Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Olmsted, Seymour M. June 22, 1945
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Lake Odessa Wave - Thursday July 5, 1945

                        Obituary of Seymour M.Olmsted

Seymour M.Olmsted, third son of Cornelius and Elizabeth Van Scoten Olmsted, was 
born August 17m 1861, in Erie county, New York. He came to Michigan with his 
parents at the age of three years and has since resided in Carlton township.

He was united in marriage to Jessie Benten LePard of Odessa township on December 
25, 1883. One son, George, was born to this union.. His wife preceded him in 
death October 26, 1942.

He was a member of the Tamarac United Brethren church for years and transferred 
his membership to the Woodbury church when the church was moved to Kalamazoo.

After a lingering illness, he passed away at his home in Carlton township on 
June 22, 1945, at the age of 83 years, 10 months and five days. He leaves to 
mourn their loss his son George, two grandsons, Carl in Woodland and S/Sgt. 
Clare Olmsted in the Ninth Engineer company with the Ninth Air Force now in 
Germany, and three great-grandchildren; one brother Moses at Midale, 
Saskethewan; also a nephew, the Rev. Paul Olmsted in Lake Odessa; a half-sister 
Mrs Esther Parmelee in Grand Rapids, and two step-brothers, George LePard at 
Claresholm, Alberta, Canada, and David LePard in Grand Rapids.

He will be greatly missed by his relatives, friends and neighbors.

The funeral was held at the Wortley & Baine chapel on Monday of last week, the 
Rev.M.H. Dawson giving the sermon. Pall bearers were John Abbot, August Tasker, 
Arthur Stairs and Scott Lydy. Burial was in Lakeside cemetery.

                              CARD OF THANKS
Olmsted-We wish to express our appreciation to all who assisted in any way and 
for the flowers and kindness shown us at the time of the burial of our father.
                       Mr and Mrs.George Olmsted,
                       Mr and Mrs Carl Olmsted 
                          and children,
                          Clare Olmsted.

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