Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Yates, Gilbert S. 1924 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 29, 2011, 1:53 pm Ionia County News, 17 Apr 1924 The funeral of Gilbert S. Yates, 81, pioneer resident of Ionia county, who died last Sunday at noon, was held from the home of his son, G. Lee Yates, 332 West Washington street, on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. E. P. Arthur of Ann Arbor, assisted by Rev. J. H. Green of Ionia, has charge of the service. Mr. Yates had been in poor health for a number of years. He had resided in Ionia for a number of years. He was born at Nickelplate. For three decades he had been a traveling salesman for a concern handling agricultural implements. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Masonic lodge. Besides his widow, Mr. Yates is survived by four children, Dr. L. Wing Yates of Waukegan, Ill.; Frances Yates-Williams of Cleveland; Sarah Hicks of Santa Monica, Calif.; and G. Lee Yates of Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/y/yates13863nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb