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Olivet newspaper obituary.
George Edward Hillard, who has been a resident of this vicinity for many years, passed away at his home in Lee Township last weekThursday. He has been poor health for the past two years and last March he was compelled to give up work entirely. Organic heart trouble and dropsy of the liver was the cause of death. Mr. Hillard was born in Williams County, Ohio on August 5, 1864. He came to this vicinity about 29 years ago and lived here ever since, making farming his business. For the past 14 years he resided on his farm where he died. He was a member of the local Odd Fellows Lodge. The members of his surviving family consist of his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Ella Coryof Paventon, Arkansas and Allie Burt of Traverse City, three brothers,M. Hillard of Deer Park, Washington, Alva Hillard Hillard of Paris,Tennessee and Cassius Hillard of Montcalm County, Michigan.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at there sidence and they were in charge of the local Odd Fellows Lodge. Rev. Theodore Wilson officiated interment was in the Olivet Cemetery.Those who came from away to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.Cassius Hillard, Mr. & Mrs. Dell Hillard, Jolly Hillard all of Montcalm County, Mrs. Allie Burt of Traverse County, Alva Hillard of Paris, Tennessee, Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Pickle of Bryan,  Ohio Al Bordner, Mr. &Mrs. Ellsworth Hillard, Mr. & Mrs. Sylvester Hillard, Mrs. MaryHillard of Montpelier,  Ohio Bert Hillard of Concord, Michigan, Mrs.Otis Brown and Mrs. Orville Mocherman of Pioneer,  Ohio Mr. & Mrs.Will Page of Comden, Michigan, Homer Rigleman of Saginaw, Mr. and Mrs.John Bartlow of Muskegon, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hank of Battle Creek, Mr.& Mrs. Frank Bartlow of Leslie, Michigan, and Mr. & Mrs. HarveyBartlow of Freemont, Indiana. Before Mr. Hillard died he made peace with his maker and asked his wife to meet him in heaven.