Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Benedict, Miles M., Jr. 2006
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Greenville Daily News, 23 May 2006

Miles M. Benedict, Jr., 63, of Belding, passed away Saturday morning, May 20,
2006, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids.  Miles was born Oct.
18, 1942, in Belding, the son of Miles Sr. and Ethel May Gillespie Benedict.

During the Vietnam War, Miles proudly served in the United Sates Navy aboard the
USS Boston.  He was a member of the Michigan Bow Hunters and was past president
of his union, Local 438.  Miles had retired in 2005 from Tower Automotive in
Greenville after 34 years of service.  Miles was an active ham ratio operator. 
He also taught himself to play the guitar.  His biggest love was his family and
the time spent doing many fun things together.  He will be greatly missed but
never forgotten.  He was married Dec. 4, 1965, in Belding to Claire Levesque.

He was preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by his wife, Claire;
their children, Joseph and Denise LeBel, Ronda and Tim Gibbs, Sandra and Kevin
Bannister, John and Marcia LeBel, Miles Benedict III and Kimberly Krouse,
Jacqueline and Dan Clark, all of Belding; grandchildren, David, Little John and
Sarah, Christine, Tia, Ashley and Brandon, Thomas, Bradley, Allison, Corynne,
Carolyn, Danny Boy, Courtney, Katie and Jesse; great-grandchildren, Olivia,
Taylor and Brookelynne; sisters and their spouses, Kristen and Jim Summers,
Peggy and Jerry Howell all of Belding; uncle, Carl Harris of Belding; and
several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Community Church, Orleans, with
Pastor Kendall Harger officiating.  Interment will follow in Orleans Township
Cemetery.  Visitation is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at
Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding.  Memorial contributions may be given
to the Gift of Life Program.


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