Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Matlock, Kenneth J. April 5, 2009 ************************************************ 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, 4:04 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Tues. April 7, 2009 Kenneth J. Matlock, of Ionia, age 77 passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009. He was born on Dec. 25, 1931 in Detroit the son of John and Josephine (Szypanik) Matlock and was educated in Detroit community colleges He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army serving at Ford Motor Company before becoming a police officer of the City of Detroit in 1953 when he was employed for 13 years until becoming an insurance investigator for AAA until 1971. In 1974 he was employed by the State Corrections Department as a Sgt. in Ionia, retiring in December of 1985. He was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church of Ionia and life member of the D.A.V. Surviving is a son, John (Karen) Matlock of Southfield; 3 stepchildren, Robert Patrick, Penny Sharp and LeRoy Starks; 2 grandchildren, Jason and Brian Matlock; brother, Arthur (Jeanette) Matlock of Detroit; 2 step grandchildren, Maggie and Brandon; nieces and special friends, Lisa and Bill Tompkins. The family would like to thank the Ionia Area Hospice for all of their wonderful care given to Ken during his illness. The Funeral Liturgy will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich Street, Ionia, with the Rev. Melvin Fox presiding. Interment will take place at a later date at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Ionia Area Hospice in memory of Mr. Kenneth J. Matlock. Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehmen.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/matlock22311nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb