Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Elkins, Dudley R. 2014 ************************************************ 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 mransom311@gmail.com June 17, 2015, 10:34 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Saturday, September 6, 2014 Dudley R. Elkins, age 82, of Ionia, formerly of Dewitt, passed away September 3, 2014. He was born January 14, 1932 in Lansing the son of Benjamin and Alta (Croff) Elkins. Dudley married Ella Suson on November 23, 1950 in Oklahoma. He graduated from South Western Assembly of God University in 1960 and then went on to pastor churches in Texas and Wyoming. Dudley later worked as a postal carrier until retiring in 1994. He loved golfing, hunting, and especially studying the bible. Dudley is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Ella Elkins of Ionia; children, James Elkins of Ionia, Timothy Elkins of Colorado, and Suzanne Elkins of Ionia; grandchildren, Audrina Guernsey, Shaulina Elkins, Mitchell Elkins, and James Elkins; sister, Penny (Dale) Shipman of Ohio; brother & sister-in- law, James and Sharon Suson of Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and step-father, Walter Sutton. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Lyons-Muir Church with Pastor Bert Nelson officiating. Interment at North Plains Cemetery. Visitation on Sunday at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia from 2-5 p.m. and Monday, one hour prior to service at the church. Those wishing, may make donations in Dudley’s name to the Lyons-Muir Church or Ionia Hospice. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/elkins30900nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb