Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brake, Elwood M. Sr. October 11, 1967 ************************************************ 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 June 13, 2010, 7:02 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, October 12, 1967 Funeral services for Elwood M. Brake, Sr. who died Wednesday in Florida will be Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at First Methodist church in Ionia. A memorial has been established by rural teachers of the county. The body will arrive in Detroit Thursday evening. It will be at Stone-Kauffman funeral home until 9:30 Saturday morning. He was born March 23, 1896 in Clarksville, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brake. Since retiring in 1961 following 45 years in the teaching profession and as Ionia county school commissioner he has maintained his membership in First Methodist church. He was also an honorary member of the Rotary club and life member of Ionia Masonic lodge. While spending the winters in Florida he was also a member of Kissimmee All State Tourist club and Orange Garden Civic association. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brake5458nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb