Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Guernsey, Eugene "Bud" R. Sr. July 7, 1997 ************************************************ 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: Pat Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net October 27, 2020, 1:59 pm Hasting's Reminder- Sat.12 July 1997 EUGENE "BUD" R. GUERNSEY, Sr. Hastings- Eugene "Bud" R. Guernsey, Sr., of Hastings, passed away on Monday evening, July 7, 1997 at his home in Hastings. Mr. Guernsey was born on May 28, 1921 in Ionia County, the son of Ambrose and Iva (Peacock) Guernsey. He attended school in Ionia County and Freeport, graduating from Freeport High School in 1939. He joined the United States Army in October 1942 and served overseas in the Signal Corp. He was discharged in March 1946. Mr. Guernsey married Patricia A. Tyler on July 27, 1946. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last July. He was a Machinist at E.W. Bliss Company prior to entering the Armed forces and returned to that position after his discharge. He retired in 1981 after forty-two years of employment. Mr. Guernsey was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Harland G. Guernsey. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two sons, Eugene R. (Connie) Guernsey, Jr. and Tyler J. (Beverly) Guernsey, both of Hastings; a daughter, Sandra K. Guernsey of Columbus, Ohio; three brothers, Lewis (Rose) Guernsey, Martin Guernsey, both of Hastings and Wilson Guernsey of Chillicothe, Missouri; a sister Lauretta (John) Balyeat of Hastings; eight grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A memorial service took place on Thursday, July 10, 1997 at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Reverend Bufford W. Coe officiated. Private burial took place at Riverside cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the first United Methodist Church Memorial Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/g/guernsey38904nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb