Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Branch, Lloyd J. September 23, 1984 ************************************************ 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, 7:03 pm The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, September 25, 1984 Mr. Lloyd J. Branch, 86, died Sunday, September 23, 1984 at Provincial House, Hastings. He was born June 1, 1898 in Maple Grove, the son of Herman and Amy (Smith) Branch. He attended Sunfield High School and graduated in 1916. He lived in Sunfield and Alpena until age 18 and then moved to Lansing. He worked for REO Manufacturing Co., John Bean Co., State Electrical Commission and Motor Wheel, retiring in 1960. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Central United Methodist Church of Lake Odessa, 31st Degree Mason. He had lived in Lake Odessa recently and wintered in Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Branch is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Clara; one son, Maurice and his wife, Helen; and four grandchildren, Mark, Carol, Nathan and Melissa. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 26, at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa, with the Rev. Thurlon Meredith officiating. Burial will be in Mr. Hope Cemetery, Lansing. Memorial contributions may be made to Central United Methodist Church or Lake Odessa Ambulance Service. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/branch5459nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb