William H. Ware, a former Ionia high school athlete, local 
newspaper writer and advertising man, is dead at his home 
in Brooklyn, according to word received by relatives.  He
was a nephew of Royal A. Hawley and Mrs. E. A. Murphy. 
After graduation he worked on the Ionia Standard for a year 
and then became advertising man for the T. A. Carten store. 
He then went to Detroit and entered the advertising department 
of the Regal Motor company, later being connected with 
Crowley-Milner Co., as assistant ad  writer, accepting a 
similar position in New York a few years ago.  No funeral 
announcements have been made."

Source: The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Monday, February 6, 1922,
Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries, File contributed for use
in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net 
August 30, 2010