Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pitt, Earle R. 1956 ************************************************ 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: Marilyn Ransom mransom311@gmail.com August 17, 2014, 4:21 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Monday, May 14, 1956 Earle R. Pitt, 78, died Saturday evening, May 12 at 11:30 at Ionia Convalescent home, where he had been a patient the past year and a half. Born November 5, 1877 in Montcalm county, he was employed by the Lansing State Journal for 50 years, prior to his retirement in 1947. He was a life member of the F&AM lodge number 33 of Lansing and was also a member of the Newspaper Guild. At the time of his retirement, he was honored at “Earle Pitt and State Journal Appreciation Day” by the North Lansing Commercial club. Surviving are his wife Mildred and one cousin. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Boynton funeral home with the Rev. George Rentschler officiating. Intombment will be in Highland Park mausoleum. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pitt26688nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb