Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bower, LaVon R. 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 13, 2010, 11:10 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 7, 2006 LaVon R. Bower, 78, of Lake Odessa, passed away on Friday afternoon, March 3, 2006.LaVon was born in Lake Odessa on Sept. 21, 1927 to Merton and Minerva (Avery) Bower. He retired from Fisher Body in Lansing in 1980 after 32 years of service. LaVon enjoyed his afternoon walks through Lake Odessa, and would never turn down the neighborhood kids waiting for the school bus, and he always had an endless supply of candy for kids of all ages. LaVon is survived by his children, Merton (Rose) Bower, Robert Bower, Pat Walkington, Butch (Janet) Cummins, Mary (Ken) Harrington, and Jean (Dan) Echtinaw and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Merton and Minerva Bower; his wives, Pat Bower and Evelyn Bower; daughter, Gay Federau; and brothers, Harold Bower; his wives, Pat Bower and Evelyn Bower; daughter, Gay Federau; and brothers, Harold Bowers, Larry Bower, John Bower, and Maynard Bower. Visitation will be held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Wednesday, March 8, 2006 from 3 to 5 p.m. The memorial service begins at 5 p.m. Interment will take place in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kilpatrick United Brethren Church or the American Cancer Society. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bower7917nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb