Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Watkins, Vernon C. October 7, 1915
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Lake Odessa Wave-Fri. Oct. 15, 1915

GRIM REAPER AGAIN INVADES OUR MIDST.
Death not infrequently invades our community, leaving sorrow in its wake; and
especially was this true when it became known last Friday that Vernon C. Watkins had passed
away the evening before at his home in this village.

He had been off duty from his services as mail carrier from the local postoffice for
about two months, but up to within a week of his death, did not complain of any serious
illness. 

On the Sunday morning previous to his death he was taken very ill, but was confined
to his bed only a few hours when he seemed to have recovered his usual health. Neither the
family or physician considered his condition as being serious. He continued to be
some what on the gain up til Thursday evening and even then it was hardly considered that
the end was so near. At about 8:30 he started to make preparations for retiring, when,
within the twinkling of an eye-summons came-and his soul returned to the palace from whence
it came.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church Sunday afternoon at
2:00 o'clock, the pastor, Rev. Thos. Laity officiating. The remains were laid to rest in
lakeside cemetery. The funeral was largely attended, the church being packed. F. & A.M. and 
Eastern Star Fraternities and the G.A.R. attended in a body, the deceased having
been a member of the first two for quite a number of years, and the last ever since its
organization. 
T
he first two named societies accompanied the body from the house to church and from
there to the grave. At ht Church the Mason, under the direction of G. W.  Crowley of
Hastings, gave their beautiful ritualistic service and also performed the last rites
at the grave.

Those present from away on this sad occasion were Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Pfaff of
Swanton, Ohio; Mrs. Lyman J. Smith of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Albert Curtis of Kinross, Michigan;
Mr. Alfred Curtis of Dafter, Michigan; Mr. Wright G. Smith of Hudson, Michigan; Mr.
Emerson Batdorff of Rubyard, Michigan; Mr. Clyde and Frank Batdorff of Saute St. Marie,
Michigan ; Mrs.Bradley Grover of Delta, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs .Orin Kingman, Mr.  and Mrs. Herman 
Kingman and daughter Dorothy, Mr.and Mrs. Geo. Upright, Mr. and Mrs. John Meyers and

Ralph Clauflin of Charlotte, Michigan

Additional Comments:
Lakeside Cem.-#2-303

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