Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Benedict, Douglas R. 1967 ************************************************ 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: Pat Blood pat.blood@gmail.com February 11, 2013, 6:12 pm Ionia Sentinel – 1 November 1967 Douglas R. Benedict, 39, of 3480 Sayles road, Ionia, was found dead at his home by Ionia state police on Tuesday afternoon. Ionia officers said Benedict had taken an overdose of medication including sleeping pills. He had been dead several days, Coroner Dale Kauffman reported. State police said they had gone to the Benedict home accompanying Mrs. Benedict to obtain her clothing. A divorce suit was then pending in the Ionia County circuit court. Born May 24, 1928 in Grand Rapids, Benedict was the son of Barton Benedict and Elizabeth Beck Benedict. He was an employee of Ionia State Hospital for several years. Surviving are his wife, Janet, two daughters, Pamela and Randi both at home; his parents of Grand Rapids and grandmother Mr. Margaret Beck of Ionia. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 pm at Myers funeral home. Interment will be in Balcom cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/benedict19671nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb