Steuben-Republican             4 Nov 1925 
        
        CHESTER MARSH
        Chester Marsh, son of Ebeneezer and Minerva Marsh, was born in
Branch
County, Michigan June 3, 1853.  When he was two years of age, his father
died and two years later, his mother passed away.  He was then taken into
the home of Lyman and Sally Lyon, Mrs. Lyon being an aunt, and here he grew
to manhood.  He attended the school both at Orland and Angola, and fitted
himself for a teacher and spent seven years teaching in Michigan and
Indiana. 
        On April 11, 1880, he was married to Miss Eva Webb, who has been
his
devoted companion and helpmate through the intervening years.  In 1886, he
united with the M.E. Church at Orland and proved a faithful and consistent
member.  His health has been somewhat impaired the past two years, but no
immediate danger was anticipated and he and his wife were visiting in the
home of Edgar Wilson and wife, near Alagansee, Michigan, when he was taken
ill and after five days, he passed the great divide, Oct. 21, 1925, and
left to mourn his departure the faithful wife and two daughters, Mrs.
Lizzie Spangle and Mrs. Elzie Collins residing near Orland, also six
grand-children and many relatives and friends. 
        His life was clean, upright and unassuming, and the community has
lost a
good citizen.  His lifes' span was 68 years, 4 months and 18 days. 

* There was also a poem by Tennyson included

Submitted by J.A.Childers       
jeanannchilders@gmail.com