Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Cowles, Kay F. (Coston) November 18, 2011 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com April 24, 2013, 9:46 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard - Nov. 22, 2011 Kay F. Cowles, 70, of Belding passed away Friday morning, Nov. 18, 2011 at Spectrum Health’s Butterworth Campus in Grand Rapids. Kay was born on July 1, 1941 in Greenville, the daughter of Kermit and Alice Anderson Coston. Kay graduated from Greenville High School with the class of 1959 and worked for several years in the Ionia Office of the United States Department of Agriculture and helped on the family farm. Kay was a member of the Belding United Methodist Church, past member of the Belding Board of Education and had volunteered as a Girl Scout Leader. She enjoyed golf, bowling and wintering if Florida. Her greatest love was family and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Kay will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. She was married on June 13, 1959 to Raymond Cowles in Greenville. Kay is loved and survived by her husband, Raymond, and their children: Christine Cowles of Belding, Douglas and Melissa Cowles of Oscoda, Jennifer and Jeff Greenop of Grand Rapids; her grandchildren Michael Armock and Shannon Slayton, Brittany Ricks, Raymond Cowles, Riley Cowles, Elizabeth Greenop, Grace Greenop, Ryan Greenop and one more grandchild on the way; her great granddaughter, Mackenna Armock; two sisters, Marvel Davis of Greenville and Shirley and Bill Dehn of Belding and her sister-in-law Marion Coston of Greenville. Kay was preceded by her parents; two brothers, Richard and Jack; and a half sister, Robin. Memorial contributions may be given to the Balding United Methodist Church or Belding Library. To leave a message of condolence for the Cowles family please visit the Website of the funeral home at www.jffh.com . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/cowles19848nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb