Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Spicer, Ann Minerva 1905
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Belding Banner, 2 Nov 1905

Mrs. A. M. Spicer Dead

Grand Good Woman Passed to Eternal Rest Last Friday at Ripe Old Age.

Mrs. Ann Minerva Spicer died at her home in Cook’s Corners, Friday, Oct. 27., 
aged 82 years.  Born in Pittstown, N. Y., she came to Michigan in 1844 and with 
her husband, Charles Spicer, settled on the farm now occupied by her grandson 
Claude Spicer in Otisco, a few miles west of Belding.

Mr. Spicer died in 1858 leaving the cares of home and farm life to her and the 
older children.  About thirty years ago she moved from the farm to Cook’s 
Corners where she has lived a peaceful, Christian character and a grand woman 
whom all who knew her loved and respected.

The following beautiful tribute to her memory is given by Mrs. M. A. Lessiter, 
“dear, good Grandma Spicer now sweetly sleeps by the side of her youth’s chosen 
life companion, long passed on before, but we believe reunited now, in the 
glorious world.  Grandma did very much to make this world glorious, no one ever 
needed the tangible things of this life, or sympathy in trouble that went from 
her door unaided.  At an early day herself and husband settled on the line of 
Grattan and Otisco, he being first buried at Ashley then removed to Otisco 
cemetery.  How often we have styled her the good Samaritan of modern times and 
her name being Minerva, we almost revered her labors of love, placing her as a 
modern Goddess that more than equaled the ancient Minerva.  Her eighty-two 
years were well spent, her neighbors testify to that.  Her memory will long be 
like her lovely garden, fragrant with sweet examples.”

She leaves two sons, Allen Spicer of Grattan and W. C. Spicer of this city, her 
two daughters, Mrs. Geo. Snyder and Mrs. Stockholm having preceded her to the 
eternal home.

The funeral was held at her late residence Sunday afternoon.  Mrs. Secord 
officiating and Mrs. Decker Hoppough sang.  Many old residents and neighbors 
were present to pay their last respects to the memory of the deceased.


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