Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Marion, Doris M. (Welsh) March 14, 2000 ************************************************ 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 August 30, 2013, 1:34 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard Thurs. March 16, 2000 Mrs. Doris M. Marion, 78, of Ionia, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2000, at Spectrum Health, Downtown Campus, Grand Rapids. She was born on Dec. 6, 1921, the daughter of William J. and Nina Welsh in Hubbardston and attended the St. John the Baptist School and was married to Vince Marion in August of 1943. Doris worked for Clothing Care in Ionia for many years. She is survived by one son Marvin Marion of Coopersville; one grandson, Matt Marion of Ionia; one granddaughter, Traci Nielson of Grand Rapids; one great granddaughter, Brittany Nielson of Grand Rapids; one brother, William J. (Ruth) Welsh Jr. of Ionia; two sisters, Bobbie (Jeff) Jeffry of Lyons and Mary Shields of Ionia; many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all. She was preceded in death by her father, William J. Welsh Jr. in Nov. of 1959; her mother, Nina Welsh in April of 1999; a daughter, Sharon Marion in Oct. of 1979 and a brother, Harold (Short) J. Welsh in Dec. 1978. Funeral services for Doris M. Marion will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2000, a the Myers Memorial Chapel on Main Street at 12 noon, with the Rev. Kendall Harger, of Shiloh Community Church, officiating. Interment will be in Balcom Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday evening from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at the Main Street Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Ionia Area Hospice. Envelopes are available at the Myers Memorial Chapel. Additional Comments: Mrs. Vince Marion Balcom Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/marion22284nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb