Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sessions, Alcinous Y. 1903
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The Carson City Gazette, Friday, March 13, 1903
The community was greatly shocked Saturday forenoon by the report of the 
sudden death of A. Y. Sessions.  Mr. Sessions had been somewhat indisposed for 
several days, but had been at his store that morning as late as nine o’clock.  
He walked home, and two hours later was found dead in a closet.  The cause of 
death was heart failure.  Less than a year ago Mr. Sessions went home one 
evening and found his wife lying upon the couch dead from the same cause.

Mr. Sessions was a native of Chautauqua county, N.Y., and came to this 
vicinity sixty-six years ago.  He was one of seventeen children, fourteen of 
whom reached majority.  He was the fifth of the family to reach the seventieth 
birthday, and that event was celebrated by a large family gathering Feb. 14, 
just three weeks before his death.  He was a prominent republican and has been 
honored by election to many offices of trust in the village and township, 
being township treasurer at the time of his death.  He also served as a member 
of the board of education.  

Since Mrs. Sessions’ death he has made his home with his only surviving 
daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Miner, at whose home he died.  Besides Mrs. Miner, an 
only son, H. A. Sessions of Traverse City, remains to mourn his loss.

The funeral services were held at the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon at one 
o’clock and were more in the nature of memorial than of the regular funeral 
services.  Attorney L. A. Lyon spoke of Mr. Sessions as a pioneer and said 
that his character had been greatly influenced by the vigorous and sturdy 
experience of pioneer life.  Socially he was genial and companionable.  He 
loved nature and each year when his health would permit, would join his 
companions in the chase, an enjoyment of former days.  Fraternally, he loved 
his fellow man and always extended a cheery greeting even in the face of 
business reverses.

C. R. Culver spoke of Mr. Sessions as a business associate.  Ever since Mr. 
Sessions came to Carson City they had been neighbors.  As such he had always 
found him courteous and obliging; his word as good as his bond, and his oral 
agreement as good as a written contract.  He had never known him to do a 
dishonest act.  His integrity has never been questioned.  He will be greatly 
missed.

Rev. N. F. Jenkins then preached a brief but comforting sermon, and burial was 
made in the family lot at Hubbardston.  Business places were closed during the 
hour of service and the attendance was large.


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