Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Boyce, Letah M. 2009 ************************************************ 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 July 10, 2013, 10:32 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, January 17, 2009 Letah M. (Wilcox) Boyce, aged 77, of Lake Odessa, was called home on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2009. Letah was born in Leonidas, Mich. on July 16, 1931 to Carleton and Florence (Farr) Wilcox. She graduated from Mendon High School and continued her education at Western Michigan University where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in education. Letah was united in marriage to Clayton Boyce on Oct. 24, 1951 in Mendon. Letah and Clayton moved to Lake Odessa in the mid 1950’s where she taught in the Lakewood Elementary Schools until her retirement in 1991. She had been a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Letah loved her grandsons, and enjoyed camping and mushroom hunting. She was always looking for the next adventure. Letah is survived by her husband, Clayton; daughters, Sue (Mike) Huffman of Galt, Calif., and Kathy (Rick) Forman of Clarksville; grandsons, Greg Forman, Jeff Forman and Ryan Huffman; sister, Lela (Ray) Myers; and all of the loving members of the extended Wilcox and Boyce families. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Duane Wilcox. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel. There will also be a time of visitation with the family for one hour prior to the service. The family has suggested that memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Education Foundation. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/boyce21502nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb