Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bly, Kenneth Leroy 2006 ************************************************ 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 August 26, 2014, 11:32 pm Greenville Daily News, 14 Nov 2006 Kenneth Leroy Bly, 71, of Belding, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand Rapids. Kenneth was born Sept. 22, 1935, in Belding, to Clifford and Iva Margaret Hyde Bly. He was raised in the Belding area, attending local area schools and graduating with the class of 1953. Upon graduation, Kenneth joined the Army, serving for more than 20 years. He received several medals for his effort, including the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Meritous Unit Citation with 10LC, Good Conduct Medal Fourth Award, Good Conduct Medal Fifth Award and Army Commendation Medal. After retiring from the military, Ken came home and worked for a while at Extruded Metals. He was a lifetime member of the VFW. He had many hobbies, mainly surrounding pool, golfing and collecting. Ken was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Barbara Turner; and brother, Donald Bly. Kenneth is survived by nephew, John and Pamela Turner; two nieces, Jean Turner, Tracey and Ed Harris; great-niece, Madison; two great-nephews, John Henry, Nick Harris; cousin Caroline and Lea Johnson; and many longtime friends. Funeral services are 1 p.m. Thursday at Huffman, Brigham Funeral Chapel, Belding, with Pastor Kendall Harger officiating. Visitation is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bly27555nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb