Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Parks, Irving 1952 ************************************************ 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 August 14, 2014, 4:28 pm Belding Banner-News, 16 Oct 1952 Rites Friday for Irving G. Parks Death came unexpectedly Tuesday evening to Irving G. Parks, age 76, at his home on Front St. following an illness of but a few days. Mr. Parks was born at Sheridan on March 2, 1876, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Parks. He was married to Sarah Emery on July 1, 1900, and for many years the family resided in Fenwick. In the early years he followed the trade of a harness maker. For the past eleven years Mr. and Mrs. Parks have been residents of this city. Survivors include the widow, one daughter, Mrs. Earl Schrader of Greenville, one son, Ronald Parks of this city, two brothers, Thomas of Harbor Springs and Richard of Gobelsville, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Another son, Guy, passed away one year ago. Funeral services will be held from the Fitzjohn Funeral Home on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. H. S. Ellis as officiating clergyman. Burial will be at Shanty Plains cemetery near Shiloh where the graveside rites will be in charge of Pearl Lake Lodge 324 F&AM of Sheridan of which the deceased was a member. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/parks26534nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb