Burr Oak Obituary found in The Acorn.
Riddle, John.....edition date.....  20 August 1896

"John Riddle, aged 75 years, a farmer residing four miles south of Mendon committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn, where he was found last Sunday.  He was blind and afraid of poverty, it is said."

Notes: John died on16-Aug-1896 Mendon, St. Joseph County, Michigan