William Perkins, whose home for 16 years had been on a farm southwest of Spearville, in Ford-co., died on Monday of last week after an illness of less than two days, the result of a stroke of apoplexy. He leaves four sons and one daughter, also one sister and one brother, F. A. Perkins, of Coldwater. The deceased was one of the best known and most highly respected citizens of Ford-co. His age at the time of his death was 72 years.
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