Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Simpson, E. M. 1880 ************************************************ 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 August 3, 2010, 3:27 pm The Portland Observer, Wednesday, April 28, 1880 E. M. Simpson, formerly a cook at the Bailey House in Ionia, was found dead in bed at the Superior House, Muir, Thursday evening, April 15th. He had been drinking pretty hard for two or three days previous, and on the evening in question retired early. About two hours after he had retired an employee of the hotel entered his room and found him dead. His body, though yet warm, was stiff and rigid. The remains were taken to Ionia and the funeral held at the M. E. church Saturday. He had a wife living in Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/simpson7634nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb