Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Welton, Almira Amelia (Arches) 1917 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net July 11, 2011, 11:01 am Lyons Herald, 20 Sep 1917 Almira Amelia Arches was born at Milan, Ohio, February 7, 1851, and died at her home in Lyons, Michigan, September 13, 1917, at the age of 66 years, 7 months and 6 days. When about three years of age her father died as the result of an accident and later she went to live with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haskins at Huntington, Ohio, who gave her her education and training in music. She was united in marriage to Ransley Addison Welton at Litchfield, Ohio, May 20, 1877. To this union were born three children, Addie, Archie and Arthur. In June of 1879 they came to Clinton county, Michigan, in which state she spent the remainder of her life. She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, two children, Addie and Arthur, a sister, Mrs. Jane Anerson, of Elyria, Ohio, and five grandchildren, besides many other relatives and countless friends. Card of Thanks – We wish to express our sincere thanks to the relatives, members of the church and numerous friends for the heartfelt sympathy, beautiful flowers and kindness extended during the illness and at the death of our beloved wife and mother. – Addison Welton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Welton, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Glazier. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/welton14509nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb