Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sprague, Silas December 13, 1895 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Richard Sprague rsprague@power-net.net January 11, 2014, 1:31 am Ionia Sentinel Dec. 13, 1895 Front Page Death of Silas Sprague-Silas Sprague an early settler and widely known resident of Easton, died this morning, of consumption, at the age of 72. He was a resident of the county for nearly fifty years, nearly all that time in Easton. He was of a genial, social disposition, with a wide circle of friends. He has filled many local official positions, being township clerk several terms, supervisor once, and county treasurer two terms. He leaves a wife and four children: Jerome of California; Mary, wife of Eugene Cogswell of this city; Sarah, wife of Supt. Chas. L. Bemis, of this city, and Melvin, of Easton. Funeral will be held in Easton Church, at 10:30 Monday; services by Rev. W.H. Scott. Interment in Easton Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sprague23687nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb