Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Willet, Frank R. 1936
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Ionia County News, 24 Dec 1936

Hubbardston

The funeral of Frank R. Willett was held last Thursday, December 17 at the
Methodist Episcopal Church, with the Rev. M.W. Duffey, of Ionia, a former pastor
of Mr. Willet, giving the eulogy.  He spoke of the high qualities of Mr. Willet
by which he had won a large circle of friends in the church circles at Alma
where he had become acquainted with Mr. Willet, who was a trusted official of
the church and an usher which a pastor liked to have.

Mr. Willet’s health failed in Alma where he was engaged in the grocery and meat
business and they came to Carson City, eight years ago and in Hubbardston three
years ago, when Mr. Willet took charge of the local telephone exchange.  During
the nine years of invalidism he has been a constant care and was loved of the
children who came to know him as they passed his place of residence.  During the
recent weeks his health failed rapidly and the end came on December 14, after a
life of 65 years, six months and six days.

He was born June 8, 1871, in Ionia county south of Ionia, and when four years of
age, moved with his parents to Fair Plains, near Greenville where he continued
to live until after his marriage to Miss Clara Lee on March 25, 1897.  Previous
to his marriage he had completed a commercial course at Ferris Institute, Big
Rapids.  His father’s poor health brought him back to the farm where he was
married and after five years, he lived for four years on a farm near Middleton
before entering the business world, buying a general store at Butternut.  Four
years later he sold out, and went to Marion for a year, and then to Alma, where
he spent the greater portion of his business life.  He entered into the
activities of the communities in which he lived and served not only in the
church but as township treasurer and member of the school board.

He is survived by his widow, one son, Dr. Harry Richard Willet, of Marion, one
daughter, Mrs. Harold Shaw and one grandson, Robert Harry Shaw of Fenwick, one
half sister, Mrs. Clara Carter of Sheridan, and one half brother, George Pearson
of Fenwick.

The burial was in the Fair Plains cemetery near Greenville, and Rev. John W.
Broxholm of the Methodist Church had charge of the service there and also
assisted at the local service.


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