Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Parks, Laurence D. December 11, 2008 ************************************************ 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: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com October 22, 2013, 10:17 am Sentinel-Standard - Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 Laurence D. Parks died Dec. 11, 2008 at the age of 76. He was born March 24, 1932 the son of Kenneth and Dorothy (Hattis) Parks. Laurence married Donna Bird on April 12, 1987 in Belding and she survives him. He worked for the I.B.E.W. and was a member of the Maple Rapids Congregational Christian Church. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children, Debra (Chris) Estep of Muir, Terri (John) Elsenheimer of Wacousta, and Brad (Brandy) Parks of Ionia; stepchildren, David (Doreen) Woodman, Karen Miller, Alan Harrell and Leland Harrell; 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Betty Kirvan and two brothers, his twin Lauren and Jack. Funeral services will be 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008 at the Abbott Chapel of Osgood Funeral Homes, 509 E. Main St., Maple Rapids with Pastor Jerry Kissling and Pastor Steven Lang officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 2 p.m. Sympathy may be expressed in the form on contributions to Maple Rapids Congregational Christian Church or the Kidney Foundation of Michigan. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/parks22698nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb