Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Daniels, Laverne, Jr. 1996 ************************************************ 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 June 28, 2015, 11:46 am Lakewood News, 27 Aug 1996 Lake Odessa - Laverne Daniels, Jr., age 70, of Lake Odessa, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at his residence which is a Centennial Farm. He was born January 14, 1926 in Lake Odessa, the son of Laverne and Dortha (Augst) Daniels. He lived 60 years of his life on his Centennial Farm. He graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1943 and was married to Etheleen Jackson January 14, 1944 in Sunfield. He served in the Merchant Marines for 2 years during World War II. He was a milk hauler in the Lake Odessa area for 12 years after which he became a owner-operator, trucker until his retirement in 1983. He received the Million Mile 18 Wheeler safe driving award. He worked part-time for the Tri-County Electric Company as a meter reader, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the Central United Methodist Church of Lake Odessa. Mr. Daniels is survived by his wife, Etheleen; 1 son, Robert Daniels of San Francisco, California; 2 daughters, Juanita (Mark) Kosters of Grandville and Maria Daniels of Mt. Pleasant; 1 granddaughter, Vicki Makley of Grand Rapids; 1 brother, Roger Daniels; 1 niece Megan Daniels of Woodland. Funeral services were held Saturday, August 17, 1996 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa with Reverend Emmett Kadwell officiating. Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Central United Methodist Church of Lake Odessa or Barry Community Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/daniels31081nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb