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Lansing State Journal
Monday, 2 March, 1931

         Despondent over ill health following a recent illness,
       BENJAMIN F. WADE, 35, securities salesman with E. A. Pierce
       & Co., Sunday afternoon drove from his home at East Lansing
       to a deserted spot on a road east of Holt and took his hown
       life with a gun.
       
         WADE lived at 509 Cowley street, East Lansing. He had
       been outside salesman for the Pierce brokerage house, with
       offices in the Capital National bank building for about a
       year. Prior to this connection he was with the Central
       Trust company, Lansing.
       
         He had gone to Toledo Saturday and had expected to remain
       there until Monday. He returned Sunday, however, and in the
       afternoon drove his car to a point one mile east of Holt
       where he shot himself in the temple with a revolver.
       
         Leaves Widow, Three Sons
         Harry Reinhart, deputy sheriff, was called from the sheriff's
       office at Mason and Wilbur Seelye, Mason lawyer, acted as
       coroner.
       
         MR. WADE is survived by the widow, HELEN M. WADE; three
       sons, BENJAMIN S., JR., GEORGE S., and THOMAS; his mother,
       MRS. KATHERINE WADE of Toledo, and two sisters, Miss ALICE
       R. WADE of Toledo and Mrs. MARGARET POWELL of California.
       
         The body was taken to the Jarvis-Estes Funeral home and
       was sent Monday to Toledo, O., where funeral services will
       be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Collingwood
       memorial. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery there.
       
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