Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Crockford, Virginia (Byington) 2002 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 17, 2009, 7:34 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 16 Apr 2002 Virginia Crockford, 84, of Woodland, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, April 15, 2002, that she had faithfully served. Virginia was born in Kalamazoo on October 15, 1917 to Harry and Nellie (Cagney) Byington. After graduating from high school in Kalamazoo, Ginny earned her teaching degree at Nazareth College. For many years she taught kindergarten in Woodland and Sunfield. Virginia was a dedicated member of St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Lake Odessa, where she gave freely of her time and talents. Ginny is survived by her husband, Bob, with whom she spent 42 wonderful years; her children, Bob (Ruth) Crockford and Jane (Rob) Lambert; many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; countless close friends; and her church family at St. Edward’s Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and one brother. Visitation is 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa, and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the St. Edward’s Catholic Church in Lake Odessa where there will be Vigil Service at 6:30 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 .m. Thursday at St. Edward’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Woodland Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Edward’s Catholic Church or the Lakewood Community Ambulance. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/c/crockfor1730nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb