Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Annis, William J. January 23, 1951 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com November 11, 2017, 2:53 am Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday Jan. 23 & Friday & Friday Jan. 26, 1951 Tuesday January 23, 1951 William J. Annis, 66, of 728 Jones street, died at his home Tuesday at 7:20 a.m. He was born in Maple Rapids, May 9, 1884, and spent most of his life in Belding and Gratton until he moved to Ionia in 1942. He was employed as janitor at Pipers tavern for about three and one-half years until he was forced to quit his job last summer when he was taken ill. Surviving are the wife, the former Kathryn Myers; a daughter, Mrs. Wallace J. Perrien of Ionia; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Grace Canfield, of Belding; and a niece, Rita Kennedy of Belding. Funeral services will be held at Myers funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. The Rev. H. S. Ellis of Belding will officiate. Interment will be in River Ridge cemetery. ______________________________________________ Friday January 26, 1951 Funeral services for William J. Annis, 66 of 728 Jones street were conducted from the Myers funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday by the Rev. H. S. Ellis of Belding. Bearers were Barney Beerman, Milton Gaut, Bert Bailey and Wallace Perrien. Interment was in River Ridge cemetery, Belding. Attending the services from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. John Knowlton and Mrs. Frank Malone of Grand Rapids, Mrs. Milo Donovan of Gratton, Mrs. Richard Jewell, Mrs. Arista Richmond, Mrs. Grace Canfield and Miss Rita Kennedy of Belding and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hull and Mrs. Ralph Anderson of Lansing. Annis died Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. Additional Comments: Services: Thursday, 25 January 1951 River Ridge cemetery Sec. 4 - #25 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/a/annis34076nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb