Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Almy, Anna " Jeannie" Jean (Higbee) September 3, 2025
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Ionia Sentinel - Friday September 12, 2025

           ANNA ALMY

PORTLAND - Anna Jean Almy, age 97 of Lyons, passed away on Wednesday, September 
3, 2025. She was born on May 19, 1928, the daughter of Grace Violet (Rank) 
Higbee & John Joshua Higbee in Ionia,Michigan.

She was a longtime member of the Portland United Methodist Church. Anna enjoyed 
baking, cooking, crocheting, sewing, quilting, & now & then, working on the farm 
with Tom. Anna especially loved chickens; most of them had names, & she was so 
proud when they would lay an egg! After Tom's retirement, Anna & Tom enjoyed 
going out to dinner & listening to & dancing to music at local venues.They were 
active & always together while watching grandchildren play sports. Most of all, 
Anna enjoyed family gatherings & being with her family.

Anna graduated from Ionia High School in 1946, After graduation , she went to 
work for Trojan, sewing appliques on letter jackets. A mutual friend introduced 
Tom & Jeannie, and they were together from then on. They married on August 21, 
1948, and enjoyed a loving 70 years together until his death on January 16, 
2019. 

Preceding Anna in death are her parents, sisters Lorraine (Floyd) Dickinson, 
Francis (Lloyd) Dickinson, Bruce Higbee; sister-in-law Doris (Marvin) Bills, 
brothers-in-law Richard(Rosemary) ALmy, Jerry Bennett, Leslie Parker Jr, & son-
in-law Ross Mast. 
Anna is survived by her children, Pamela Almy (Thomas Nelson), William (Connie) 
Almy, Diana Almy, Brian (Monica) Almy, Carol (Keith) Schrauben & Marsha Almy 
(Dan Schaffer), 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law 
Catherine Higbee, Ruth Bennett, Barbara Parker, & many special nieces & nephews.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2025, at the 
Portland United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am-
1:00pm.before the service at the church. Interment will be at Keefer-Olmstead 
Cemetery, Lyons. Luncheon will be served at 2:30 pm at the Portland VFW Post 
4090. Instead of flowers, donations may be made to Portland United Methodist 
Church or Portland Emergency Services. Online condolences may be made at 
www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com

Additional Comments:
Keefer-Olmstead Cem.
Ionia County,MI

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