Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Batson, William 1970 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net November 4, 2011, 1:56 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 26 Dec 1970 William Batson, 55, of 232 Scabbard, S.W., Grand Rapids, died Friday afternoon at Butterworth hospital in Grand Rapids. He was born in Ionia, October 6, 1915, the son of George and Mary Batson. He was a graduate of Ionia high school and graduate of an electrical college in Grand Rapids. He returned to Ionia where he established and operated the Batson Electrical service on Depot street several years before moving to Grand Rapids. Surviving are his wife, Marjorie of Grand Rapids; two sons, Raymond Lee of Cadillac, William Robert of Perrysberg, Ohio, and a daughter, Karen Lee Batson of Byron Center; four grandchildren; two brothers, Otto J. of Ionia and Dr. George C. of Mt. Pleasant. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Zaagman Memorial chapel of 1865 Eastern, S. E., Grand Rapids. Dr. John C. Beam will officiate and cremation will follow. Family will be at the funeral chapel Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A memorial has been established and contributions may be given to the charity of your choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/batson17107nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb