Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Saxton, Marietta (Pratt) 1903
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Lyons Herald, 15 Jan 1903

Marietta Saxton departed this life Wednesday morning at the age of 86 years.  
She had been in failing health for three years, but retired Tuesday evening at 
8 o’clock about as usual.  At seven o’clock the next morning she was found dead 
in bed, having died but a short time previous, her body being still warm.

Deceased was born in Ohio in May, 1812, living there until 1850.  Her maiden 
name was Pratt.  She was married to Loren D. Saxton and they removed to Ionia 
township in 1850, locating on the present Hodgson farm, just west of this 
village, where they lived for six years, and then moved to Lyons and kept the 
Saxton hotel which was situated on the corner where Judson Wolford’s residence 
now stands, the building having been torn down the past summer.  Mrs. Saxton 
died some 20 years ago, since which time deceased has made her home with her 
daughter Mrs. Marsh Hamler.  Some three years ago she suffered a slight stroke 
of paralysis, since which she has been gradually failing.  She leaves two 
daughters, Mrs. Hamler and Mrs. Eliza Knowles, of Ionia, and a brother Aaron 
Pratt of Saranac, who is over 90 years of age, and was one of our early 
settlers, coming here in 1841 or 1842, and operating the Pratt mill on Lighart 
creek for a number of years, removing to Saranac about 1863.

Funeral services will be held at the home of M. Hamler of Friday afternoon at 1 
o’clock, standard time.  Interment in Lyons cemetery.


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