Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Skinner, Francis Marion  1880 July 11, 1880
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Belding Home News – Thursday, 15 July 1880

DIED – In this village on Sunday, July 11, after a lingering and most painful 
sickness of more than three months, Francis Marion, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. 
Skinner, aged 11 years and 8 months.  Frankie was first seized with that 
terrible disease, inflammatory rheumatism, and after weeks of suffering, he 
became better and hopes were entertained of his speedy recovery, but all was 
in vain.  The disease assumed a new form – rheumatism of the heart – and, 
after intense suffering, he was relieved by the kind hand of death.  He is 
represented as a good boy and always obedient to his parents.  Just before 
death he talked much about the approaching change – said he saw the angels and 
his little sister that had died before.  He said a little prayer and asked 
that his mother might accompany him over “the dark rolling river.”  His 
funeral took place at the Christian Church on Monday afternoon.



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