Grace S. Burns
April 3, 1881-June 4, 1951
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 5, 1951, page 2, col. 5-6, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Wilber N. Burns, 70, Dies Here Following Extended Illness
Mrs. Grace S. Burns, 70, wife of Wilber N. Burns, prominent Niles attorney, died at 3 p.m. Monday in Pawating hospital after an extended illness.
A resident here since 1904, Mrs. Burns was widely known for her prominence in women's activities in past years. She was member of the Ladies Reading club since she moved here 47 years ago and was also a member of many years standing in the First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Burns was born on April 3, 1881, in Wheeler township, Gratiot county, Mich. She married Atty. Burns in St. Louis, Mich., on Sept. 28, 1904, and came to Niles where he had established his law practice two years earlier.
Surviving beside her husband are: a daughter, Mrs. Edwin P. Vary, of Flint; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Mrs. Harry N. Barnes, of South Bend, Mrs. Leon L. Cornell, Falls City, Neb., and Mrs. Roy S. Dean, of El Paso, Tex.
Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian church with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the mausoleum at Sliverbrook cemetery.