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From Cindy Ford
LIFE SKETCH OF CHESTER MICHELS
Chester Michels, son of Finley and Olive Michels
was born near Bone Gap, Illinois, Sept. 24, 1888.
He was taken to the Olney sanitorium Monday morning,
April 18, where he was tenderly cared for and all done
that loving hands could do, when the Lord called him to
his heavenly home and he passed away Friday morning
at eight o'clock, April 22, 1932, aged 43 years, 6 months
and 29 days.
In early life he accepted Christ as his Saviour and united
with the M.E. church at Bone Gap and later in life he moved
his membership to Fortney M. E. church, where he was a
regular attendant and lived an upright Christian life.
On April 12, 1910, he was united in marriage to Lilly B. Beagley,
and to this union four children were born, one son, Chester Frank,
and three daughters, Ferris Veree, Imogene Olvetta and Nieta Norma;
all with their mother survive. He also leaves five brothers and three
sisters, Ray of Urbana, Ill; Herbert of Browns, Ill.; Hamer of
Mt. Carmel, Ill.; Loy of West Salem, Ill.; Walter of California;
Mrs. Effie Bright of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Cora Seamahorn of Urbana, Ill.;
Mrs. Carrie Stone, Noble, Ill., and many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Michels bore his suffering uncomplainingly and expressed his
desire as being ready to go when Jesus called him. He was a good neighbor
and a kind and loving companion and father who will be greatly missed in
the home and community.
Funeral services were held from the Fortney church in charge of the pastor,
Rev. J. T. Bryant. Internment at Graceland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Norman
Marriott, Vernon Mason, Arthur Marriott, Jr., Elba Schuh, Harry Wiseman,
Grant Marriott. Flower bearers were Ruby Cowling, Dorothy Wiseman,
Genevieve Cowling, Thelma Bender, Theda Rotramel and Mary Cowling.
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From Cindy Ford
Mrs. Ethel Michels
Passed Away
Saturday Morn
Mrs. Ethel Michels, native of Edwards county, passed away
at an Olney hospital Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
A resident of Edwards county most of her life, Mrs. Michels
for the past three years had made her home with her daughter
in Robinson. Just before Christmas she came home intending
to spend the holidays with her children here. She was taken ill
however and her condition w became steadily worse until she
was removed to the hospital where she passed away.
She was aged 64 years, 11 months, and 17 days.
Obituary
Ethel Shurtleff Michels, daughter of Alstorphus and Rebecca Shurtleff,
was born Feb 17, 1880, near Bone Gap. She became a member of the
Methodist church of Bone Gap, when at an early age she mad the good
confession and was baptized into Christ. During her life she unquestionably
lived a life consistent with the Bible teachings, loved to attend church, and
manifested implicit faith in God as her keeper and guide.
On Sept. 26, 1900, she was united in marriage to Charles Raymond Michels,
prominent Edwards county farmer. To this union were born nine children.
One son Wilson died in infancy. She was preceded in death by her husband
who passed away November 18, 1933.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Mary J. Snowdall, Ellery; Mrs. Ada
Germann, Robinson; Mrs. Margaret Reid, Albion; Glendeane Etheridge,
Gardena, Calif. Also four sons, Erwin and Vernon of Albion; Charles of
Gardena, Calif.; Albert of Olney, Also surviving are two brothers, Alfred
Shurtleff, Albion, and Maurice Shurtleff, Bone Gap; four grandsons and four
granddaughters, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Although many times weary from the toil and the afflictions of life she was always
happy. She had a smile and a word of kindness for everyone, having made friends
from far and near who knew her as a loving Christian woman, and of whom it may
now be said, "Well done, good and faithful servant, enter into the everlasting joy
of the kingdom of heaven."
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Wednesday April 23, 1958
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From Cindy Ford
V. C. Michels
Funeral Held
Here Sunday
Funeral services for Victor Clyde Michels, 82, retired Albion druggist, were held
from the Ingram Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. Luke Markve officiating.
He passed away Friday evening at the Wabash General Hospital in Mt. Carmel, after
several years of poor health.
Mr. Michels had owned and operated Michels Pharmacy in Albion since 1936, after assisting
his father there from 1901 thru 1922. The store had been founded by his father in 1875, making
it one of the oldest drug stores in the state.
A graduate of Southern Collegiate Institute in Albion, he received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree
from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
Mr. Michels was Superintendent of the Department of Registration and Education for the state of
Illinois for 8 years; a former president of the Albion Chamber of Commerce and one of the leaders
in civic affairs here for many years prior to his retirement over two years ago.
The deceased was born in Albion on August 1, 1877, the son of B. F. and Julia Ratcliff Michels,
and was married to Lucy Walker of Philadelphia in 1901. She passed away in 1937 and one of their
three children, Margaret J. also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mae Michels, the former Mae Pearce Cook, of Harrisburg, who he married in 1939, a son, Ben Michels of Glendale, N.Y. and a daughter Mrs. Victoria Davenport of Arlington Heights; 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Concluding services were held at Graceland Cemetery.
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