Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Ward 1977 ************************************************ 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 26, 2018, 7:09 am Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 17 Aug 1977 Ward Jones, 81, of 270 Railroad died Tuesday morning at Ionia county Memorial hospital after a one-day illness. He was born February 27, 1896 in Isabella county, the son of Jefferson and Lucy Jones and attended rural schools. Mr. Jones served with the Army in World War I. He married the former Adah StClair in Ionia in 1922 and farmed in North Plains township until 1945, moving to Muir in 1946. He was employed at Wohlert Corp in Lansing, retiring in 1963. He was a charter member of Golden Years senior citizen’s club. Survivors include his wife, one son, Eldon of Ionia; one daughter Mrs. Elaine Horn of Pewamo; 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. in Lyons Baptist church with Rev. Ralph Barton of Temple Baptist church officiating. Burial is in the Muir cemetery. Until noon Friday, Mr. Jones will be at the Hull Memorial chapel in Muir. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jones7754gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb