Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hughes, Ronald D. 1997 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 18, 2014, 6:43 pm Greenville Daily News, 27 Oct 1997 Ronald D. Hughes, 64, Belding, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 1997, at United Memorial Hospital, Greenville. He was born Jan. 6, 1933, in Grand Rapids to Glenn and Florence Peck Hughes. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Hope College and his master’s degree from Michigan State University. He retired in 1995 from Belding Area Schools after 38 years as teacher, coach and administrator. He served the city of Belding for more than 18 years as mayor, vice-mayor and councilman. He also served on the planning commission and other boards throughout his career. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Washington Club and a former member of the Belding Lions Club. He was married May 9, 1959, to Jeanne Martin. She survives along with his children, Jeannine and Frank Krzykwa of Raleigh, N.C., Mary and Todd Sloan of Middleville, Jennifer Hughes of Belding, Michael and Sonja Hughes of Wyoming; six grandsons; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Glenda and Leonard McHenry of White Cloud, Pat and Bernie Bassarab of Anderson, S.C.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Don and Jean Hughes of Caledonia, Gerald and Florence Hughes of Wyoming. He was preceded in death by his parents and one infant son. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. George Darling officiating. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with a vigil service at 8:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home, Belding. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph Building Fund or the Alvah N. Belding Library. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hughes26872nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb