Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Haines, Gayla M. (Sparks) June 26, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. June 29, 2019

GAYLA HAINES, 78
Gayla M. Haines, 78, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday morning, June 26, 
2019 at Spectrum Health United Memorial Campus in Greenville. Gayla was born 
on Dec. 3,1940 in Keene Township the daughter of Alden and Esther (Monroe) 
Sparks.

Gayla graduated from Belding High School. She enjoyed genealogy, crocheting, 
needlepoint, dancing and music. She worked at the Belding Hospital and 
retired in 1988 from Ionia Community Hospital and later the Commission on 
Aging. Gayla was a member of St. Mary Church, Miriam. She will be greatly 
missed by hr family and friends.

She is loved and survived by her children; Richard (Elaine0 Haines of Lowell, 
Annette (Wayne) Collier of Sheridan and Michelle (Jeffrey) Evans of Stanton, 
grandchildren; Cara Jean (Paul) Ryder, Paul (Jessica) Haines, Melissa 
(Timothy) Gemmill, Lee (Tasha) Zahm, Cory (Amber) Lindsey, Matthew Evans and 
Scott (Brittney) Evans, Krista Heaton, Brian Collier, great-grandchildren; 
Brandon, Kyle, Kiarra, Crystal, Finn, Fiona, Mackenzie, Connor, Morgan, 
Benjamin, Ann, Oakley and Alex, siblings; Robert (Erma) Sparks of New Mexico, 
Clarence (Delrita) Sparks of Belding and Linda (Basil) Smith of Grand Rapids, 
She was preceded in death by her parents, stepmother Pauline Sparks and 
sister-in-law; Colleen sparks.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 am Saturday, June 29, 2019 at St Mary 
Catholic Church, Miriam. Committal prayers will follow in St. Mary Cemetery. 
Visitation will be 6 pm to 8 pm Friday with a rosary prayed 7:30 pm at 
Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding. Memorial may be given to the 
American Cancer Society or Montcalm community College Foundation Karen Hansen 
Nursing Scholarship. To share a message of condolence, light a candle in 
Gayla's memory or order flowers; please visit jffh.com

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