Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rice, Emily 1902
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Lyons Herald, 10 Sep 1902

Several weeks ago The Observer contained an item to the effect that Mrs. Rice 
was critically ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. P. Culver.  Mrs. Rice 
recovered from the attack, which was thought to have been heart trouble, and 
was about again.  A few days ago she had another attack, however, and this one 
proved fatal, she having passed away on Saturday morning last, old age and 
congestions of the lungs being given as the cause of death.

Mrs. Rice was born at Union, Maine, upward of 84 years ago.  For a number of 
years she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Lyon, in Chicago, having 
gone there from Ludington, Mich., after her husband’s death a number of years 
ago, but visiting her daughter here during nearly every summer.

All her children – Mrs. Culver, Mrs. Lyon, and Mrs. Goodrich of Reed City were 
here at the time of her death, but none were in the room at the time, she 
having passed away suddenly when none but the nurse, Miss Mable Morehouse of 
Grand Rapids, who had been attending her but a few days, was present.  Deceased 
was a kindly old lady, loved by all who knew her, and up to a short time ago 
had been remarkably smart for one of her extreme age.

Short funeral services were conducted from the home of Mrs. Culver Sunday 
forenoon, after which the remains were taken by special train to Ludington, 
where services were held Monday and burial made by the side of her husband.  
Revs. Carlisle and Millard attended the services here.

The special train was made almost a necessity, as it is impossible to reach 
Ludington from Portland until late at night any other way without remaining 
over night on the road, and this the family objected to doing.  The remains 
were accompanied by the daughters who were already here, beside members of Mr. 
Lyon’s family, who came here from Chicago Saturday night, and being joined at 
Ludington by members of Mrs. Goodrich’s family.


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