Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Maxwell, John W. Sr. 2014 ************************************************ 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 mransom311@gmail.com July 5, 2015, 8:31 pm The Portland Review & Observer, Sunday, October 12, 2014 John W. Maxwell, Sr., age 86, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 3, 2014. He was born on February 26, 1928 in Elkton, MI the son of Thomas and Sarah Maxwell. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during the Korean War and is retired from G.M. after 36 years of service. He was an avid bowler and was inducted into the Bowlers Hall of Fame. John was a member of the First Baptist Church in Portland and sang in the choir. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Maxwell in 2007. He is survived by his life partner, Esther Irrer; son, John (Debbie) Maxwell, Jr.; daughter, Sarah Maxwell; nine step children; three adopted children; 23 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. The community will mourn the loss of John W. Maxwell, Sr. The Funeral Service will be conducted by Pastor Gary Coleman at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Portland. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing. Military Honors will be provided by the V.F.W. Post #4090. The family will receive friends 5-9 p.m., Wednesday at the Lehman Funeral Homes, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/maxwell31152nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb