Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Vance, George E. 1908
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Lyons Herald, 9 Apr 1908

The tragic death of George E. Vance on Tuesday cast a gloom of sadness over the 
entire community.  Heart failure was the cause of death, produced by the 
excitement and labor incident to the fire at W.C. Etson’s, notice of which 
appears elsewhere.  The Vance family is one of the oldest and best known in the 
county.

Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Vance, both of whom are living, the 
father being 86 years old.  George was born in Lyons township September 9, 
1848, and his entire life was spent here.  On March 1, 1874, he was married to 
Emma Youngs, who died June 10, 1891.  In September, 1892, he was united in 
marriage to Mrs. Calista Brown, nee Mosher, the ceremony being performed in the 
village of Lyons by Rev. W.T. Woodhouse.

Mr. Vance was a resident of Lyons village for several years, being engaged in 
the dray and meat market business.  From here he moved to his present farm, 
east of the village.

He was a member of Lyons Tent K.O.T.M.M.  His was a kind and generous heart, 
and while he did not make a display of it, his acts of charity were many and 
beneath a rough and rugged exterior beat a warm heart, which always responded 
to the needs of his fellowmen.

He is survived by his wife, four children, Kelsey Vance of Oregon, Eugene Vance 
of Lyons, Mrs. Marie Seavy of Russell, Mass. and Edward Vance of Lyons, and two 
sisters, Mrs. Fred Dunn, of Lyons township, and Mrs. John Blakeslee of Carson 
City, besides his aged parents, all of whom have the tenderest sympathy of a 
host of friends. 

The funeral will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, fast time.


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