Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Towne, Elmer H. February 6, 1926
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, February 6, 1926
Elmer H. Towne, who for many years was a resident of Orleans, died Saturday at 
the home of his son, D. C. Towne, 710 West Washington street.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Towne had resided at Blanchard since 1909.  Mr. Towne had been in poor health 
for two years.  Three weeks ago a son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Towne of 
Detroit, brought Mr. and Mrs. Towne from Blanchard to the home of his sister, 
Mrs. Thomas Hill, at Orleans for a visit, and were planning to take them to 
Detroit.  After a week they came to the home of their son, and Mr. Towne 
failed rapidly until his death Saturday.

He was born March 16, 1857 at Lockport, New York, and came to Orleans with his 
parents when six years of age.  Besides his widow he is survived by one 
daughter, Mrs. H. D. Culp, of Blanchard; three sons, E. Earl Towne of Lansing, 
D. C. Towne of Ionia, and H. E. Towne of Detroit, and a sister, Mrs. Thomas 
Hill, of Orleans.

The funeral will be held at the Methodist Episcopal church at Orleans Monday 
afternoon at 2 o’clock our time.  Burial will take place in the family lot in 
the Orleans cemetery.

Subsequent Publication:  Tuesday, February 9, 1926

The funeral service for Elmer Towne was held Monday afternoon at 1:30 from the 
home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hill, near Orleans, and from the Methodist 
Episcopal church at Orleans at 2 o’clock.  The service, which was conducted by 
Rev. George Johnston, of Muir, was one of the largest funerals held there in a 
number of years.  The church auditorium and class rooms at the side were 
filled to their capacity.  The music was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 
Barden.  The bearers were John Lambertson, Warren Crane, Charles Graff, Frank 
Hill, John Meade, and Frank Hale.  Burial took place in the family lot at the 
Orleans cemetery.  

Those from away to attend the funeral were Mrs. V. Carroll, of Chicago; H. J. 
St. Clair, of Standish; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Dodson, of Grand Rapids; Mr. and 
Mrs. Leslie Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Minard, Mr. and Mrs. George Comstock 
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sam McIntyre, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moody, Mr. and 
Mrs. E. Courser, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Denslow, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Docker, Mr. and 
Mrs. Orvie Dorgitz, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Cook, Mr. and Mrs. George Cook Mr. and 
Mrs. William Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnston, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude 
Johnson, all of Blanchard.



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