Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Owens, David J. Rev. March 2, 1919 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com October 22, 2013, 10:01 am Ionia Daily Standard - Mon. March 3, 1919 Rev. David J. Owens, father of Fred J. Owens of this city, died at his home in Crystal, Sunday, about noon, his son being summoned up there early in the morning. Rev. Owens had retired from the ministry on account of failing health and failing eyesight. He was a man of patient and cheerful disposition, big hearted and kindly. A Civil war veteran, he had prided himself on raising and daily unfurling the flag on the flagstaff in his yard. Besides his son in Ionia, he leaves a widow and a daughter, Mrs. De Young, resident of Crystal Additional Comments: Carson City cemetery Certif. #3 Son of Samson & Elizabeth File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/o/owens22691nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb