Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Edwards, Leo A. 1964
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, September, 1964

Leo A. Edwards, 63, of 669 New North Dexter, and lifelong resident of Iona, 
died at 5:30 Friday morning at Ionia County Memorial hospital where he was 
taken at 2:10.  He had been ill the past 18 months but was on his job at the 
county courthouse Thursday where he had been custodian for the past four years.

Born February 24, 1901 in Ionia he was the son of Lester and Lillie Kelley 
Edwards and attended Ionia public schools.  December 22, 1921 he was married 
to Charabell Brockway of Ionia.

For several years following his marriage he operated a gasoline service 
station on West Main street where the new Bell telephone building is located.  
He also operated a grocery store 13 years on West Lincoln avenue followed by 
11 years employment at Ionia State Hospital at a therapist.  For seven years 
he was custodian at the old Ionia city hospital on Jackson street and had the 
same position three years at the new hospital.  Previous to his most recent 
employment at the courthouse he operated a restaurant at Lake Odessa and was 
custodian at Ionia Elks temple.  He was also an upholsterer and had worked at 
Ionia car shop.  Recently he had been a weather observer for the federal 
government.

He was a member of the Ionia Baptist church.

Surviving besides his wife, Charabell, are four sons, Claude of Lyons, Stanley 
and Gerald of Ionia, and Kenneth, Damage Control 1-C, United States Navy; a 
son Stuart died in 1935; one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Beckett of Portland; 21 
grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Mable Shoemaker of West Branch, Mrs. Theo 
Bell Shire of Lansing, Mrs. Sada Schuman of Dearborn, Mrs. Alyde Fox of Grand 
Rapids; four brothers preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Myers funeral home.  
Rev. John Tennyson of the Baptist church will officiate and interment will be 
in the family lot at Highland Park cemetery.


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