Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stephens, Sarah Gertrude (Shade) 1953
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Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, 31 Aug 1953

Mrs. Sarah Gertrude Stephens, 78, of Lake Odessa died Monday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 
a.m. at Pennock hospital in Hastings where she had been a patient since 
Thursday.  She had been in ill health for several years and was confined to her 
bed for the last three months.

She was born October 4, 1874, in Darke county, Ohio, daughter of Reuben and 
Elizabeth Shade.  She was married Aug. 19, 1893 to D. H. Stephens.  They lived 
in Union City, Ind., until 1914 when they moved to Michigan.  They lived in 
Tallman until they moved to Lake Odessa in August, 1919.  She was a member of 
the Evangelical U.B. church and the West Odessa Aid society.

Surviving are a son, Myrvell of Lake Odessa; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd Miller 
of Union City, Ind., and Mrs. Wilbur Neeb of Lake Odessa; 9 grandchildren; 6 
great grandchildren; four half-brothers, Harry Shade of Oregon City, Ore., Earl 
Shade of Remus, Marion Shade of Lowell and Wayne Shade of Lake Odessa; and one 
half-sister, Mrs. Daniel Peterman of Lake Odessa.  Mr. Stephens died in April 
1941.

The body reposes at the Wilbur Neeb home.  Wednesday noon it will be removed to 
the Evangelical U.B. church where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. by the 
Rev. Inez Martz.  Interment will be in Lakeside cemetery.


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