Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Forman, Alta M. (Hanks) (Hoadley) 1917 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 10, 2011, 7:08 pm Belding Banner, 15 Aug 1917 The death of Mrs. Alton M. Forman which occurred Monday, August 13 removed from our midst one of the respected pioneer residents of this community. She was the daughter of the late Jonas Hanks and wife of Horace Forman to whom she was married about two years ago. The deceased was 54 years old and was formerly Alta Hoadley, her first husband having died a number of years ago. During the past year she has been a great sufferer from cancer, Mr. Forman doing everything possible in the way of medical attention to relieve her. Besides her husband she leaves three brothers, and three sister, George, Eli and Orin Hanks and Mrs. Charles Brink, Mrs. Truman Currie and Mrs. Chris Choate. The funeral at the house Wednesday was attended by many relatives and friends. Her remains, the casket covered with flowers, were borne to Smyrna cemetery for interment. Rev. W. E. Doty officiated and spoke comforting words to the bereaved husband and friends. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/forman13121nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb