Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Darling, Hiram H. 1975
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, August 22, 1975
A prominent Ionia retired businessman and former director of First Security 
Bank, Hiram Darling, 91, died early Friday at the Ionia Manor where he had 
been the past two weeks.  Mr. Darling who had lived at 2646 South State road, 
was born in Paris township, Kent county, April 7, 1884, the son of Fred and 
Tryphena Bozema Darling.

He came to Ionia in 1906 and started a creamery business on Depot street.  He 
later took Gene Austin into partnership and built the Ionia Creamery on Main 
street, later building a creamery on Washington street and, with Earl Darling 
and Ralph Donalson, formed a corporation.  After retirement from the creamery 
business he went into the real estate business.  

Mr. Darling was a director 39 years for the First Security Bank of Ionia, 
retiring from that position in December of 1971, and last year was named as 
director emeritus.

He was a past member of the Ionia board of education and also served as 
alderman for the second ward six years.  He served on the Ionia city council 
and a short term as acting mayor.

A life member of the Ionia Elks lodge, he was also a former member of the 
Ionia Lions club and past president of the Ionia Chamber of Commerce.  

His wife Margaret died October 8, 1974.  Among his survivors are two sons, 
Clyde Darling of Bedford, Ohio and Robert Smith of Chattanooga, Tenn; three 
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Werner of Dearborn, Mrs. Dorothy Layhe of Kirkwood, Mo. 
and Mrs. Jean Rayburn of Spokane, Wash.; 11 grandchildren and ten great 
grandchildren.

Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at the Leddick funeral home.  Rev. Dr. Lloyd 
G. Walker of the LeValley United Methodist church will officiate and 
entombment will be at Highland Park mausoleum.  Family members will be at the 
funeral home Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  A memorial 
fund has been established for the First Baptist church and the Ionia county 
chapter of the American Cancer society.


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