Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Olmsted, Jessie (Lepard) (Mrs. Seymour) October 26, 1942
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Lake Odessa Wave - Times - November 5, 1942
           OBITUARY OF WIFE OF SEYMOUR OLMSTED

   Jessie Benten Lepard was born September 30, 1864, in Fulton county, Ohio, and at
an early age came to 
Michigan with her parents Jacob and Lucretia Lepard. She was one of a family of 11
brothers and sisters.

   On December 25, 1883, she was married to Seymour Olmsted and for almost 59 years
they have traveled 
life's road together. One son George was born to this union.

   She was converted some 40 years ago, was a member of the United Brethren church
at Tamarac for many 
years and a faithful attendant until failing health prevented.

   She passed away October 26 at her home in Carlton township, Barry county, at the
age of 78 years and 25 
days, and leaves to mourn her departure her husband and son George, two grandsons,
Carl in Woodland and 
Clare in the U. S. Army in England, and three great-grandchildren, aldo two brothers
David in Grand Rapids, 
Mich, and George in Alberta, Canada, and one half-sister Mrs. Esther Parmelee at
Allegan, Mich., and many 
nieces, nephews, cousins and her neighbors and friends. Four sisters and four
brothers preceded her in 
death.

   She suffered much pain during her long illness and for the past year was confined
to her home and although 
her eyes were closed for a time with blindness, we live in the faith that they are
now open in a better, brighter 
land, and a haven of rest for body and soul where there is no pain or sorrow.

   She was a good wife and mother and will be sadly missed by her aged husband and
her family.

   The funeral was held from Calvary United Brethren church in Lake Odessa with her
pastor the Rev. J. I. 
Batdorff officiating, the Rev. F. W. Moxon, pastor of the church, assisting, and
burial wasn't in Lakeside 
cemetery.

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