Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Swarthout, Thomas H. 1933 ************************************************ 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 July 26, 2011, 9:47 pm Lake Odessa Wave, 3 Aug 1933 Thomas Swarthout was born September 30, 1854, in Lenawee county and died July 25, 1933, at his home in Lake Odessa at the age of 79 years. He was married to Miss Laura Nye in January 1899. One daughter Grethel was born to this union. He came to Odessa township at the age of twelve years and has been a loyal citizen and a splendid neighbor all through the years. He was a quiet, faithful friend, devoted to his family and his farm home which is just west of the village. He leaves his widow, one daughter Mrs. Clifford Walter, and four grandchildren. The funeral was held at the home Friday afternoon, Rev. George J. Start officiating. Burial was at Lakeside cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/swarthou15262nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb