Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pritchett, Ruth Marilyn May 23, 2013 ************************************************ 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 January 19, 2015, 6:18 pm Portland Review - Sun. June 9, 2013 Ruth Marilyn Pritchett died Thursday morning, May 23, 2013 at The Eagle's Nest in Eagle, MI. She was born April 11, 1932 in Grand Rapids, MI to Andrew and Hazel (Jacobs) Messer. She was their only daughter and the youngest of 5 children. Ruth was a loving mother of 5 children. She loved being outdoors and was an avid gardener and bird watcher. Surviving her are: two brothers: Paul Messer and James Messer, both in the Grand Rapids area: three daughters and a son: Pennie (Lyle) Phares of Ligonier, IN, Dennis TenEyck of Vermontville, Connie Lowe of Lyons, Andra (Carl) Bauer of Portland: 14 grandchildren, many great grandchildren and a great-great grandson. She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Pritchett, a son Terry, her parents and two brothers. A graveside memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2013 at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Lansing, MI with Keith Neller officiating. Arrangements are with Lehman funeral Home in Portland. For condolences visit: www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/pritchet29621nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb