Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Searing, Chester A. 1919
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Lyons Herald, 16 Jan 1919

Chester A. Searing passed away at his home in this village Tuesday morning of 
this week at an early hour, aged 70 years, 2 months and 17 days.

Deceased had been badly crippled with rheumatism for the past two years, and 
has been confined to his bed for the past three months.  Only a wonderful 
constitution kept him alive during that time, as the only nourishment he had 
taken in 62 days was three apples.

Chester A. Searing was a son of Nathaniel and Louisa Searing, and was born on 
the old Searing homestead, three miles east of this village, on October 27th, 
1848.  When fourteen years of age he began to get deaf, caused from swimming 
while overheated.  November 4th, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss 
Harriett Madison, who departed this life February 18, 1907.  To them were born 
three children, Emmett of Alberton, Mont.; Guy, of Jackson, Mich.; and Mrs. 
Robert Etson, of Grand Rapids, Mich.  In March, 1908, he was married to Mrs. 
Rose Hammond, who survives.

Besides the three children and widow, he leaves one brother, James A., of 
Portland, Oregon; and one sister, Mrs. Laura Lane, of this village. Emmett 
Searing and James A. Searing were here at the time of his death.

Funeral services were held this afternoon from the home, conducted by Rev. C.H. 
Lee of the Baptist church.  The pall bearers were H.A. Ranger, H.M. Willitt, 
Adelbert Stryker, J.N. Peckins, John Duhig and Wilmot Loveless.  Interment in 
the family lot in Lyons cemetery.


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