Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Monks, Freeman E. 2004 ************************************************ 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 February 3, 2011, 12:34 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 14 Oct 2004 Freeman E. Monks, age 97, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2004. He was born August 5, 1907 in Orange Township, the son of Earl and Alice (Badder) Monks. Mr. Monks was a life-long farmer, and member of LeValley United Methodist Church in Ionia. Freeman enjoyed dancing and traveling to Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Louise Monks; daughter, Betty Lou Smith; sons, Freeman and Robert Monks; third wife Lucille; and sister Ivah Miller. Surviving are a son, Earl F. Monks; six grandchildren, Chris Monks, Kari (Brant) Erbentraut, Stephanie (Alex) Brown, Ken Monks, Robin Hoppes and Brenda Monks; several great-grandchildren; and brother Roy Monks of Florida. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. Mark Johnson, Pastor at 1:30 p.m. Friday at LeValley United Methodist Church, Ionia. Interment will take place at Balcom Cemetery, Ionia. The family will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge Street, Portland, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to LeValley United Methodist Church, in memory of Mr. Freeman E. Monks. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/m/monks10798nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb