Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Fanny Estella 1937
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, July 1, 1937
Mrs. Fanny Estella Smith, 61 years of age, died at her home, 303 State Street, 
Thursday morning at 9 o’clock after an illness of over a year.  She had been 
ill in bed since a year ago last March.  

She was born in Elk Rapids, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Essick, 
pioneers from the eastern states, August 27, 1875.  She was married December 
25, 1892 to William H. Smith at Vickeryville by Rev. Wilcox of Sheridan.  Last 
Christmas they celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to Ionia from Alpena where they lived for 15 years and 
where he worked as a bus and taxi driver.  In 1913 they came to Ionia and had 
lived in and around here since then.

Survivors are her husband, William; two sons, Earl J. of North Dakota, and 
William of Battle Creek; one grandchild, Mrs. Iva Hayes; one sister, Mrs. Cora 
Warren of east of Ionia; and two brothers, George and Louis Essick of Ionia.

Funeral services will be held from the Myers funeral home on East Main street 
on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.


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