Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Gale, Nancy J. (Martin) December 8, 2011 ************************************************ 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 May 3, 2013, 11:17 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Dec. 10, 2011 Nancy J. Gale, 66, passed away Dec. 8, 2011. She was born on April 20, 1945, in Ionia, the daughter of the late Harry and Helen Martin. Nancy grew up on her parent’s dairy farm, in Ionia, giving her a love of cows and livestock. She traveled extensively throughout the country with her family and the NSDCA. She was the past president of the local chapter of NSDCA named the “Traveling Squares”. She loved doing crafts and quilting. Nancy was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be sorely missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her beloved husband Walter; her loving children: Tina Marie Gale Bailey, Beverly Jean (Justin) Marlow, and Walter Edwin Gale; nine grandchildren and her foster children: Jahmelah and Ahmenah. She is also survived by her sister Lucille Bates and her brother James Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings: Joane, Gerald and Donald. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home, 122 W. Lake St., South Lyon. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at the Fellowship Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 22200 Pontiac Trail, South Lyon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fellowship Evangelical Presbyterian Church or to the Arbor Hospice Foundation. She will be laid to rest in Almer Township Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.phillipsfuneral.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/gale19902nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb