Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Banta, Andrew B. July 13, 1958 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 29, 2010, 8:40 pm The Ionia County News, Thursday, August 14, 1958 Andrew B. Banta, 85, of Route 1, Lyons, died Sunday, July 13 at the Ionia County Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient there for six hours. Born in Bloomer Township, Montcalm County, he made his home in Palo before moving to Route 1, Lyons, four years ago. His wife, Henrietta, preceded him in death in 1951. Mr. Banta was a member of the Palo Methodist Church. Surviving are one sister, Miss Lois Banta of Mt. Clemens; five step-daughters, Myrtle Willing of Springfield, Missouri, Mrs. Henry Bonite of Ionia, Maude Zwerk of Vassar, Goldie Andrews of Reese and Hazel Overly of Carson City; and one step-grandson, George Colwell of Ionia. Funeral service was held Tuesday, July 15 at the Phelps Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Richard Kidder, pastor of the Lyons Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the West Side Cemetery, Carson City. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/banta6268nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb