Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McCarty, James "Jim" Emerson November 22, 2020
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat.November 28,2020

McCARTY
James Emerson McCarty of Saranac, Michigan, passed away peacefully at home on 
Nov. 22, from pancreatic cancer.

Jim was born in grand Rapids on May 30, 1947, the first child of Emerson and 
Beatrice (McCleary) McCarty who preceded him in death.

He married his high school sweetheart, Teresa Sykes, in 1968. Jim graduated from 
Alma College in 1969, and the two worked closely together at McCarty 
Communications where Jim served as owner and president.

He'll be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by Teresa his two daughters, 
Heather and Bob Hemmingsen of Belding and Annette Goss and Mark Johnston of 
Greenville; his grandchildren, Jozelyn and Wyatt Goss of Greenville; his brother 
Bob McCarty of Kennebunk, Maine, and sister Cheryl McCarty Pell of Williamston; 
and in-laws Tanya McCarty of Acton, Massachusetts, Rod Sykes of Saranac and Ron 
and Lisa Sykes of Grand Ledge; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jim had many close and kind friends whom he loved and cherished, including the 
Cochrun family. The McCartys and Cochruns spent every New Year's Day together 
for the past 60 years watching the Rose Bowl.

Although Jim was an avid golfer, his family and his faith always came first. He 
loved spending time in Ft.Myers, Florida, and planning family and friend 
vacations. One of his favorite trips as introducing is grandchildren to Mickey 
Mouse at Disney World. He was a lifetime member of Saranac Community Church, 
whee he served on numerous boards, commissions and Stewardship campaigns. His 
creativity and oratory skills were gifts. Once wile promoting a church golf 
outing, he donned typical golfing garb  and shot a plastic golf ball down the 
middle aisle of the church.

Service was important to Jim as well. He was a charter member of the Saranac 
Lions Club. He served on the Davenport University Foundation Board of Directors, 
was involved in numerous committees for Saranac Community Schools and was member 
of the Independent Bank Board of Directors for many years. For 25 years, he was 
an active member of the Ionia County Community Foundation Advisory Board and was 
the founder and editor of the organization's newsletter.

Throughout his life, his faith sustained him and he would often quote his 
favorite Bible verse, Romans 8:28.

His family is grateful to all of those who sent a card or furnished a meal or 
said a prayer or helped out in any way during his illness. He was humbled by the 
outpouring of love.

The family would like to thank Faith Hospice, the staffs of Spectrum-Butterworth 
Hospital and the Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion and Dr. Manish R.Sharma for the 
skilled and kind care they provided for Jim.

Memorial contributions may be made to Saranac Community Church and the Ionia 
County Community Foundation.

Immediate family will attend private services and a celebration of Jim's life 
will be held next spring when it is safe to gather. Funeral services were live 
streamed 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, on Lake Funeral Homes Facebook page. 
Arrangements are cared for by Lake Funeral Home in Saranac. Online condolences 
may be made at lakefuneralhomes.com



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