Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Higbee, John Joshua May 26, 1979
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Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday, May 29, 1979

IONIA- Services for John J. Higbee, 85, who died early Saturday morning, were 
conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Leddick Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Dow of 
the First Christian Church officiating. Organist was Mrs. Josephine Barna. 

Burial was at Highland Park Cemetery.

Bearers were Mr. Higbee's grandchildren; John and James Dickinson, Stephen and 
Timothy Higbee and William and Brian Almy.

Mr. Higbee was born in Orleans on Oct. 11, 1893, the son of Ed. and Ada Hall 
Higbee.

He attended Hubble and also Holcomb rural schools.

He was married to Violet Rank on July 4, 1916 in Ionia. They made their home in 
Ionia on the family farm on E. Parmeter for their entire married life. Mr. 
Higbee preceded him in death on May 5, 1975.

Mr. Higbee had served as the Ionia Township Clerk for 33 years until retiring 
in 1969.

He was a former member of Banner Grange and also the Hunting and Fishing Club.

He is survived by a son, Bruce of Ionia; two daughters, Mrs. Lloyd (Francis) 
Dickinson of Ionia and Mrs. Thomas (Jean) Almy of Lyons; 15 grandchildren and 
21 great grandchildren; three brothers, Harold of Detroit, Charles of Ionia and 
Paul of Indiana. 

A memorial fund has been established for the Coronary Care Unit at Blodgett 
Hospital.

Contributions cam be left a the Leddick Funeral Home.



Additional Comments:
Age: 85
Services: Tuesday, 29 May 1979
Highland Park cemetery #C-59

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