The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-01
OBITUARY..
BE still prepared for death and death or
life shall thereby be the swecter.-
Shakespeare.

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Y HE shall thereby be the swecter.-
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mrs. John Ii. Merrill, well known in
\ ale, after lingering illness, entered
into rest Saturday evening, May 9th,
| 1911.
Her maiden name was Janet Nj.
Brown. She was born in Perth, Lanark
Co., Sept. Ii, 1856 In 1860 she came
with the family to the township of
Brockway. In early life she accepted
Christ as her Lord and Savior, and she
has endeavOred to live as a Christian
in all the relations of life. She was
married to John Ii. Merrill January A.,
1882. They had six children, three of
whom died in infancy The survivors
are G. Eugene, Hattie r. and j. f..
Maurice, all at home. These and her
husband are left to mourn the loss of a
loving and faithful wife and mother.
She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Naomi
Stirling, of Mt. Pleasant, two brothers,
Thomas, of Shabbona, and II. Bruce, of
Yale, and many other relatives and
friends who loved her and will miss
her kindly presence.
The funeralService was held at the
house Tuesday at 200 p. m, Ed. }. III.
Patton officiating, with interment in
Elmwood cemetery.
Those from out of town who attend
ed the funeral were Thomas Brown,
Shabbona, r.. Bruce Brown, Ashley;
Naomi Brown, Peck; VIM. A. Taylor
and Helen Bertrand, Detroit; Mrs. M.
A. johnson, Almont; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack McGimpsey, Saginaw; Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Il. Brown and Mrs. Byron
Chapel, Deckerville.
Card of Thanks-We desire to ex-
tend our thanks to those who helped
and sympathized with us in our time
of aflliction; also those who furnished
music at the services and for the floral
offerings. j. H. Merrill and Children
Mrs. Abram Shearer died at her farm
home south of Yale on Thursday, Nay
20, 1911, after lingering illness, aged
"a years.
The funeral was held from the house
at 200 o'clock Saturday, Rev. Gilchriese
officiating. lnterment in the family lot
at Moore's cemetery.
We desire through the columns of
the Exposition to express our thanks to
the many kind friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted us during the
illness and after the death of our mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Shearer
Nathan ). BoYnton, widely known as
the father of the Maccabees, died at his
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o'clock Saturday evening, May q, at
the age of IA years. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at 300 o'clock
from the residence. The members of
Port Huron Lodge, F&AM, had charge
of the services and Rev. John Munday
otficiated Owing TO the prominence
Of Major Boynton and his affiliations
with the Maccabees and other fraternal
orders the funeral was of public ma
ture and all Port Huron citizens paid
their last sad respects to the departed.
Frederick CARING, an old pioneer of
Emmett township, died very suddenly
at his home Monday, May 20, 1911, cause
heart trouble. He was born in Germany
February 20, 1S49
The funeral was held from the house
at III O'CLOCK a. m. today and 1nterment
was made in the Moore cemetery. Rev.
l.. Clark preached the sermon. One son
William, residing south and east of
Sandusky survives. Deceased was di-
vorced from his wife about twenty
years ago.
William Mcleod who had been a
sufferer for the past nine months from
cancer of the glands of the cheek and
throat died at his home in Brown City
Sunday, May Il, aged 81 years. Deceased
was well and favorably known by many
Yale citizens all of whom sympathize
with the family in their bereavement.
Thomas Wharton, James and Robert
Goheen of this city attended the funer-
al which was held from the NJ +. |
church, Brown City, on Wednesday,
under Masonic honors.