Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....George, Fred A. 1975
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Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 21 Oct 1975

Fred A. George, 77, of 210 Parmeter road, died early Tuesday morning at the 
Ionia Memorial hospital after being a patient three months.  Born at Ada, Ohio, 
December 5, 1897, he was the son of Emanuel and Margaret Shaw George.  As a 
child he moved with his family to Marion where he graduated from high school.  
He also attended Ferris Institute at Big Rapids.

He worked as superintendent at the Stafford plant in Ionia, and then worked for 
a short time for the Store Equipment Company in Grand Rapids.  He was later 
employed at the Ionia State hospital and the Michigan Reformatory at Ionia 28 
years, where he retired as captain June 30, 1964.

August 16, 1919, he was married in Ionia to Minnie Arnold and they celebrated 
their golden anniversary in 1969.  Since his retirement they spent their 
winters in Florida and summers at their home on Parmeter road.  He was a member 
of the First Baptist church, trustee of the church for several years and member 
of the Ionia Masonic lodge, Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templars, and Ionia 
Order of Eastern Star.  He was a charter member of the Fishing and Hunting club 
and charter member of the Restless Ones Trailer club of Ionia.

Besides his wife, Minnie, he leaves four sons, LaVern of Lewiston, Idaho, Irwin 
of Lake Odessa, Fred M. of Perry, and Lyle of Denver, Colo., ten grandchildren 
and two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Paula Giles and Mrs. Grace 
Lindsey of Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the first Baptist church.  Rev. Roy 
Pitts will officiate and interment will be at the Balcom cemetery.  The body is 
at the Leddick funeral home where the family will meet friends and relatives 
Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  
Memorials have been established for the First Baptist church and the Ionia 
Order of Eastern Star.


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