Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kimble, Ethlyn 2007
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, September 12, 2007


Ethlyn (Edlin) Kimble, age 86, of Ionia, loving wife, mother and grandmother 
passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007.  Ethlyn was born Sept. 19, 1921 in 
Ionia County the daughter of Thomas and Grace (DeGraw) Edlin. She graduated 
from Ionia High School in 1939. Ethlyn loved to sew and make beautiful quilts 
for her children and grandchildren and her church family. She was a member of 
the Easton United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She married 
Norman Kimble on May 23, 1941 and together lived on their farm in Easton 
Township for 45 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers Charles Edlin and Dale 
Edlin and a sister, Pauline Larsen.  Surviving are her husband of 66 years, 
Norman; children Mary Jane (Joe) Everett of Belton, Mo., Thomas (Mary) Kimble 
of Dimondale, Mich., Dennis (Jill) Kimble of Saranac, Steve (Kem) Kimble of 
Saranac, and Norma (Tom) White of Ionia; 13 grandchildren Brian (Lori) Kimble, 
Todd Kimble, David (Shannon) Everett, Debbie (Nathan) Cochran, Tadd (Elma) 
Kimble, Nick Kimble, Ryan (Niki) Kimble, Melinda (Beau) Graf, Ben, Matt and 
Andy Kimble, and Lynsey and Tommy White; two step-grandchildren Sue (Bruce) 
Day and Beth (Kevin) Lanz; 11 great-grandchildren Tara (Chris), Katie, Jason, 
Richelle, Dylan, James, Hayden, Carter, Charleigh Kimble, Kaitlyn Cochran, and 
Shayla Fisk; one great-great-granddaughter Elena; several step-great-
grandchildren; two sisters Irene Edlin and Marjorie White both of Belding; and 
sister-in-law Doris Walter.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007 at the 
Easton United Methodist Church; with Pastor Nancy Patera officiating. 
Interment will follow at Easton Twp. Cemetery. The family will receive friends 
from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich 
St., Ionia and 1 p.m., until service time at church on Friday. Contributions 
may be made to the Kimble family with a portion being donated to the Easton 
United Methodist Church in Ethlyn's name.


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