Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stevenson, Fred C. 1936
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The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Friday, November 13, 1936


Fred C. Stevenson, 68, died suddenly at his home in Cleveland, O., Wednesday 
afternoon, Nov. 11.  He was born in St. Johns on May 22, 1868, and was the son 
of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Stevenson.  He spent his childhood in St. Johns, and then 
his family moved to Greenville.  He married Elizabeth Phelps in 1890 and after 
her death, he married Catherine Eggleston.

He owned a dry goods store in Greenville and in 1893, he moved to Ionia and 
opened a store in partnership with Fred J. Whitney, his brother-n-law.  He 
moved to Cleveland in 1900 where he became connected with the William Taylor 
Co., and lived there for the remainder of his life.

He is survived by his wife Catherine, one son Frederick and one grandson Jack, 
all of Cleveland; a sister, Mrs. Fred J. Whitney of Ionia; and a brother, Frank 
C. Stevenson of Greenville.  His other son Robert died in 1911.

Funeral services will be held in Cleveland Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.  
The remains will then be sent to Ionia and will arrive here at 3:30 o’clock 
Sunday morning on the Grand Trunk train.  Episcopal prayer services will be 
held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Whitney, at 2:30 o’clock by Rev. Earl 
Kneebone.  Interment will be at Highland Park cemetery.

Subsequent Publication: Tuesday, November 17, 1936

Episcopal prayer services for Fred C. Stevenson, who died in Cleveland, O., 
Wednesday, November 11, were conducted by Rev. Earl Kneebone at the home of his 
sister, Mrs. Fred J. Whitney, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.  Burial was in 
the Highland Park cemetery.

Pallbearers were Frederick Stevenson, Fred J. Whitney, Warner Eggleston, Frank 
V. Stevenson, Elroy Stevenson, and F. C. Stevenson.

Mrs. Clark Welker, Mrs. A. B. Sibley, and Mrs. Jessie Smith-Faude had charge of 
the flowers.

Those from out of town who attended are Mrs. Fred Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. 
Warner Eggleston, Mrs. A. Selton, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Stevenson and son Jack 
of Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Stevenson and Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Stevenson of 
Greenville; and Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Stevenson of Lansing.


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