Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sherwood, Allen Lewis December 8, 1940
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Monday, December 9, 1940
Allen Lewis Sherwood, for the past 27 years a prominent business man of 
Orleans, died at his home Sunday, December 8.  He was born in Syracuse, New 
York, May 31, 1874, the son of Cyrus and Eliza Sherwood.  He was the second 
child in a family of 10.  In 1881 the family moved to Grand Rapids where they 
lived until 1890. They then moved to Orleans.  December 17, 1899 he married 
Miss Ada E. Ray.  Three children were born to them, Charles, who died August 
19, 1911, Evelyn, who is now Mrs. William Franch of Orleans, and Josephine, 
who is now Mrs. Claude Schwartz of Ionia.

He was a member and past master of the Belding lodge, No. 355 F. and A.M., a 
member and past high priest of Belding Chapter, No. 177 of the Royal Arch 
Masons and also a member of the Ionia commandery No. 11 of the Knight Templars.

Surviving the wife; the two daughters, one grandson, Billy Franch; three 
brothers, Will of Reading, Pennsylvania, John of Archibold, O., and Harry of 
Grand Rapids; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Clements of Belding, and Mrs. Mable 
Darnell of Chicago, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Orleans church.  Rev. 
H. S. Ellis assisted by Rev. William Blanding, both of Belding, will 
officiate.  Services will be under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. 
Interment will be at Orleans cemetery.



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