Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pryer, Roy W. 1936
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Portland Observer, 3 Dec 1936

Stroke Takes Dr. Roy Pryer Early Monday

Was Regarded As Bacteriological Authority With State Laboratory

Suffered Stroke Sunday Evening

Had Been Ill Several Weeks But Was Thought To Be Out Of Danger

The community received another staggering loss Monday in the death of Dr. Roy 
W. Pryer, who died early that morning a few hours after suffering a stroke at 
his farm home southeast of this village in Danby township.

Taken ill four weeks ago Dr. Pryer was taken to a Lansing hospital suffering 
with severe head pains.  Several days later he had so far improved that he was 
brought to his home where he continued to gain in health and Saturday afternoon 
was able to come to town.  Telling his family he was feeling fine he was about 
all day Sunday and that evening suffered the stroke, his death following early 
Monday morning.  

Dr. Pryer was born in Danby township 51 years ago on the farm adjoining that 
where his death occurred.  He was the son of the late William H. Pryer, one of 
Danby’s early pioneer settlers, who passed away last September.  For a number 
of years he had been assistant director in the state health laboratory at 
Lansing and prior to his taking that position had been connected with such 
departments in Detroit and Ann Arbor.  He was regarded as a bacteriological 
authority and one of the state’s most valuable workers in that field and had 
charge of the production of smallpox and rabies vaccine in the state laboratory.

Dr. Pryer was a World war veteran and a member of Dale E. Hyland post, American 
Legion.  During the war he served as captain in a sanitary corps overseas.  He 
was also a member of the Portland Masonic lodge.

Besides the widow, who was formerly Miss Lucille Strong, Dr. Pryer is survived 
by two children, Miss Margretta and William, both at home.  One sister, Mrs. 
Robert Brooks, of Portland, also survives.

Funeral services were held from the home Wednesday afternoon under the auspices 
of the American Legion.  Burial was made in Danby cemetery.


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