************************************ 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 January 16, 2022, 3:51 pm Lake Odessa Wave - Times - September 5, 1935 BRIGHT YOUNG MAN TAKEN SUDDENLY MON. ------------ INFANTILE PARALYSIS ACCOMPANIED BY PNEUMONIA IS FATAL TO RICHARD NYE, ONLY SON OF MR. AND MRS. A. L. NYE. ------------ Surprise that amounted to almost consternation seized the people of main street in this village Monday morning when the news of the death of Richard Nye was passed around town. It seemed that the young man had not felt well for some days but had been about as usual. Sunday he was taken ill, getting worse rapidly he was taken to Blodgett hospital, Grand Rapids at 2 o'clock a.m., and word came to his father about 9 a.m. to come immediately and a second message about 10 o'clock announced his death from a combination of infantile paralysis and pneumonia. Richard was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alton L. Nye of his place. Has lived here all his 17 years. He was a favorite in Sunday school and day school. In the latter he was a high school senior and was particularly strong in the sciences and athletics including tennis, football basketball and baseball. When the news of his death came his young companions could scarcely believe such a think could happen to Richard so suddenly, as he had been assisting in his father's drug store until taken. He leaves two sisters besides his parents, Martha Jane about 12 years of age and a married sister Mr. Howard Kelley of Syracuse, N. Y. The funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Leon W. Manning officiating and burial was at Lakeside cemetery. This is said to be the first death from infantile paralysis in the county. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/n/nye42103nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb