Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Darling, Melvina Mildred (Brooks) 2010
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 23 Feb 2010

Melvina M. Darling, 96, of Ionia formerly of Harrietta, Rodney, and Portland
died Friday evening, Feb. 19, 2010, at Heartland of Ionia.  She was born on July
28, 1913, in Hoxeyville to Earl and Bertha (Fiers) Brooks.  Melvina was well
known for her baking and enjoyed Tiger Baseball, tending to her violets and
polka music.  She loved her grandchildren.

Survivors include her daughters: Delores (Walt) Saxton of Clare, Hazel (Fred)
Wortley of Roosevelt, Ariz., Emma (Lee) Dobson of Englewood, Fla., Georgia
(Steve) Spitzley of Portland, and Viola (Terry) Green of Mecosta; 25
grandchildren; 43 great grandchildren; 30 great-great grandchildren; sisters,
Seithl Gilmore and Bonnie Klingbeil of Ionia; brothers, Gaylord (Brenda) Brooks
of Ionia and Alfred Brooks of Alamo, Texas; brother-in-law, Leonard Vargason of
Flint; and many beloved nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and step-mother, Jennifer Brooks; her
husband of 53 years, James Darling; a sister, Vera Vargason; and a daughter,
Marilyn Freeman.

Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at the Peterson
Funeral Home in Cadillac with Rev. John Mellish officiating.  Burial will be at
Banker Cemetery in Hoxeyville.  Friends may meet the family from 2 to 4 p.m. and
6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Memorial contributions may be made to
the Mecosta County Commission on Aging.


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