Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Kirby, Helen G. (Millard) 2005 ************************************************ 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 August 21, 2014, 11:50 pm Greenville Daily News, 19 Apr 2005 Helen G. Kirby, 78, of Belding, formerly of Greenville, died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at Spectrum Health United Memorial United Campus, Greenville. She was born near Palo in Ronald Township on May 29, 1926, the daughter of Eliot and Kate Baxter Millard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Kirby, in 1961; sister, Vannie Rice; and infant daughters, Barbara Lynette and Vickie Sue. She is survived by her children, Robert and Yoko Ward of Belding, William and Diane Ward of Canadian Lakes, Stanwood, Beckie and Dennis Cogswell of Sidney and Robin and Gerald Kiste of Greenville; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren; sister, Merelene Staines of Utica; and cousin, Lawrence Martin of Big Rapids. Her family is opening their home at 9716 Fish Road, Belding, from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 25, to receive family and friends to celebrate the life of their mother. Memorial contributions may be given to the Kidney Foundation or the American Heart Association. Envelopes are available at Hurst Funeral Home, Greenville, where the family is being served. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/k/kirby26978nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb