Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Skellenger, William April 14, 1900
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Ionia Sentinel - Thursday, April 19, 1900

                             IONIA'S OLDEST PIONEER
          William Skellenger, of Smyrna, is Dead - singular Coincidence.

Smyrna, April 17 - William Skellenger, the oldest resident of Ionia county, is 
dead. He was 91 years of age. He was prostrated on Tuesday, April 10, with a 
stroke of paralysis, and died last Saturday, April 14.

Mr. Skellenger was born on Feb. 12, the same date as Abraham Lincoln, and died 
on the same day of the month as did Lincoln. He was always at heart a Lincoln 
man and a staunch republican. He has been a deputy sheriff or constable for the 
past 40 years. He was reelected on the night before he was taken sick, and the 
oath of office was administered by Major Chase. 

Mr. Skellenger was the father of eight children, six of whom survive him. His 
funeral was attended at the church at this place on Monday afternoon at 2 
o'clock, thirty-five relatives being present. He had 27 grandchildren and 27 
great-grandchildren. He was always very ambitious and a hard working man, and 
it was his boast that he never had the headache in his life. The funeral sermon 
was preached from Psalms 29:4, by Elder Klose, who made a fine discourse. 

Additional Comments:
Funeral: Monday 16, April 1900
Smyrna cemetery - (no stone)

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