Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Chaffins, Clettis 2008
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Clettis Chaffins, 77, of Orleans died Saturday March 1, 2008 at Spectrum 
Health Blodgett Campus in Grand Rapids.

Clettis was born on Oct. 16,1930 in Garrett, Ky., the son of Allen and Elifair 
Hicks Chaffins. Clettis was a veteran of the Korean War proudly serving in the 
United States Army. He retired in 1992 after 30 years of service at Detroit 
Gasket in Belding. He had a great love of family and bluegrass music. He 
enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, canning, and trap and skeet shooting. He 
was a member of the Belding Sportsman's Club and the American Legion Post #203 
of Belding.

He was married on July 4, 1953 in Lima, Ohio to Joanne Campbell, and she 
survives along with their children Mary Alice (Wayne) Frantz of Nashville, 
Mich., Jerry Chaffins of Belding, Elaine Renee Lenard of Kentwood, Clettis 
Allen (Linda) Chaffins of Saranac and Connie (Todd) Waterman of Ionia. Clettis 
is also survived by 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; his brother 
Marcus Chaffins of Lima, Ohio; his sister, Vonda Jean (Woodrow) Shepherd of 
Avilla, Ind. and two sister-in-laws Linda Sue Chaffins of Lima, Ohio and Novi 
Chaffins also of Lima.

Clettis was preceded by his parents; three brothers, Dewey Chaffins, Harvey 
Chaffins and Ivan Chaffins; two sister-in-laws, Ruby Chaffins and Madeline 
Chaffins; three sisters and brother-in-laws, Florence and Hayden Crager, Ethel 
and Lester Collins, and Genevieve and Doug Prater.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Shiloh Community Church with 
Pastor Ken Harger officiating. Interment will be in Orleans Township Cemetery. 
Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Johnson Feuerstein 
Funeral Home in Belding. Memorials may be given to the American Lung 
Association.



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