Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Haight, Chandler 1993
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 23 Nov 1993

Ionia - Dr. Chandler Haight, long-time Ionia dentist and civic leader, died 
Sunday at Ionia County Memorial Hospital.  He was 84.

A lifetime resident of Ionia, he was born Sept. 30, 1909, in Ionia, the son of 
Chandler J. Haight Sr. and Annita Fanning Haight.  He attended Ionia schools, 
was graduated from Ionia High School.  He attended Michigan State University 
and received a bachelor’s degree and then entered the School of Dentistry at 
The University of Michigan.

He opened his dental practice in Ionia in 1933 and retired in 1991 after 58 
years of practice, which appears to be a record among Ionia dentists.  He was a 
life member of the Michigan Dental Association, the American Dental 
Association, and was a member of the Emeritus Club of Alumni Association of The 
University of Michigan.

He was a charter member, the first president, and lifetime member of Ionia 
Lions Club and was active in the projects of Ionia Lions for many years.  He 
served on the board of education of Ionia Public Schools for two terms, and 
also was a past president of Ionia Area Chamber of Commerce, in whose 
activities he was for many years a leader.

His church - he was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church - 
played an important part in Dr. Haight’s life.  He was involved in all aspects 
of church life and was a member of its choir for more than 40 years.  He loved 
music and singing and many Ionians remember him for the delight he took in 
music and the pleasure his voice gave.  And when the church began its Christmas 
custom of decorating an altar tree, he made many of the first “Chrismons.”

Surviving his are his wife, the former Maxine M. Hutchins, whom he married in 
Ionia in 1936; a daughter, Annita Haight Moran of Chillicothe, Ohio; two 
grandsons, James Chandler Moran of St. Louis, Mo., and Michael L. Moran of 
Atlanta, Ga., and a great grandson, Brandon Chandler Moran; a sister, Helen E. 
Gist of Beaverton, Ore.; and nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a 
brother, William E. Haight.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday from the First United 
Methodist Church, the Rev. Lawrence Hodge officiating.  Organist will be 
Marilyn Brill.  Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery.  The family will be 
at Cook Funeral Home Tuesday from 3 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m.  A memorial 
has been established for First United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral 
home.


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