Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Vincent, Alvah J. 1905
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Belding Banner, 16 Mar 1905, page 1

The Last Sad Rites
Over Remains of Allie J. Vincent.
Who Died in Butterworth Hospital Thursday Morning After Operation.

The remains of Allie J. Vincent were brought to the home of his parents in this
city, from Grand Rapids, last Friday, where he submitted to an operation for
tuberculosis of the bone at the ankle, surviving it only two days.

For the past six months “Allie” as he was familiarly known, had not been in his
usual good health, and about three months ago he came home from Greenville where
he was engaged in the livery business, being greatly afflicted with a soreness
of his right ankle which confined him to the house for several weeks, he finally
began to feel better and two or three week ago went back to his business in
Greenville.  The trouble however came on again and he bravely concluded on the
advice of his physician to have it operated on, and if necessary submit to an
amputation.

His father, Jerome B. Vincent accompanied him to Butterworth Hospital last week
Monday and was met there by H. H. Vincent of Nashville, who remained with him
during the treatment.  Dr. Smith performed the operation Tuesday which disclosed
that the bones of the ankle were badly effected and his system generally
impaired, he rallied from the first shock of the operation and conversed with
his brother who stood faithfully by him through it all, but on Wednesday night
he began to grow weaker and passed peacefully away the following day.

Alvah J. Vincent was the son of J. B. and Jennie M. Vincent, was born in Belding
July 14, 1869, being 35 years 7 months and 23 days old.  When he was two years
old he had the misfortune to break his leg and again when four years old, six
months after his mother died, he met with another accident that dislocated his
hip, and although he received treatment in Chicago at the time, the injury
always troubled him, but in spite of misfortune he was of a cheerful happy
disposition, a young man of excellent character who made and kept many friends
wherever he went.

For number of years he was an employee of the Richardson Silk Co. until he went
into the livery business here which he conducted very successfully, moving to
Lakeview after disposing of his stock in this city.  About two years ago he went
into the same business at Greenville which he owned at the time of his death.

Mr. Vincent was married to Miss Gay Johnson about 12 years ago, but they have
not lived together for the past three or four years, a legal separation having
been agreed to between them.

The funeral services was held at the house Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, where
many friends came to pay their last respects to the deceased.  The flowers and
floral tributes on and about the casket were beautiful.

Rev. H.N. Spear officiated and the Baptist choir sang appropriate hymns at the
sad solemn occasion.  The remains were tenderly laid to rest by the side of his
mother in Riverside cemetery.


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