Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Eliza 1932
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Lake Odessa Wave, 3 Mar 1932

Mrs. Clyde Francis Loses Mother Mon.

Mrs. Eliza Smith, Wife of the Late James O. Smith of Sebewa, Buried at Portland.

Mrs. Eliza Smith for many years a resident of Sebewa passed away at the home of 
her daughter Mrs. Clyde W. Francis at their home in Highland Park, Detroit, 
last Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith resided for many years on their 80 acre farm near the Travis 
school house in Sebewa township until Mr. Smith died in 1921, when she went to 
live with her daughter Mrs. Francis.

The Francis family are specially well known here, Mr. Francis published the 
Lake Odessa Wave from 1891 until 1898, and later was employed on its editorial 
staff for some time by the late A. J. Dann.

Mrs. Francis spent many years as a kindergarten teacher in our schools and 
their son George had charge of the L.O. sewage system put in the village here 
this year.

The funeral of Mrs. Smith was held in Highland Park and Mr. Francis accompanied 
the remains to Portland where the burial took place.


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