Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Searing, Henry R. 1907
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Lyons Herald, 1 Aug 1907

Henry Searing died at his home in the village of Lyons Sunday, July 28, 1907, 
at 4:00 p.m., aged 69 years, 2 months and 16 days.  He was taken ill about 
three weeks ago with typhoid fever and gradually grew worse until Saturday, 
when it was reported that the fever had left him and he was resting easy.  But 
Sunday he rapidly grew weaker and lapsed into unconsciousness from which he 
never rallied.

Deceased was born at Jonson’s Creek, Niagara Col., N.Y., May 12th 1838.  When 
but nine months of age his parents, Nathaniel and Louisa Searing, came to 
Michigan by the overland route, settling on what is known as the M. Searing 
estate, about three miles east of the village.  On December 25th, 1862, he was 
united in marriage to Miss Emily LeTandre.  In 1873 they removed to Lyons and 
built on the site of the present home.  He is survived by a widow; one sister, 
Mrs. C.R. Lane, of this village; and two brothers, Chester A., of the village 
and James A., three miles east of Lyons.

The funeral was held from the Methodist Episcopal Church Tuesday afternoon at 2 
o’clock.  Rev. H.E. Wylie of that church officiated, assisted by Rev. H.W. 
Powell of the Baptist church.  The large church was more than filled with 
friends to pay a last tribute of respect, all business being stopped until 
3:30.  The floral offerings were many and beautiful.  Interment was made in the 
family lot in Lyons cemetery.  The honorary pall bearers were Alfred Bunnell, 
F.T. Gleason, Henry Hitchcock, Wm. L. Kelley, C.F. Robinson, D.L. Boyden, A.K. 
Roof and E.N. Thayer.  The following were the active pall bearers: L.H. Hale, 
E.B. Hale, W.R. Grant, F.H. Beach, G.H. MacGillivray and S.W. Webber.  Music 
was furnished by Mesdames Hawley and Bradt and Messrs. Balch and Hale, with 
Miss Vera Hawley as organist. 

The following from out of town were present:  F.H. Beach, Charlotte; Mrs. 
Davis, Mrs. Treat, Coldwater; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swain, Mrs. Fred Swain, Mrs. 
Brooks, St. Johns; John Chamberlain and two sons, Mrs. Quiva, Carson City; Mr. 
and Mrs. Burns, Woodard Lake; Orval Willey, Detroit; C.J. VanEtten, Grand 
Rapids; J.O. Probasco, L.M. Greenwood, Frank and Rudolph Rohler, Muir; and a 
number from different points in the county.  

Henry Searing has been inseparably connected with the history of Lyons village 
for the past 30 years, during which time he has been one of its foremost 
citizens, and has aided in every enterprise which might in any way tend to the 
advancement of his home town.  He gave liberally of his finances to every 
worthy cause and his hand was ever reached out to aid those who needed it.

In his death the writer loses a true friend and it as such that he pays this 
tribute of love to his memory:  The ideal human life is made up of acts of 
kindness and measured by this standard Henry Searings’ life was a complete 
success.


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