Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bartlett, Homer August 7, 1977
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Lake Odessa Wave - August 11, 1997
       RITES HELD FOR HOMER BARTLETT
   Homer Bartlett, 76, of 1323 Pleasant Street, passed away Sunday morning at
Pennock Hospital, Hastings 
where he had been a patient for six weeks.  He was born in Caffey, Michigan February
19, 1901, the son of 
George and Emma (Sharp) Bartlett and was a 1916 graduate of the Lake Odessa high
school.
   He farmed in the local area until 1942 then owned and operated service stations
from 1942 until 1977.  He 
was in a long time partnership with Dean Cunningham and was still in the business at
the time of his death.
   He married Opal VanHouten of Lake Odessa March 16, 1922 and they moved from the
farm n Lake Odessa 
in 1944.
   Mr. Bartlett was an active member of the Lakewood  United Methodist Church; was a
50 year member of the 
Lakeside Grange and had served as Pomana Grange Master; a member of the Men's
Brotherhood and Choir 
of the church and had been a member of the Lake Odessa Lions Club.
   Surviving are his wife; three sons, Rodger of Minneapolis, Minn., Gerald of
Whitehall and Dale of East 
Lansing; a daughter, Mrs. George (Virginia) Schreckengost of Youngstown, Ohio, a
daughter in law, Mrs. 
Albert (Louise) Peppel of E. Lansing; 20 grandchildren and one great grandchild; a
sister, Mrs Maude Kinney 
of Battle Creek; sisters in law, Mrs. Marjorie Bartlett of Detroit and Mrs Gaylia
Rathbun of Lake Odessa; and 
dear friends Dean and Viola Cunningham of Lake Odessa.  Three children preceded him
in death; Lyle in 1970 
and twins in infancy.
   Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Lakewood United Methodist
Church on M-50.  Rev. 
Charles Dunbar officiated with burial in Lakeside Cemetery.  Memorial  contributions
may be left at the 
Pickens-Koops Funeral Chapel who were in charge of arrangements.

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