Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bennett, Fred August 16, 1950 ************************************************ 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 May 6, 2010, 5:40 pm The Ionia County News, Thursday, August 17, 1950 Fred Bennett, 80, of Lyons, died at 1:30 Wednesday morning, Aug. 16, at the home of his daughter Mrs. Rex Van Dyne of Lyons. He had been ill a long time. Mr. Bennett was born June 14, 1870 in Bushnell Township, Montcalm County, the son of Mr. And Mrs. Frank Bennett. On February 14, 1893 he was married to Miss Lillie Wernett at Matherton. They came to Lyons 46 years ago from Bushnell Township. Mr. Bennett is survived by four sons, George, Jay and Ray of Lyons and Clarence of Muir; two daughters, Mrs. Glen Anderson of Lansing, and Mrs. Van Dyne, 24 grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Mrs. Bennett died about a year ago. He also leaves one brother, Bert Bennett of Elsie. Rev. Myron Hoyt of Lyons will officiate at the funeral service from Shaw- Rivett Funeral Home in Muir, at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in Sunny Hill Cemetery, Bushnell Township. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bennett3713nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb