Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Willey, Orvil Bruester 1919
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Lyons Herald, 14 Aug 1919

Orvil Bruester Willey was born in Lyons township January 17th, 1841, being the 
second oldest in a family of six children born to Lewis and Nancy Willey, all 
of whom have preceded him in death.  Orvil Willey’s parents were among the 
earliest settlers to locate in the south-east portion of Lyons township.  All 
these years he has been a resident of Lyons with the exception of the years 
spent in the South, at the time of the Rebellion as one of the volunteers with 
the Union army.

When a young man he was united in marriage to Miss Lucy Tremper and for a 
number of years owned and lived on the farm now owned by Mark W. Probart, 
located on section 35 of this township; it being the old Willey homestead.  In 
the late seventies Mr. Willey disposed of this farm and came to the village of 
Lyons to live, owning and living in the house now belonging to H.M. Willitt.

Early in 1900 he was bereaved by loss of his wife and companion, leaving him 
alone to mourn his loss, as there were no children.  Soon after this Mr. Willey 
disposed of his property in Lyons, since which time he has resided for short 
periods of time in Ann Arbor, Lansing, and St. Johns, but has always claimed 
Lyons as his home.

At the time of his death Mr. Wiley was 78 years, 6 months and ten days of age, 
and leaves to mourn his loss two nephews, Capt. Cordon Fay Willey of San 
Antonio, Texas, and L. O’Neil of Lyons.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. 
O’Neil, where he had been cared for and where he died.  Rev. Geo. A. Brown 
conducted the services at the house, while the Masonic lodge of Lyons, of which 
deceased was a member, had charge of the services at the Lyons cemetery, where 
he was laid to rest in the family lot.


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