Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Root, Joel Leroy (Jr.) April 15, 1889 ************************************************ 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 November 19, 2020, 9:52 am Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, April 18 & 25, 1889 Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, April 18, 1889 J. Leroy Root, who has been very sick for several months past with consumption, died Monday evening at half-past ten at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Root, on East Main street, aged 27 years. The funeral of J.L. Root will be attended from the family residence on East Main street at 3:30 this afternoon. Interment in Highland Park. ------------------------- Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, April 25, 1889 page 6 The funeral of J. Leroy Root was attended this afternoon from the family residence on East Main street. The services were conducted by Rev. Job Pierson. The floral tributes were many and very beautiful. Among them was a handsome wreath brought by Roy's friends from Lansing and Mason who came to pay their last respects to their friend. The interment was in Highland park cemetery. Additional Comments: Age: 27 Services: Thursday, 25 April 1889 Highland Park cemetery #6 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/root39066nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb