Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Martin, Howard E. 1994 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 20, 2010, 2:59 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, February 8, 1994 Howard E. Martin, 82, of Ionia, died February 5, 1994 at the Ionia Manor. He was born June 29, 1911, the son of John and Lulu (Austin) Martin of Ionia. He attended Ionia public schools. Mr. Martin served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Norva Dickerson on June 15, 1940. In 1976 he retired from Michigan Reformatory. He and his father started the school bus system in Ionia and he also drove a taxi cab in Ionia. Surviving are his wife, Norva; three sons, Robert Martin, Gayle Martin and Max Martin all of Ionia; two daughters, Teressa Martin of Ionia and Joan Martin of Gowen; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Visitation was at the Main Street Chapel from 7 to 8:0 p.m. Monday. Funeral and committal services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Mayers Memorial Chapel, Ionia, with the Rev. Kendall Harger officiating. The organist will be Mrs. Renate Conrad. Interment will be in the spring at Balcom Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Max Martin, Gayle Martin, Robert Martin, Tim Martin, Rob Martin and Lawrence Johnston. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, Ionia Chapter. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/martin8388nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb