Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Robert Stevens 2003
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Greenville Daily News, Jan 2003

Robert Stevens “Bob” Johnson, 87, of Greenville, formerly of Belding, passed
away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Greenville.  He was born July 20, 1915, in Lake
Odessa, the son of R.C. “Sam” and Marjorie Jane Stevens Johnson.

Bob graduated from high school at the age of 16 and later graduated from
Michigan State College.  In 1949, he founded Jordan Manufacturing Co. in
Belding.  Bob truly loved and enjoyed the design and construction of tools,
dies, equipment and ideas relating to industry.  He developed a number of
products for business and industry.  He worked closely for many years with
Schwinn Bicycles in Chicago, designing and manufacturing parts for their
bicycles.  Bob continued to work even well into his 80s.
Bob owned and enjoyed his antique autos, owning a number of rare and unusual
autos.  He was a member of the Horseless Carriage Club of America, the Smyrna
Social Club, the Historical Society of Lake Odessa, the Goodfellowship Club and
the Flat River Antique Auto Club.  He was a father to many exchange and foster
children.  He married Thelma Everest on Aug. 24, 1940, in Lake Odessa.
He was preceded in death by an infant daughter; his parents; three brothers,
Benjamin, Gerald and Royal; and one sister, Harriet.

He is survived by his wife, Thelma Johnson; their children, Betty Jo and Anthony
Jackson of Lake Odessa, Steven and Karlene Johnson of Smyrna; grandchildren,
Jane and Vernon Reed, Jennifer Johnston, Justin Johnson, Joana Johnson;
great-grandchildren, Perry Snook, Robert Reed, Mattison Johnston; and his
sister, Betty Anderson of Grand Haven.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home,
Belding, with Pastor Darwyn Hassert officiating.  Interment is in Lakeside
Cemetery, Lake Odessa.  Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the
funeral home.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Belding Museum or the
Alvah N. Belding Library.


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