Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Conner, Gordon 1938 ************************************************ 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: Andrew MacLaney amaclaney@hotmail.com April 28, 2010, 7:01 pm Ionia Co. MIGenWeb The Ionia Sentinel-Standard Monday, March 28, 1938 GORDON CONNER Gordon Conner, 63, Saranac business man, died suddenly Sunday of a heart ailment. He was born in Easton township, July 22, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Conner, pioneers of that township. May 10, 1900 he was married to Miss Mabel Foulks of Easton township and went to Saranac where they lived all their married life. He was a member of the IOOF, the Rebekahs, and the Boston lodge, No. 146, F and AM, and of the business men's association in Saranac. He also held several village and lodge offices. Members of the IOOF and the Masons will attend the funeral services in a body which will be held Tuesday afternoon, March 29 at the Saranac Congregational church at 2 o'clock. Saranac stores will be closed during the services. ________________________________ The Ionia County News Thursday, March 31, 1938 HOLD RITES FOR SARANAC MAN TUESDAY Gordon Conner, 63, Succombs After Lingering Illness; Pioneer Here SARANAC -- Funeral services for Gordon Conner, Ionia county resident for nearly 64 years, were held Tuesday from the Saranac Congregation church with the Rev. John Lehring officiating. He died Saturday, following several months of illness. Born in Easton Township, July 22, 1874, the son of William and Temperance Conner, he had been a resident of Saranac nearly all his life. He married Miss Mable Foulks, May 10, 1900, who survives him, and for the past 25 years he has operated a lunch room and billiard establishment on E. Main street, Saranac. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., the Rebekahs, Boston lodge 146, F. and A. M., the Saranac Business Men's association, and a former member of the village board. Besides his wife, he is survived by Ed and Cassius Conner of Ionia, and Ferry Conner of Greenville, brothers. Burial was in the Saranac cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/conner5208gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb