Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Esham, Jesse L. 1997 ************************************************ 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 June 19, 2013, 3:09 pm The Ionia Sentinel, October 1997 Jesse L. Esham, 69, of Ionia died Oct. 17, 1997. He was born Aug. 29, 1928 in Easton Township, the son of Jesse and Ruth (Munger) Esham. He went on to marry Mary Townsend on June 28, 1952 in Ionia. He worked for Mitchell-Bentley in Ionia for 17 years. He then went on to work for the State of Michigan from 1970 until he retired in 1981. He was a past member of the Ionia Sheriff Posse and a member of the Ionia Moose Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mary Esham of Ionia; two daughters, Sandra (Ronald) Heintzelman of Ionia and Brenda…(portion missing)…ters, Florence (George) Wright of Ionia, Myrtle Bayly of Ionia and Patsy Luff of Florida; seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He was preceded in death by two sisters. Funeral services for Mr. Esham will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Shiloh Community Church with Rev. Ken Harger officiating. Interment will be at Easton Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Ionia. Anyone wishing may make contributions to the Kidney Foundation or the Ionia Commission on Aging. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/e/esham20930nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb