Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Purdy, James Lawrence 1898 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net May 1, 2015, 12:53 pm Belding Banner, 20 Oct 1898 James Lawrence Purdy was born in St. Lawrence county, N.Y., January 1, 1833. He came to Grattan with his parents in 1849. Soon after becoming of age he purchased the farm where since his marriage to Charlotte Randel March 26, 1857, he has resided till October 7, dying from consumption after two years of sickness. He leaves a wife, two sons, one daughter, two brothers, two sisters and a large circle of friends and neighbors who mourn the loss of a devoted husband, a loving father, a kind brother and an upright and honest friend and neighbor. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/purdy30527nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb