Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jenks, Myrtie M.(Luce) January 25, 1990 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@comcast.net April 10, 2023, 9:54 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Sat. January 27, 1990 MYRTIE M. JENKS SHERIDAN- Myrtie M. Jenks 87, of 416 Haynor Road, Ionia died Thursday at Carson City Hospital. She was born Dec.27, 1902, in Ronald township, the daughter of Cornelius T.and Olive Grinnell Luce. She was married to Fred E. Jenks on Dec. 28, 1921. He preceded her in death on May 22, 1969. Also preceding her in death were a brother, Hollis Luce who died Jan.23,1990; two sisters, Hester Orvis, in 1959, and Helen Luce, in 1907, and one son, Maynard Jenks in 1924. Surviving are a daughter mrs.Gerald (Georgiabelle) Sherd of Sheridan; one son, Earl C. Jenks of Flint; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Hazel Messine of Leslie; and a sister-in-law, Grace Beard of Stanwood. She was a longtime resident of Ionia, and a member of the First Christian Church of Ionia for more than 50 years. She was also a member of the South Ionia Friendship Club, and active in Ionia Senior Citizens. The family will be at Stebbins and Simpson Funeral Home, Sheridan, Sunday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. from the funeral home, the Rev.Jack Gladding officiating. Burial will be in Balcom Cemetery in Ionia. A memorial as been established for First Christian Church of Ionia, in care of the funeral home. Additional Comments: Balcom Cem. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jenks45433nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb