Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Griffiths, Rena Ann (Pigeon) 1948
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Belding Banner-News, 12 Aug 1948

Rites Today For Young Mother

The community was saddened on Monday when it was learned that another young life
had been sacrificed to the dread disease of cancer and that Mrs. John Griffiths,
Jr., aged 34 had been called home.

Rena Ann Pigeon was born in Thompsonville, June 1, 1914, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Pigeon and came to this city to live at the age of 15.  She was
graduated from the local high school with the class of 1932 and was a member of
the Congregational church.  She was married to John Griffiths, Jr., at Napoleon,
Ohio, Oct. 28, 1940 and to this union was born one daughter, Carol Ann, who is
six years old.

Mrs. Griffiths had been ill four weeks when she was taken to Blodgett hospital
in Grand Rapids, July 17 for examination and X-rays, followed by surgery which
disclosed the true cause of her illness to be cancer of the liver.  She was
returned to her home at 734 Harrison where she passed away.  Left to mourn their
loss are the husband and small daughter, her mother, Mrs. Claude Pigeon and one
sister, Margaret, Mrs. Lyle Paris, besides other relatives and a legion of friends.

Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2 o’clock at the Ellis Funeral
Home.  Rev. H.S. Ellis will officiate and interment will be in River Ridge
cemetery.  Acting pallbearers chosen will be Norval Dunlap, Charles Johnson,
Nick Geisen, Charles Partak, Robert McNally and Charles Brakora.


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