Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mann, Thomas Melvin June 29, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - June, 2011


Thomas Melvin Mann, 67, of Belding went to be with his Lord, Wednesday morning, 
June 29, 2011 with his family and friends by his side. Tom was born on Nov. 11, 
1943 in Belding, the son of Melvin A and Vera Irish Mann.

Tom enjoyed hunting; riding Cushman scooters, taking motorcycle trips, going 
for walks and watching his granddaughters play volleyball, basketball and 
softball. Tom enjoyed many years growing up in Smyrna and running Smyrna 
Grocery with his father Mel. He was a member of the Michigan National Guard 
from 1967 to 1972. 

He retired three years ago from Aggressive Tooling in Greenville, where he 
worked with many great friends. He graduated from Belding High School with the 
Class of 1962 where he played football, basketball and baseball. In 1964 he 
married his high school sweetheart and best friend, Joyce Ann Goodwin. 

Tom is loved and survived by his wife, Joyce; his mother, Vera Mann of 
Kissimmee, Fla.; two daughters, Lynda Mann and friend Mike Derosha, Marc and 
Mikayla Linebaugh; three granddaughters, Kyleigh, Hannah and Brooke Linebaugh, 
all of Belding; his sister, Sue and Ed Petipren of Scottville; three nephews, 
Tim, Tom and Todd Petipren; many cousins and close friends.

He was preceded by his father, Mel Mann, in 1990.

The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at St. Mary’s 
Lacks Cancer Center and Spectrum Hospice for their wonderful care to Tom.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, 
Belding with Pastor Darwyn Hassert officiating. Committal prayers will follow 
in Rest Haven Memory Gardens, Belding. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 3 
p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Tom would have appreciated memorial contributions to be given for a plaque in 
his memory that will be placed at the new high school softball field or to the 
Belding Softball and or Belding Volleyball programs club account, envelopes 
will be available at the funeral home.

To sign the online register book or to leave a message of condolence for the 
Mann Family, please visit the website of the funeral home, www.jffh.com. 



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