Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Howard, Hazel B. (Bradford) August 25, 1975 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com December 4, 2016, 3:17 pm Sentinel-Standard - Tuesday, Sept. 2, 1975 Mrs. Hazel B. Howard, 79, died august 25 at Lansing general hospital. Born in Orleans, February 27, 1896, she was the daughter of Frank E. and Sara Musselman Bradford. She was married to Fred. S. Howard in Ionia November 26, 1917, and he died December 6, 1936. Mr. and Mrs. Howard owned and operated Howards Dry Cleaners on Main street in Ionia for many years.. Mrs. Howard was at tone time vocalist with the band concerts in the park near the court house, choir director of her church, participating in the musical operettas performed in the armory, and singing at many social functions held in Ionia and the surrounding area. Mrs. Howard left Ionia in 1940 moving first to Grand Rapids and then to Muskegon where she was associated in business with Robert Kennedy, tax accountant. In 1959 she moved to Florida and was a self employed accountant until her illness forced her retirement. She returned to Michigan in April of 1975. While in Ionia, Mrs. Howard was a member of the Ionia Country club, Daughters of the American Revolution, American Business Women's Association, American Legion auxiliary, Literary club and First United Methodist church. she is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mary Margaret Sanborn of Muskegon and Mrs. Sally Anne McCarthy of Okemos; five grandchildren. Services were August 27, in Muskegon. Rev. Floyd J. Fitch, formerly of Ionia Baptist church officiated and interment was in Easton cemetery, Ionia county, August 28. Additional Comments: Easton cemetery #510 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/howard33533nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb