Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wright, Edward J. March 13, 1913
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Ionia Daily Sentinel - Friday, March 14, 1913

                        FORMER IONIAN DEAD IN LANSING
            E.J. WRIGHT, PASSES AWAY AT HIS HOME THURSDAY NIGHT

News was received this morning of the death of E.J. Wright, at Lansing 
following a stroke of paralysis, some months ago.

Mr. Wright will be remembered by Ionians as editor and business manager of The 
Sentinel for a short period about 22 years ago. He also edited and published a 
book in the form of a directory and business manual entitled, "Ionia in 1891" 
which is to this day an authoritative book of references on all subjects 
treated at that time. The following preface is from the original publication:
  "Ionia in 1891" originated in the desire of the people of Ionia, and 
especially of the business men, for a directory of the city, none having been 
published since 1882. Soon after the work was decided upon, a proposition was 
made to include in the volume the charter of the city, which had been amended 
three times since it was printed for the city in 1885. this proposition 
received the unanimous accord of the common council, who, by resolution, 
provided for including both the charter and ordinances in the volume. The scope 
of the work has been greatly enlarged since it was first projected, and as 
issued the volume is a comprehensive gazetteer of the city.
   The descriptive pages and those devoted to the various interests of the city 
and its people, comprising the official roster, the commercial and 
manufacturing institutions, the churches, fraternities, societies, etc., will 
be found valuable for present and future reference, and will, I trust, be of 
interest to all to whose hands this volume may come. 

  The directory has been prepared with great care, a complete canvass of the 
city having been made for this part of the work.

  Nothing shows the character of a city more truly than the announcements of 
its business men and the pages herein devoted to such matter are well worth of 
perusal. The liberality of the business and professional men in the substantial 
encouragement they have given the publisher has enabled him to produce a volume 
of which he realizes no reason to be ashamed and that is a credit to all 
interested." 

While a resident of this city, Mr. Wright became a member of Ionia council, 
Royal Arcanum, No. 623, and served as secretary of the order which membership 
is in force at the present time.

He was married while a resident of this city, Mrs. Wright dying in Lansing 
about two weeks ago. 

Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later, but it is understood here 
that the remains of Mrs. Wright are now in a receiving vault at Lansing and 
both will be brought here fur burial in Highland Park.

Additional Comments:
Age 67
Mt. Hope cemetery

Ctf. born April 19, 1846 N.Y. Son of Joel Wright & Sarah G. (Brush)

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