Obituaries for John Linton and Florence Delia Linton-Harper, Lenawee County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by UsGenWeb. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. ___________________________________________________________________ FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY FOR JOHN LINTON, 83 Tecumseh Herald December 26, 1938 John LINTON, aged 83 years, a resident of Tecumseh and vicinity for more than 30 years died Christmas Day at 3:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter and husband Mr. and Mrs. Edward HARPER in Brooklyn with whom he had made his home the past nine years. Mr. LINTON had been in failing health for three years, and had been seriously ill for two weeks. Deceased was born July 2, 1855 in Ballymena, Antrim County, Ireland, and came to the United States when 24 years of age. He resided in Nebraska and Kansas before locating in Tecumseh in 1890. The following year, 1891, he was married to Miss Julia WYRILL of Tecumseh who passed away several years ago. Five children were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy. Mr. LINTON was a former member of the Methodist Episcopal church, a charter member of the Modern Woodmen of America; also a former member of the Maccabees and a Past Noble Grand of the Oddfellow Lodge, all of Tecumseh. He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Florence HARPER of Brooklyn, one son, Thomas Wyrill LINTON of Detroit, a grandson, Milburn HARPER of Brooklyn, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The body was brought to the Belding Funeral Home where funeral services were held Wednesday morning. Rev. Edward Escolme officiated and burial was in Brookside Cemetery. Florence Delia LINTON HARPER Tecumseh Herald November 25, 1942 MRS. EDWARD HARPER, BROOKLYN RESIDENT, DIES Mrs. Edward HARPER, aged 50 years, died Sunday at Tecumseh hospital where she had been brought Saturday after being taken suddenly ill on Friday at her home in Brooklyn. Mrs. HARPER, who was an accomplished musician, had conducted her classes as usual on Friday before being taken ill. She was formerly Florence D. LINTON, a daughter of John and Julia WYRILL LINTON, and was born in Tecumseh where she lived most of her life. After her marriage to Mr. HARPER, they lived for a time in Saline and 12 years ago moved to Brooklyn. While here she attended the Methodist church but after leaving she became a member of the Adventist church in Jackson. Besides her husband she leaves a daughter Carole and a son Melburn [Milburn] of Brooklyn, a brother Thomas Wyrill LINTON of Grosse Pointe, an uncle John WYRILL of Tecumseh, and a cousin Oliver JONES of Battle Creek. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Belding Funeral Home. Rev. N. Shroup of Jackson officiated and burial was in Brookside cemetery. dz