Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Heffron, Clayton T. 2005
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Greenville Daily News, 25 Apr 2005

Clayton T. Heffron, 74, of Grattan Township, Belding, passed away unexpectedly
Saturday morning, April 23, 2005, at Spectrum Health Butterworth Campus, Grand
Rapids.  Clayton was born June 6, 1930, in Belding, the son of Thomas and
Cecilia Honson Heffron.

He graduated from St. Patrick High School with the class of 1948.  Clayton had
many accomplishments during his long agricultural career.  He was one of five
men who founded Cherry Central and later North Bay Produce, companies located in
Traverse City.  In 1970 he helped start H&W farms west of Belding.  Clayton was
co-owner of the Travel Gallery and Midwest Fertilizer Co.  He had served on the
board of education for Grattan Schools.  Clayton was a member of St. Patrick
Catholic Church in Parnell and had done many acts of kindness to the church
during his many years of membership.  He was a loving husband, father and
grandfather who always had a twinkle in his eye and a warm smile.  While his
first love was for family, he also had a strong love for his church, farming and
his many friends.  He was married on Feb. 9, 1952, to Mary Louise Crowley.

He is survived by his wife; their children, Janice and Brad Sykes of Grand
Ledge, Sheila and George Wright, Timothy and Janet Heffron, Christina Louise
Heffron, all of Belding; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;
siblings; Phillip and Mary Lou Heffron of Belding, Alberta Heffron of Cascade;
sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Heffron of Eagle; and many nieces and nephews.  He was
preceded in death by his parents; sister and brother-in-law, Kathleen and Ed
Wild; and brother, Edward Heffron.

Mass of Christian burial will be offered 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic
Church, Parnell, with Father Rock Badgerow presiding.  Interment is in St.
Patrick Cemetery.  Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, Belding  Memorial contributions may be given to
the Carmelite Order in Parnell or the Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding in
Rockford.  Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.  Mass cards also
will be available for Clayton.


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