Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, M. L.  1910 April 1910
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Ionia Daily Sentinel – Saturday, 23 April 1910
SMITH, M. L.  1910
DOD:  April, 1910
Ionia Daily Sentinel – Saturday, 23 April 1910

The remains of M. L. Smith will arrive in Ionia tonight at 7:57 over the Grand 
Trunk and the funeral will take place from the residence of his sister, Mrs. 
O. S. Wood, East Washington street.

Mr. Smith who has been a resident of Ionia since he (unreadable) at the time 
of his death.  He was born in 1844 and his parents came to Ionia when he was 
very young.  During his life in Ionia he has been prominently connected with 
several of the leading business enterprises of the city.  He had charge of the 
Bailey house for several years and also ran the Clarenden Hotel, which was the 
old Sherman house on the corner of Main and Second streets.  He was in 
business with K. R. Smith in the book store.  He was postmaster for one term.

Mr. Smith brought fame to Ionia as the owner of Montgomery, a race horse that 
in his day, was one of the best and for which the owner refused an offer of 
$10,000 made by S. A. Brown of Kalamazoo.  Mr. Smith refused the offer and 
shortly after Montgomery died.  He was first married to Miss Ada Foote, who 
was the mother of his two living children, Mrs. W. D. Castro, of Chicago, and 
B. N. Smith, of North Lake, Wisconsin.  His second wife was Miss Ella Starkey, 
whose child died in infancy.  Mrs. Smith’s third marriage was to Mrs. Judith 
Watrous of Ionia.

During his early married life in Ionia, Mr. Smith lived on Lafayette street in 
the house now known as Walnut Grove cottage and occupied by Palmer Taylor.  
Later he resided in the Mrs. Sunderlin house on the same street.  During the 
last days of his life in Ionia, he was engaged in the produce business with 
his warehouse near the Grand Trunk depot.  Mr. Smith leaves two children, Mrs. 
Castro and Bert Smith, one brother, K. R. Smith and two sisters, Mrs. O. S. 
Wood, of Ionia, and Mrs. Herman Lowe, of Washington, D. C.

Monday, 25 April 1910:
The funeral for M. L. Smith was held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock from the 
residence of his sister, Mrs. O. S. Wood, East Washington Street, Rev. E. G. 
Lewis of the Methodist church conducting the services.  The bearers were Chas. 
R. Smith, W. J. Smith, K. R. Smith, Jr., and Grove Wright.  The music was very 
fine and was by Dr. Wing Gates and G. Lee Yates.  Those from out of the city 
who attended were Mrs. L. D. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Castro of Chicago.  
Bert M. Smith of North Lake, Wisconsin, Wm. A. Smith, of Greenville, Mrs. 
Matilda S. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Chapple and Mr. and Mrs. Osterhout, of Belding, 
Chas. R. Smith and W. J. Smith of Cadillac.




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