Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kenyon, Willard E. 2005
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 4 Feb 2005

Willard E. Kenyon, age 86, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2005.  He was 
born January 20, 1919 to Marvin and Crystal (Willard) Kenyon and was a lifelong 
resident of Ionia County.

A graduate of Lake Odessa High School, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 
1940 and served in WW II until he was honorably discharged as a Captain in 
1945.  Willard owned and operated Kenyon Television Company, served as 
scoutmaster, and was active in the Masons, Eastern Star, and Chamber of 
Commerce during his many years in Lake Odessa.  He was also an avid fisherman.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Madonna Blakely.  He is survived by his 
wife of 60 years, Grace (Jackson) Kenyon, his sister, Loraine Kenyon of Grand 
Rapids, and his five children: Gene (Alice) Kenyon, Phillip (Debra) Kenyon, 
James (Marilynn) Kenyon, Karen (Robert) Rhyard, and Marcie (Troy) Ginder.  
Surviving also are nine grandchildren: Robin, Peter, Patrick, Crystal, Ryan, 
Steven, Dustin, Jason, and Heather; and one great-granddaughter, Adrianna.

Visitation will be today, February 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 
p.m. at Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa.  Funeral services will be at 11 
a.m. Saturday at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 10265 E. Brown Road, Lake 
Odessa with burial at Lakeside Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to 
the church or to Ionia Area Hospice, 117 North Depot Street, Ionia, MI.


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