Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Waterbury, Della June 1959
************************************************
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:
Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 2, 2013, 5:28 pm

The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, October 1959

Miss Della June Waterbury, 95, was born June 20, 1864 in Orleans county, New 
York, and died October 2, 1959 in the Clark Memorial Home at Grand Rapids.  
She was the daughter of Orry and Mary Hart Waterbury and came with her parents 
to Ionia in 1864 and lived here most of her life.  For many years she lived 
with her parents and her younger brother, Orry, Jr., at 318 North Jefferson 
street.

At one time Miss Waterbury was employed at the Girls’ Industrial School at 
Adrian where she was an instructor in dress making.  Following her return to 
Ionia she did dress making for private customers.

During the years she resided in Ionia she was an active member of the First 
Baptist church which she joined over 78 years ago.  For many years she held 
the position of church clerk.  She attended many association and state 
meetings of the denomination.

Miss Waterbury is survived by three nephews, M. Barton Waterbury of Portland, 
Ore., Ralph W. Powell of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Stanley M. Powell of Ionia, and 
one niece, Mrs. Earle D. Harrison of East Lansing.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. from the Stone-Kauffman 
funeral home.  The Rev. Alfred E. Miller, pastor of the First Baptist church, 
will officiate.  Interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.

Subsequent Publication, October 5, 1959

Funeral for Miss Della June Waterbury, 95, was conducted at the Stone-Kauffman 
funeral home Monday at 2 p.m.  Miss Waterbury died October 2 at the Clark 
Memorial home at Grand rapids.

The Rev. Alfred E. Miller, pastpr of the First Baptist church, officiated and 
burial was at Oak Hill cemetery.  Bearers were Norbert VerPorter, Hiram 
Darling, Archie Boltz, Charles McFaden, Ormison Hilborn and Benjamin Carter.

Attending from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Earle Harrison of East Lansing, 
Mrs. Patricia Van Syoc of Belding and Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Carter of Lake 
Odessa.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/waterbur21238nob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/

File size: 2.5 Kb