Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....White, William R. 1918
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The Ionia Standard, Friday, March 8, 1918

William R. White, formerly of Ionia, died at Niles on Friday, and the body was 
brought here on the 4:03 train Sat. afternoon for burial.  He died at the home 
of his son, W. R. White, junior, with whom he has lived since the death of his 
wife in Indiana.  Mr. White was a patternmaker here, working under Master 
Mechanic George C. Watrous at the Pere Marquette shops for many years.  The 
family lived on East Washington street.  They went from here to Indiana, and 
after the death of Mrs. White, Mr. White went to his son, who then lived in 
Chicago, where he still has his business.  Later they moved to Niles.  A 
second son, Eli, lives at Plainwell, Michigan.  Both are married.

The body was buried in the Balcom cemetery, where Mrs. White was buried some 
years ago, but the exact arrangements are not yet made.   The body was taken 
from the train to the undertaking rooms of Lowrey & Boynton, who will have 
charge of the burial.  Deceased was aged 83 years. 

The services will probably be held Sunday.  Mr. White was a member of the 
Masonic order.

Deceased was among the last of those who went from the old railroad shops, 
located west in next block from the present P.M. depot, to the new.

Subsequent publication, dated unknown:

Rev. A. R. Mitchell conducted the brief service at Balcom cemetery Saturday 
afternoon when W. R. White was buried beside his wife in the family lot.  The 
body was brought here from Niles, where the funeral service was held.  The 
bearers were Charles Dolson, James Callow, Abe. Englemann and W. L. Beals, all 
old shop-mates in the Pere Marquette shops here.  

Relatives who came here for the burial were Mr. and Mrs. W. R. White, jr., 
Lieut. and Mrs. Stuart B. White, Lieut. and Mrs. John Riley, all of Niles, Mr. 
and Mrs. Eli White of Plainwell, Mrs. E. J. Beardsley and Mrs. Clayton Leddich 
of Sheridan.  The two lieutenants drove back to Camp Custer Sunday.



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