Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Strong, Bessie (Kelner) (Little) 1935 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net September 30, 2014, 10:20 pm Belding Banner-News, 25 Jul 1935 Hold Funeral For Pioneer Orleans Lady Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Willard Yeomans in Orleans township for Mrs. Bessie Little Strong, aged 88 years, who died Friday afternoon following an illness of one month, which came after a period of failing health which had lasted for several years. Mrs. Strong was born in Orleans township and with the exception of a short time spent in Ohio and another short residence near Remus, where her first husband, John Little, whom she married 70 years ago, passed away, she had been practically a life long resident of Orleans township. She lived in the vicinity of Woodard lake for many years and for ten years or more operated the general store at Wood’s Corners, together with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gott. Her marriage to Elisha P. Strong took place in 1915. Mr. Strong passed away several years ago. Surviving are the daughter, Mrs. Fred Gott, of Ionia, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews, Miss Jessie Smith of the city being a niece. Burial was made in Woodard Lake cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/strong28748nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb