Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hughes, Allen E. 1951 ************************************************ 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 May 14, 2010, 11:39 am Ionia County News, 19 Jul 1951 Allan Hughes, 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hughes, Portland, died as the result of burns last Friday. He had been playing with friends in front of the house, and ignited a match. His clothing caught fire. The youngster was taken to St. Lawrence hospital shortly after the accident occurred and succumbed to his burns late that afternoon. It is not known how he obtained the matches. He is survived by his parents, a brother, Kenneth, two sisters, Dianne and Sharon, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hughes all of Portland. His body was returned to the Neller funeral home in Portland. [Transcriber's Note: There is a notation on the obituary card that he was buried in Portland Cemetery.] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hughes4191nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb