Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Booher, Opal Maxine (Desgranges) 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 November 28, 2011, 12:09 am Lakewood News, 26 Sep 2006 Opal Maxine Booher, age 79, of Freeport, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, September 23, 2006. Opal was born in Pleasant Bend, Ohio on October 7, 1929 to John Wesley and Ruth (Rowlader) Desgranges. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, and a long-time faithful employee of the Bradee Drug Store in Lake Odessa. She loved to golf, sew, cook and garden. Opal was a friend to everyone, and they all loved her in return. She is survived by John Wesley Booher, her loving husband of 59 years; children, John Jr. and Janice Booher of Charlotte, Michael and Jill Booher of Vermontville, and Betty and Ken Harris of West Branch; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; sisters, Alona (Roger) Allen and Arloa Lee; brothers, Clarence (Nancy) Desgranges, Aubrey (Barb) Desgranges, and Elwood (Betty) Desgranges; and many nieces and nephews. Opal was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Laura Haney; and brother, Lavon Desgranges, Paul Desgranges, Willard Desgranges, and Glenn Desgranges. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Woodland United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Fuller Cemetery. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to Barry Community Hospice, or the Woodland United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/booher17230nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb