Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Durkee, Clarence H. June 28, 1960
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Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard - Thursday, June 30, 1960

LAKE ODESSA- Clarence H. Durkee, 82, a retired farmer of route one, Lake 
Odessa, died at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday at the Ionia Rest home where he had been a 
patient 22 days.

Mr. Durkee was born in Odessa township February 14, 1878 and had spent most of 
his life on the farm on Jordan Lake road where he was born. He was the son of 
Lafayette and Lottie Chapman Durkee.

His wife, Minnie died in 1939, he later married Mrs. Lula Loomis.

Mr. Durkee resided at Barryton from 1933 until he returned to his farm north of 
Lake Odessa in 1943.

He is survived by his wife Lula; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Maxine) Hubbard of 
Tampa, Fla., and Mrs. Berwin (Madeline) Stadel of route one Lake Odessa; one 
son, Hayden of Evart; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren three 
stepchildren, Gerald Loomis and Mrs. Ethel Beutler of Lansing, and Mrs. Betty 
Barker of Greenville; three sisters, Mrs. Arthur Leigh of Lansing, Mrs. Mildred 
Bouck of Grand Ledge, and Mrs. Donald Pearl of Traverse City, and one brother, 
Rev. Raymond Durkee of Williamston.

Funeral services will be at the Pickens funeral chapel Friday at 1:30 p.m., 
with burial at Lakeside cemetery. The Rev. A.J. Pitman will officiate.


Additional Comments:
Age: 82
Funeral: Friday, 1 June 1960
Lakeside cemetery #6-777

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