Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shonie, Cynthia 1918
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 16, 2010, 1:52 pm

The Carson City Gazette, Friday, December 20, 1918
Cynthia McDermond Shonie was born July 26, 1855 at Houghton, Canada, and died 
at the home of her sister, Mrs. W. P. Dodson, Friday, Dec. 15.  At the age of 
16 she came to Hubbardston with her parents and they settled in the home now 
occupied by Wm. Martin, in the west side of the village.  She was united in 
marriage to John Shonie at the age of 18 and to them was born one son, James 
and he was killed in the woods near his home March 31, 1908.  Mr. Shonie died 
Feb. 4, 1916.  Mrs. Shonie has lived in this village for 47 years and 
everybody knew her as a kind, loving mother and wife.  She united with the M. 
E. church in this place on Easter Sunday, 1917.  She leaves to mourn their 
loss two sisters, Mrs. W. P. Dodson, of this place and Mrs. Irwin Ludwick of 
Riverdale, one brother, Peter McDermond of Greenville. 

The funeral services were held at home of W. P. Dodson Monday afternoon, Rev. 
Burchfield of Carson City officiating.  Mrs. Shonie choosing the text, Pa. 
28, “Yes though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear 
no evil, for thou are with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”  She 
was laid in rest in the West Side cemetery to await the triumphant call of the 
righteous dead.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/shonie7042nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 1.8 Kb