Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hammond, Kenneth E. January 31, 2005 ************************************************ 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 April 6, 2020, 9:34 am Ionia sentinel Standard-Tues. Feb. 1, 2005 Kenneth E. Hammond Kenneth E. Hammond, age 87, of Ionia, passed away Mon., Jan. 31, 2005. He was born April 10, 1917, in Pontiac, the son of Floyd and Lona (Wilder) Hammond. Mr. Hammond graduated from Sheridan High School in 1934, and he married Bernice Edwards on June 25, 1937. Kenneth worked for the State of Michigan in the Department of Agriculture as an inspector fo 32 years, retiring June 6, 1981. He then worked for 5 years for the Michigan Crop Improvement Association at M.S.U.. Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers Floyd Jr., Milton and Lewis Hammond; and granddaughter Melissa Dingee. Bernice, his wife of 67 years, survives him. He is also survived by daughters Patricia (Robert) Bradford of Lakeland, Fla., Connie Chick of Ionia, Cathy (Tom) Lowell of Wacousta and Christine (Jeff) Dingee of Grand Ledge; son Bob Hammond of Ionia; 12 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; 3 step-great-grandchildren; 5 step-great-great-grandchildren; and sisters-in-law Doris Bryan and Margaret Hammond, both of Zephyrhills, Fla. Funeral services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday and will be conducted by the Rev. Bert Nelson, Pastor, at the Lyons-Muir Church, Muir. Interment will follow at Woodard Lake Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice House of Michigan, in memory of Mr.s Kenneth E. Hammond. On line condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hammond35196nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb