Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Howlett, Vere January 26, 1985 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 16, 2010, 5:57 pm The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, January 29, 1985 Mr. Vere Howlett, 82, of 276 S. Main St., died Saturday, January 26, 1985 at Blodgett Medical Center. He was born on Aug. 26, 1902 in Boston Township, the son of George and Rose (Buxton) Howlett. He attended Bushnell Rural Elementary and graduated from Clarksville High School in 1921. He attended Central Michigan University and graduated from Western Michigan University. He married the former Marion Slater on May 16, 1925 at Clarksville. He taught school in Ionia County for 43 years, teaching in the Sage Elementary, Clarksville Elementary, and Michigan Reformatory, retiring in 1968. He also coached basketball and baseball at Clarksville High School. He was a member of Clarksville Lions Club and the Clarksville Bible Church. Mr. Howlett is survived by his wife, Marion; three daughters, Mrs. Bruce (Joyce) Alderink of Clarksville, Patricia Howlett of Clarksville, and Mrs. Robert ( Rosemary) Kauffman of Lake Odessa; 12 grandchildren; six great- grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Betty Howlett of Boston, Mass. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Nancy Winkler; a great-grandson, D. J. Winkler, a brother, Gordon, and a twin sister, Vera. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 at Clarksville Bible Church, with the Rev. Larry Pike and the Rev. Arthur Ruder officiating. Burial will be in Clarksville Cemetery. Arrangements are by Koops Funeral Chapel of Clarksville. Memorial contributions may be made to Clarksville Lions Club or Community Fund. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/howlett5726nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb