Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McKendry, Edgar J. September 29, 1998 ************************************************ 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: Suanne Tasker stasker@cmsinter.net January 30, 2014, 6:29 pm Belding Library Files, October, 1998 Mr. Edgar J. McKendry, 92, of Ionia, passed away Sept. 29, 1998 at Heartland Health Care Center in Ionia. He was born the son of Jon and Irma McKendry on January 29, 1906 in Easton Township. He graduated from Dildine School and attended the Ionia High School. He was a farmer working for his father. In May, 1933, he married the former Veda M. Easterday. For two years they lived in Easton Township. They moved to Ronald Township just west of Palo living there for 33 years. They then retired, moving south of Ionia living there for 30 years. After moving to Ionia, Edgar started working for Orson E. Coe Auto Co. where he drove and delivered cars. He was a member of Palo United Methodist church for over 60 years, a former member of the Farm Bureau and the Ronald Grange serving as Master and in other offices. He was a former member of the Ionia Intermediate School Board and president of the Palo School Board for 12 years. Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Veda; one son-in-law; two grandchildren,; one great grandson; one sister, Elizabeth Yeomans of Ionia and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Cook Funeral Home, Ionia, with Pastor Larry Nalett officiating. Interment will be in Palo cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/mckendry23817nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb