Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Dye, Ella M. 2008 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 5, 2013, 1:50 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Friday, February 8, 2008 Ella (Elly) M. Dye, age 78, of Ionia passed away Feb. 7, 2008 in Grand Rapids. She was born July 31, 1929 in Muir, Mich. the daughter of Julius and Myrtle (Gillespe) Kirby. Ella married Lloyd (Ike) Dye on Aug. 25, 1947. She worked for Bell Telephone, Gittlemans and several party stores. Ella is survived by her loving husband Lloyd (Ike) Dye of Ionia; sons, Ron (Carol) Dye, Bob Dye and Rick (April) Dye, all of Ionia; daughters, Sharon L. ward of Muir and Deb (Rick) Adams of Ionia; grandchildren, Becky Ward, Cindy (Pat) Camp, Tim Ward, Stacie Dye, Stephanie Dye and Jenna Adams; four great- grandchildren; sisters, Marie Smith of Ionia, Mickey Edmonds of Belding, Bonnie Ward of Grand Rapids and one brother Leonard (Roxie) Kirby of St. Cloud, Fla. She was preceded in death by her grandson Scott Dye and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, 11 a.m. at Easton United Methodist Church with Rev. Nancy Patera officiating. Interment East Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday 4 to 7 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Ionia County Animal Shelter or family choice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/d/dye21343nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb