Calhoun County MI Archives Obituaries.....Corkins, Lloyd A. January 13, 1985 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Ellis -- July 26, 2007, 8:10 pm Battle Creek Enquirer & News Jan. 14, 1985 Lloyd A. Corkins, 76, of 20100 Bedford Road, died Sunday in Leila Hospital, where he had been a patient 11 days. He had been ill two years. He was born in Grand Rapids and moved to Battle Creek. He was employed by Ralston Purina Co. for 18 years and 27 years by the Battle Creek Packaging Machines Co. as field engineer and final inspector, retiring in 1973. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Ceral City Citizen Radio Club, and the 20th Street Church of Christ. He formerly was active as a volunteer in Boy Scouts and Cun Scouts and was an active bowler in several leagues. Surviving are his wife of 54 years, the former Irene Sutherland, a son, Alfred W. Corkins of Battle Creek; daughter, Marilyn L. Hall and Glenna M. McNeil of Pontiac; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, sisters Olive Van Order and June I. Peterson both of Battle Creek; and brothers William Corkins of Lacy, and Gilbert Corkins of Nashville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Royal Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Calhoun County Unit of the American Cancer Society or the Local TB & Emphysema Association of Calhoun County. Additional Comments: Buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/obits/c/corkins83ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb