The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-06-26
OBITUARY..
BE still prepared for death and death or
life shall thereby be the sweeter.-
Shakespeare.


Henrietta Marie Mitchell, the seven.
year-old daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
VIM. H. Mitchell, died in Kinde on
June 81. She was taken sick with
pneumonia and about the 18th day of
April this turned into tuberculosis
which proved fatal. The body was
brought to Yale on Tuesday and We'd
nesday morning Rev. w. III. Cole con
Quoted services at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mitchell on Kennefck St.,
after which the little body was laid to
rest in ElmwoOd cemetery. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell have the sympathy of
the entire community in this their sad
bereavement
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Died, at his home in the southern
part of our city on Sunday, June Fl,
John Muir, at the age of II years.
Deceased was born in Perth, Lanark
county, Ont, November 2, 1881, and
moved to Michigan about seventeen
years ago. In 1881 he was united in
marriage TO Elizabeth Brown. Four
sons and two daughters were born TO
this union but all passed away.
Mr.. Muir united with the Baptist
church when twenty-five years of age,
but in 1892 after coming to Yale aflili-
ated himself with the Mechanic street
Church of Christ.
Besides the wife, one brother and
two sisters and two grandchildren are
left to mourn for their loved one.
Services were conducted in the Church
of Christ Tuesday afternoon at 200
O'Clock by Rev. j. \. Bullock, and in
terment was made in Elmwood GENE
terry.
Passed away at his home on Kenne-
flick street Monday morning at o'clock
June %, 1908, Peter A, Empey, after
an illness of several months caused by an
liberated tooth. The services were
he'd from the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday at / 80 p. m. with preach
ing by Rev. w. III. Cole from the text
abe We also ready" a large concourse
of people listened to the fitting express
sive words. lnterment was made in
Elmwood cemetery.
Peter A. Empey was born at Thorold
near Niagara, Canada, October 49, 1857.
He moved from there while yet a child
to Ingersoll where he was reared and
where he was married to Maud Collins.
Twenty-siX years ago the family came
to Michigan and settled on farm west
of Yale. Mr.. Empey at times followed
his profession of painter and decorator
during his life as a farmer. About five
years ago he came to Yale and bad
since taken up entirely his profession.
Seven children were born, two dying
i'm infancy. Besides the wife, those
now living to mourn fathers loss are
Mary, Mrs. Fred Curry of Flint; Della,
Mrs. sylvester Morgan of near Yale;
Mabel, Arthur and Vera at home
Three months ago Mr.. Empey left his
home for an operation in Harper hos
pital, Detroit, since which time he had
steadily and surely grown worse and
realized his condition, knowing that
his end was near. He was member
of the Presbyterian church and died at
peace with his God.
Deceased was also a member of the
Modern Brotherhood and for II years
of the LOL.
CARD OF THANKS.
For all the many kindnesses per-
formed for me and mine during the
sickness of my husband and for the
beautiful flowers bestowed i'm loving
kindness, | wish to thank the many
friends, and also for the music rem
dered by the choir.
Mrs. Maud Empey,