Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brovont, Lawrence R. 1993 ************************************************ 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 February 16, 2015, 11:44 am Hastings Banner, 4 Feb 1993 Hastings - Lawrence E. Brovont, 76, of 1530 South Hanover Street, Hastings, passed away Monday, February 1, 1993 at Pennock Hospital. Mr. Brovont was born on February 29, 1916 in Silver Lake, Indiana, the son of Henry and Leah (Metzger) Brovont. He was raised in the Lake Odessa area of Ionia County and attended rural schools there. Mr. Brovont was a United States Army Veteran of World War II. Following his Military Discharge in 1945 he settled in Hastings. He was employed at E.W. Bliss Company in Hastings for over 30 years, retiring in 1978. He had previously worked for the Barry County Road Commission for a brief time. He was a member of the Hastings First Baptist Church. Mr. Brovont is survived by son and wife, Larry and Linda Brovont of Lawton; three granddaughters, Lori Lynn Washburn, Lisa Jo Brovont and Lynnae Brovont; four brothers, two sisters; special friend, Stewart Gross of Hastings. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Thursday, February 4, at Hastings First Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Shorkey officiating. Burial will be at Ft. Custer National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorial contributions may be made to Hastings First Baptist Church. Arrangements were made by Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brovont29840nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb