Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McCord, Blanche E. (Rowland) 1986 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 12, 2014, 11:40 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 8 Dec 1986 Blanche E. McCord, 87, of 3836 Potter’s Road, Ionia, died at Ionia County Memorial Hospital Dec. 7. Born in Oakfield Township July 20, 1899, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Rowland. She was married to Robert M. McCord June 7, 1920, in Ionia. They lived their entire married life in the Ionia area. Her husband died in 1966. She was a member of the Easton United Methodist Church and the women’s society of the church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Arthur (Bernice) Goddier of Locust Grove, Va., and Mrs. Robert (Doris) Montgomery of Ionia; two sons, Eldon R. McCord and Richard B. McCord, both of Ionia; 15 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. A.C. (Arletta) Kleynenberg of Grand Rapids and Mrs. George (Naomi) Smith of Waldwick, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. Also preceding her in death was a son, Royce, and two brothers, Clare and Carl Roland. Funeral services will be held from the Easton United Methodist Church Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Kay Williams officiating. The family will be at the Rich Street Chapel of Montgomery Funeral Home Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. A memorial has been established for the Salvation Army, in care of the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mccord25420nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb