Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Scully, James 1913
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The Grand Rapids Herald, Sunday, September 14, 1913


Ionia, Mich.  Sept. 13—Railroad Commissioner James Scully died at 5 o’clock 
this afternoon at his home in this city where for two weeks he has been 
critically ill with typhoid pneumonia contracted August 9 in Saginaw.  Last 
night he showed slight signs of improvement though oxygen was resorted to.  Up 
to 3 o’clock this afternoon the case was hopeful.  At 4 o’clock he was taken 
alarmingly worse and the end came within an hour.

One of the pathetic incidents is the presence of Mr. Scully’s father, Anthony 
Scully, 81 years old of Howell, who this afternoon was hopeful with hope which 
was shattered in so short a time after.  This is the first death in a family 
of five children.

James was born in Oceola county near Howell January 13, 1862.  He grew up in 
Howell where he taught school until he came to Ionia to enter the law offices 
of A. A. Ellis.  He was admitted to the Ionia bar in 1890 and became a member 
of the firm of Chaddock and Scully until 1904 when the firm of Davis and 
Scully was formed.  E. M. Davis withdrew last year after which Mr. Scully was 
alone until January when he became associated with F. O. Eldred and the firm 
was known as Scully and Eldred.

He leaves a wife but no children, one brother, Anthony Scully of Ionia and 
three sisters, Mrs. John McQuillin of Detroit, Mrs. Willis L. Lyons of Howell 
and Mrs. Mary Bergin of Howell and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Scully of Howell, his 
father and mother, who have been here for several days.  

Mr. Scully was a prominent Ionia Elk, Knight of Columbus, and had been mayor 
of Ionia twice.  He was appointed a member of the railroad commission by 
Governor Warner in September 1907, and served continuously until the time of 
his death.


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