Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cline, Richard Riley 2007
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, April 18, 2007
Richard Riley Cline, of Portland, age 94, beloved husband, father, brother, 
grandfather, uncle, and Christian friend went to be with the Lord on April 16, 
2007.  He was born on August 2, 1912, to Arthur and Bessie (Sherwood) Cline in 
Stanton.

He died at his family home in Portland surrounded by many loved ones. He 
attended a country school in Stanton through the 8th grade. He worked as a 
farm hand, purchased and operated his own farm, worked for Ionia Manufacturing 
Co, and in 1964 started his own business in general carpentry. After the death 
of his 1st wife Edith, he married Clarice in 1960, and after her death married 
Clarabelle in 1997.

He was a faithful member of the Pleasant Valley United Brethren Church and 
later the Portland United Methodist Church. With his giving spirit, many 
persons of all ages lovingly called him ‘Grandpa'.  His life was epitomized by 
love for the Lord, his church, and his family. He built two homes with 
recycled materials, many family home remodels and additions, a backyard 
covered bridge, greenhouses at Echo Mission in Florida, many work camps, and 
numerous craft projects.  He also restored bicycles for children, tended his 
gardens, and his prize-winning dahlias; baked, canned and shared all these 
gifts with many.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Jack and William, sisters 
Helen Sherman, Marguerite LeGault, and Beth Shearer; his 1st wife of 21 years 
Edith Marie Petrie in 1959; his 2nd wife of 36 years, Clarice Lucile (Schwab) 
Showerman in 1996. He is survived by his wife of 10 years Clarabelle (Martz) 
Barnum; children Evelyn (Ed) Martin, Richard Junior Cline, Paul Cline; step-
children Louise Hill, Ralph (Kathie) Showerman, Joyce Showerman, Robert 
(Laurita) Showerman; identical twin brother Robert Adail Cline; 17 
grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, and 
many nieces & nephews.

Funeral services will be held at the Portland United Methodist Church on 
Thursday April 19, 2007 at 1 p.m., with Pastor Gregory R. Wolfe of Portland 
UMC and Pastor Charles VanLente of Northlawn UMC, Grand Rapids officiating.  
Interment will follow at Danby Cemetery, Portland. Visitation will be held on 
Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral 
Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland; and on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 
the Portland United Methodist Church, 310 E. Bridge St., Portland. Memorials 
may be given to Portland United Methodist Church in his memory. 



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