Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, George Leighton December 20, 2003 ************************************************ 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 May 15, 2010, 7:13 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, date unknown George Leighton Brown, aged 82, passed away December 20, 2003 in Ionia. He was born April 11, 1921 the son of Walter and Mary (Snyder) Brown. He married Gaylia Brown October 29, 1947. He enlisted in the Marines on April 14th 1942 and was a WWII Marine Veteran serving in the South Pacific. George served in the Civilian Conservation Corp., was a Life member of the VFW in Sheridan and a Charter member of Ionia Historical Society. He was a Barber and Cosmetologist then went on to work for Dept. of Corrections. He is survived by his wife of fifty six years Gaylia Brown of Ionia; sister Bernadine Stalter of Ionia; nephews Mick and Jill VanDeVelde of Lake Odessa, Mont and Joy Baum of Lake Odessa and Dr. Richard and Marilyn Brown of Spring Lake. Cremation has taken place at his request. Services will be held in the Spring. Anyone wishing may make a memorial contribution to Ionia Area Hospice or Ionia Historical Society. Arrangements by Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brown4213nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb