The Yale expositor., 1916-01-20

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Died, at her home in Yale, on Friday,
January IA, 1916, Mrs. Alice Jean
Drake, after long illness.
The funeral services were held at
the home on Monday at 30 p. NJ,
Eldred Charles, pastor of the Disciple
church, preaching the sermon. and Mrs.
Cochrane singing two appropriate solos.
A large number of the q. +. :. attend.
ed the services in body, doing honor
to their deceased sister. lnterment
was made in Elmwood cemetery.
Mrs. Drake was one of seven children
born to MIR. and Mrs. William III. Bal
lentine, i'm Brockway township, August
3rd, 1863. Until the time she was
married to Il. Harvey Drake, June 5th,
1883. she lived at BrOckway, only spend
ing some time at Sommerville school,
IT. Clair.
After marriage two years were spent
at Richmond and one at Lewiston, but
the home has since been in Yale. Two
children were born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Drake, Clarence, Of Avoca and Jean at
home. These, with the husband, one
sister, Mrs. Jennie Martyr, of Flint,
and two brothers, Wallace Ballentine,
of Detroit, and Glenn Ballentine, OF
Port Hvron, mourn the early loss of a
kind and loving mother, true wife and
an afiectionate sister
Deceased will be missed and mourn
ed by large circle of friends. She was
an active and earnest member and
worker in the Disciple church, and al
ways was found faithful aud consistent
in her daily life and good friend and
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pathy of the whole community in their
deep sorrow.
The funeral services of Mrs. David
II. Brown, who died at her home in
DeUkerville Wednesday evening of last
eek, were held from the Methodist
Episcopal church of that town on Sun
day afternoon, Jan. Is, 1916, at 200
o'clock, Rev. Dr. Hartley, pastor of the
Episcopal church at Croswell, ofiiciat-
ing. lnterment was made in the
Deckerville and Downington cemetery.
A large number Of relatives and friends
attended, showing the high esteem in
which deceased was held.
Her daughter, Mrs. B. j. Chapel and
husband, of Billings, Mont, also her
sister, Mrs. Alex McCOll, of Colorado
springs, were present.
Below we publish what the Decker
vile Recorder OF last week had to say
of deceased
"A pail of gloom was cast over the
village Wednesday evening when it
was announced that Isabelle Blower
Brown, wife of David II. Brown and
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j Ohm Blower
had passed away at her home Oh Min.
den street, at $3.50 o'clock, after a Urief
illness Of about ten days from pneu-
monia.
"Although her condition had been
serious for several days, her many
friends had hoped for her recovery,
but to those at the bedside who had
watched the development of the disease
her death was not altogether unex-
pected, and she passed away surround
ed by her loved ones and fully con
scious of the nearing end"
Died at her home in Coleman, Mich
on Saturday, January Sth, 1916, Mrs
Chas. II. Niggeman.
Deceased was taken TO her childhood
home at Lexington where funeral ser.
vices were held and the body inferred
Frances Bell was born at Lexington
in 1854 and was there married to Chas
II. Niggeman. Soon after they came
to Yale and lived here several years
Mr.. Niggeman being in the jewelers.
business. Both were highly esteemed
and their removal to Coleman was {
matter of deep regret with their man!
friends here.
A husband and daughter, Mrs. NJ
II. Thompson, mourn the loss of sin
cere and affectionate wife and mother