Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....First, Glenn Keith April 17, 1959 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com January 31, 2021, 4:55 pm Ionia County News - Thursday, April 23, 1959 Glenn K. First Fatally Stricken Friday, April 17 The LeValley Methodist Church was the site Tuesday, April 21, of the funeral service for Glenn K. First, 56, prominent Orange Township farmer, who died unexpectedly in the Ionia County Memorial Hospital on Friday night, April 17. Rev. J. Lawrence Ward officiated. Burial was in Portland Cemetery. While Mr. First had been hospitalized for some time, his death came as a shock to the community. Prominent in agricultural circles, he had also played an important role in township activities serving as Orange township clerk for many years. He was secretary of the Ionia County Agricultural Council and served as a member of the Ionia County Agricultural Stabilization Committee. He is survived by his wife Irma, three sons, Neil and Richard, both of East Lansing; and John of Ionia; and a half-brother, Lee First of Muir. Funeral arrangements were by the Boynton Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Age: 56 Services: Tuesday, April 21, 1959 Portland cemetery #C1-75 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/first39664nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb