Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Potter, Josephine Elizabeth September 22, 1938 ************************************************ 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 21, 2013, 12:35 pm Lake Odessa Wave - Sept. 29, 1938 MRS. LEWIS H. POTTER DIES AT AGE OF 69 Leaves Husband, One Son and One Daughter, Funeral at Clarksville The funeral of Mrs. Lewis Potter of a nearby community west of this village was held at Clarksville Sunday afternoon, and burial was at Clarksville The deceased was the mother of one of our recent, faithful mail carriers. She leaves behind a record of faithfulness and friendliness and loving motherhood, and is deeply mourned by her loved ones. Obituary Josephine Elizabeth Cummins, daughter of William and Nancy Cummins was born August 5, 1809 in Campbell Township, Ionia County, Michigan and departed this life September 22, 1938 at the age of 69 years, one month and 17 days. On November 12, 1885 she was united in marriage to Lewis H. Potter. To this union were born five children, three of them dying in infancy. She leaves to mourn their loss besides the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Shores of Lowell, Mich. and one son Arthur Potter of Woodland; one brother, Otis Cummings; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren besides several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. About two years ago she made her peace with God, accepting Jesus as her Saviour and during the last few weeks of her life found a real joy and peace in her heart in trusting in her Saviour Christ Jesus. She was a friendly woman and made many friends and was a kind wife and a very fine mother. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/potter22610nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb