Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Witt, Ethel May 1908 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 10, 2011, 3:34 pm The Belding Banner, Thursday, June 4, 1908 The death of Mrs. Ethel Witt occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Witt Friday, May 29th, at 10:15 o’clock a.m. She had been a patient sufferer for about six months with consumption and was conscious up to within a very few moments of her death. The deceased maiden name was Ethel May Stevens and she was born in Hungerford, Mich., October 17, 1882, and came here to work in the Richardson Silk mill about ten years ago, having very many dear friends among all who knew her. She was married to Leonard Witt, Sept. 14, 1904, at Ionia and one child a bright little daughter, Francis Louise, was born to them who with the bereaved husband survives her. She has been a member of the L.O.T.M. for about 12 years and also a member of the O.E.S. for two years. The funeral was largely attended by the orders and many friends at the M.E. church, Sunday afternoon, where Rev. Craig preached a fine sermon. Many beautiful flowers and floral offerings covered the casket. The remains were in charge of Foster & Ritter, undertakers, and were laid to rest in River Ridge cemetery. Card of Thanks: We desire to hereby tender our sincere and hurtful thanks to the many kind friends for their sympathy and assistance so generously tendered us in our hour of bereavement, sickness, death and burial of our beloved wife and daughter Ethel Witt, and for beautiful flowers and floral offerings by the friends and societies to which she belonged. Leonard Witt Mr. and Mrs. Eli Witt File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/witt13075nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb