Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....BLADES, VIRGINIA M. March 3, 1980 ************************************************ 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: Thomas Ladner tomdladner@yahoo.com April 19, 2008, 12:25 am Gladwin County Record dated 03-12/1980 Column - 5 Page - 2 Mrs. Virginia M. Blades, 90, of 2016 Guernsey Rd., Beaverton, died Monday, March 3, in the Midland Hospital Center following a short illness. Born in Mountain Grove, Mo., on December 9, 1889, she came to Gladwin County in 1933. She was a member of the Dale United Methodist Church and a charter member of the Dale United Methodist Women. The former Virginia Davis Kennedy, she was married to Earl R. Blades on July 17, 1933, in Lansing. He preceded her in death April 5, 1979. Surviving are one son, William Kennedy of Beaverton; 2 daughters, Mrs. Myra Kennedy Scoby of Mt. Clemens and Mrs. Edward (Barbara) Morgan of Taylor; 2 step-sons, Adrian and Mike Blades of Beaverton; a step-daughter, Mrs. Jeanne Rieley of Lake City; 2 sisters, Mrs. Ida Lauderback and Mrs. Frances Louthan of California; 4 brothers, Tom Davis of Arizona and Harry, Daryl and Pee Davis of California; one granddaughter and one great grandchild; and many step- grandchildren and great grandchildren. An infant son also preceded her in death. Services were held Thursday at 1 p.m. from the Dale United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bruce Hatch officiated and burial was in the Dale Cemetery. Arrangements were in charge of the Hall Funeral Home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/gladwin/obits/b/blades3116gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb