Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Allen, Etta May (Waldron) November 10, 2025 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net December 12, 2025, 5:29 pm Greenville Daily News - Sun. November 23,2025 Excerpts from Greenville Obituary ETTA MAY (WALDRON) ALLEN Died Monday, November 10, 2025-age 89 of Belding. Born December 1, 1935 in Mulliken, daughter of Homer & Pearly (Sackett) Waldron. Etta went to school from 1st through 8th grade, then transferred to & graduated from Charlotte Schools. Married Ernest Allen on her family homestead on July 29, 1955, enjoyed over 58 years of marriage before his death in 2008. When little, she helped on the family farm, she loved to quilt, taught children's church for many years, enjoyed researching her family genealogy & worked at Amway for over 30 years before retirement in 1998. Survived by her children, Bill (Cheryl) Allen, Linda Howorth, Connie (Alan) Martin,Shirley Heaton, Jon Allen (Connie Clute), Karen (Dave) Bowen, 14 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild & many other extended family. Preceded in death by her parents, three sisters;Ila Thomas, Genevia Russell, Beulah Spicer, a brother; Orval Waldron, her husband Ernest, daughter; Joyce & a son-in-law; Alan Heaton. Funeral service will be on Monday, November 17 at 11am, at Johnson Feuerstein Funeral Home with Rev.Paul Leslie officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, from 1pm-3p.m.,as well as one hour prior to the funeral on Monday. In keeping with Etta's passion for children & her love of Christ, memorial contributions may be directed to Lincoln Lake Baptist Camp Scholarship Fund, to help underprivileged children to Bible Camp. To send a message of condolence to the family, please visit jffh.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/allen49166nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb