Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Young, Nellie (Leece)  1951
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Lowell Ledger, 20 & 27 Dec 1951 

Heart Attack Fatal to Mrs. Nellie Young, 85

Mrs. Nellie Young, lifelong resident of South Boston, died Sunday at the age of
85 years.  Mrs. Young had been in the usual good health until Sunday morning
when she suffered a heart attack and was removed to Blodgett Hospital where she
passed away soon after entering.

Mrs. Young, the former Nellie Leece, was the widow of Robert Young.  She is
survived by two daughters, Belle and Alice and a son, Wilbur, all at home.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Congregational church in
Clarksville with the Rev. Bogar officiating, and burial was in the family lot in
So. Boston cemetery.

Mrs. Young was a true neighbor and friend and will be greatly missed in her home
and community

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Nellie Leece was born August 23, 1866 in So. Boston, Mich., on the farm then
owned by the late A. S. Stannard, and passed away Dec. 16, 1951 in Blodgett
hospital at the age of 83 years.  With the exception of a few years in
childhood, lived in Campbell township with her parents, she was a life resident
of So. Boston, where on May 17, 1885 she was united in marriage with Albert W.
Young, who passed away in 1920.  

In early womanhood she became a member of the So. Boston Congregational church
and remained a faithful member during the existence of the church.  She was
active in the church Ladies Aid Society where she served as president and
treasurer.  

She leaves two daughters, Belle and Alice; a son, Wilbur and many nieces and
nephews who will long cherish her memory.  

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 18 in the Beattie Funeral Home in
Clarksville, Rev. Paul Boger officiating.  Interment in So. Boston cemetery. 
Six nephews acted as pallbearers.  Relatives and friends attending from a
distance were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Young, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Behler, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Bustance, Jr., Mrs. Ed Folkertsma, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Leece all of Grand
Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wacha of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Christie
of Rockford.


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