Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Root, Martha A. (Miskey) April 12, 1954 ************************************************ 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, 10:12 am Sentinel-Std. - Tuesday, April 13, 1954 Mrs. Martha Root, 75, of Ionia, died Suddenly Monday afternoon at 4:30 at the home of a relative, L. J. Tafel, at Lake City. she was born in Ionia Oct. 27, 1878 and had lived here for 35 years on North Jefferson and North streets. She had been visiting in Lake City since Saturday afternoon. her husband, Edwin Root, preceded her in death in 1920. The were married in 1907. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Louise Meske of Florida. A daughter, Helen, died in 1945. She was a member of the Evangelical B. church in Ionia. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 at the Myers funeral home with the Rev. Roger Stressman officiating. Interment will be in Highland Park cemetery. Additional Comments: Age: 75 Funeral: Friday, 16 April, 1954 Highland Park cemetery #C-101 dau. of E.J. Miskey & Florence (Newman) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/r/root39067nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb