Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Leslie, Gayle Edwin January 28, 2011 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 11, 2013, 3:15 am Ionia Sentinel Standard - Jan. - 29, 2011 Gayle Edwin Leslie, 86, of Ionia passed away Jan. 28, 2011. He was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Grand Rapids, the son of Paul and Helen (Dumper) Leslie. He married Lucille Kyser Aug. 16, 1944 in Ionia. Gayle graduated from Ionia High School in 1942. Gayle served during World War II in the Navy in the Philippines. He worked for General Tier where he was a Millwright and Pattern maker for 43 years. Gayle was a member of the First United Methodist Church. Member of the Belding, and Ionia VFW. He was a member of the Ionia Masonic Lodge. Gayle is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Lucille Leslie of Ionia; daughter Sharon (Dallas) Houghton of Fenwick; five grandchildren, Mike (Amanda) Leslie of Fruitport, Laura (Joseph) Lutz of Grand Haven, Thomas (Stacie) Houghton of Saranac, Nathan (Naomi) Houghton of Bath, Casey (Nicole) Houghton of Ionia; daughter-in-law Teresa Leslie of Ionia; and 11 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son Thomas Leslie in 2006. Funeral services will be held Monday, 11 a.m. at Lake Funeral Home in Ionia with Pastor Larry Brown officiating. Interment Saranac Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Anyone wishing may make memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be made at www.lakefuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/l/leslie20050nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb