Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jenkins, Frank L. 1948 ************************************************ 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 April 10, 2019, 10:04 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 14 Jan 1948 Frank L. Jenkins, 67, Portland village manager for many years, died suddenly at his home Monday night as he prepared to retire for the night. He had been village manager at Portland since 1919, and was to have become village consultant in municipal service matters. His service to the village started in 1904, when he became superintendent of the light department. He was a member of the Portland Lions club, Portland F. & A.M., Knights Templar, the Shrine at Ionia, and the Grand Rapids consistory, and he was a 32nd degree Mason. He was an active member of the Methodist church, the village fire department, and the Village Managers’ association. Surviving are his wife, Nellie; a brother, Sylvester, of Portland, and a sister, Mrs. Grace Bates, also of Portland. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 p.m. from the Portland Methodist church, with the Rev. George Stanford officiating. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jenkins9249gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb