Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tower, Eliza C. 1892
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The Ionia Standard, Friday, December 2, 1892
After several years of painful illness, endured with Christian patience and 
resignation, the end of things earthly came to Mrs. Eliza C. Tower at 12:30 
Sunday.  Mrs. Tower’s maiden name was Edwards.  She was born in England, 
January 18, 1843, but came to this country when quite young.  Her father died 
when she was a child, and her mother was married to Mr. John Pickford, who was 
appointed station agent of the D & M road, at this place, which he held for 
several years prior to and during the war.  He afterwards moved to Lansing, 
where he was appointed station agent, dying while he held that position.

Eliza was married to Geo. W. Tower, oldest son of Osmond Tower, January 
9, ’64.  Mr. Tower died ten or eleven years ago.  All of Mrs. Tower’s 
immediate family who were residents of Ionia have died except one—her sister 
Ann, who is married and lives in California.  A niece, Mrs. Geo. B. Dort of 
Detroit, daughter of a deceased brother, was with her during the last few days 
of her illness, and her presence was a great comfort to the sick woman.

Mrs. Tower has always been highly esteemed by the members of her husband’s 
family, who have done everything possible for her comfort during her long 
sickness.  She was a woman of excellent natural endowments and with admirable 
traits of character that accrued her many friends in this city, which has been 
her home for over thirty years.

The funeral services for Mrs. Eliza C. Tower were held at St. John’s Episcopal 
church Tuesday p.m.  Rev. Campbell Fair, D.D., of Grand Rapids, officiating.  
The solemn ritual was made the more impressive by the clergyman’s earnest 
delivery, and the excellent music.  The interment was beside her husband, in 
Highland park.  Only one relative by blood, Mrs. Dort, was present, her two 
sisters, the last survivors of her father’s family, residing in California.  
There was a good attendance of friends, however, to whom she was very dear, 
and by whom she is sincerely mourned.


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