Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hunt, Manard W. 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 21, 2010, 6:25 pm The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, November 18, 1997 Manard W. Hunt, 81, of Clarksville passed away Thursday, November 12, 1997 at his residence. He was born on March 17, 1916 in Alto, Michigan, the son of Floyd and Jane (Wenger) Hunt. He graduated from Davis Tech in Grand Rapids and attended Michigan State College for two years. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Kathryn Stein on June 3, 1939 in Grand Rapids. Mr. Hunt lived in the Alto-Clarksville area all his life. He was postmaster of the Clarksville Post Office for 32 years. He was a member of the St. Edwards Catholic Church of Lake Odessa, the V.F.W. and American Legion, Charter member of the Clarksville Lions Club. He was instrumental in bringing the Little League and Boy Scouts to Clarksville. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Sherri Ann Hunt, and two sisters, Lillian and Adeline. Mr. Hunt is survived by his wife, Kathryn; five daughters, Mary Jane (Allen) Hamp of Leslie, Theresa (Larry) Boyce of West Branch, Barbara Hunt of Hawthorne, California, Patricia (Tracey) Treman of Grand Rapids and Joyce (Kurt) Johnson of Ada; three sons, John (Janet) Hunt of Humble, Texas, Michael (Janice) Hunt of Clarksville and Thomas (Leigh) Hunt of Bartlett, Illinois; 20 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Mass was held Saturday, November 15, 1997 at the St. Edwards Catholic Church in Lake Odessa with Father Thomas Boufford officiating. Burial took place at Clarksville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Ionia Helping Hands Hospice or the St. Edwards Church Building Fund. Arrangements were made by the Koops Funeral Chapel, Clarksville. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/h/hunt8553nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb