Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Watkins, Ephraim C. 1906 September 14, 1906 ************************************************ 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: Pat Blood pat.blood@gmail.com April 24, 2011, 12:29 pm Daily Sentinel – Tuesday, 18 September 1906 The remains of Ephraim Watkins, the old soldier who was found dead on his cot at the Soldiers’ home in Grand Rapids, were brought to Ionia Sunday evening by his daughters, Mrs. C. H. Bennett and Mrs. Belle Chappell. He was taken to the home of Mrs. C. H Bennett, on Front Street, and the funeral was largely attended yesterday from the Berlin Center church and the remains were laid to rest by his wife in Lett’s Cemetery. Mr. Watkins was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on June 7, 1837, being 69 years old. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/watkins11527nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb