Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Phelps, Myrtle B. May 14, 1916
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel, Thursday, May 18, 1916
The funeral service for Mrs. P. Roy Phelps was attended Wednesday afternoon at 
2 o’clock from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Phelps, 424 High 
street.  The service was in charge of Rev. E. E. Branch and Mrs. Eugene Smith 
and Mrs. Harry E. Spencer sang.  The pallbearers were Fred Fisher, Capt. Ray 
Hogarth, Orry Waterbury, Lee Yates, Dr. R. L. Benedict and Arthur Colvin.  The 
remains were interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.  There was a great quantity of 
flowers the testimonials of esteem for the deceased and sympathy for Mr. 
Phelps coming from many places, probably more than a hundred offerings being 
placed around the casket.  There were four beautiful baskets and pieces almost 
in countless numbers.  

Miss Myrtle B. Jefferson was born in Pentwater, Mich., April 20, 1884, and was 
married to Mr. Phelps in Ludington April 19, 1910.  Her death occurred in St. 
Vincent’s hospital in Toledo last Sunday Morning, May 14, after a critical 
illness covering a period of three weeks, about half of this time the patient 
being in the hospital and meningitis being the immediate cause of death after 
great suffering for many days.  Mr. Phelps came to Ionia with the remains last 
Tuesday being accompanied here by C. H. Walter, traveling freight agent of the 
Pere Marquette at the Toledo commercial offices.

Others from out of town who were here for the funeral were Mrs. E. C. Buck of 
New York city, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jefferson of Ludington, he being a brother 
of Mrs. Phelps, Mr. and Mrs. James Hubbard of Union City, Mrs. Lettie White of 
Benton Harbor, Mrs. Margaret Shears of Kalamazoo, Mr. and Mrs. Perry French of 
Bronson, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed and MR. 
and Mrs. Byron Johnson of Coldwater, Mich.  Mr. Phelps returned to Toledo 
Monday and will be accompanied by is mother who goes there for a visit. 

Mrs. Phelps before her marriage (portion illegible), meeting Mr. Phelps there 
while he was station agent for the Pere Marquette.  In Portland as well as in 
Ionia and Toledo she was greatly admired and loved, leaving many friends to 
regret her untimely death and who express their sincere sorrow and sympathy to 
the surviving family.


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