Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bignell, F. Ellis February 16, 1954 ************************************************ 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: Suanne Tasker stasker@cmsinter.net April 9, 2015, 7:38 pm Daily Sentinel-Standard, Tues., Feb. 16, 1954 F. Ellis Bignell, 63, died at his home Tuesday, February 16, at 1 a.m. of a heart attack. He was born in Ronald township in Ionia county. He was a resident to Palo and vicinity all his life. He was owner and operator of the Galloway stores, general store and hardware and associated with business life in Palo for over 30 years. He was a member of the Methodist church also church treasurer, clerk of Ronald township, member of Palo lodge F&AM and secretary of Palo Cemetery Association. In 1933 he was married to Flossie Nichols who survives him. One son, Wilber, at home and one brother, Claude Bignell, or Palo also survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 pm at the Methodist Episcopal church in Palo. Interment will be in Palo cemetery. Mr. Bignell reposes at the Stebbins funeral home in Sheridan. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bignell30460nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb