Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Reeves, Ethelyn (Earle) June 11, 2008
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Friday June 13, 2008

                                  Ethelyn Reeves

Ethelyn Reeves, 91, of rural Belding died Wednesday evening June 11, 2008 at 
Laurels of Carson City.

Ethelyn was born Nov. 26, 1916 in Belding the daughter of Robert and Audrey 
Russell Earle.

In earlier years she worked at th Silk Mills and at AC Spark Plug factory in 
Ionia. She served as the Deputy Clerk of Otisco township for 32 years. She also 
farmed for many years with her husband Howard and attended Smyrna Bible Church. 
She loved her family especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed reading and doing 
puzzles and everyday read the Daily News, the Ionia Sentinel-Standard and the 
Grand Rapids Press.

Ethelyn was married on June 13, 1936 in Belding to Howard E.Reeves, and he 
preceded her in 1998. She was also preceded by her parents; her infant son 
Robert; her granddaughter Lisa; her brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws Gerald 
Dodds, Helen and Milan Reeves, Raymond and Marian Johnson and Robert and Dorothy 
Noddins; her nephew, Jerry "Butch" Dodd and long time family friend,Marvin 
Haines.

Ethelyn is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, H.Paul and Joan Reeves of 
Belding; her 4 grandchildren, Kimberly (Michael) Huler of Farmington Hills, 
Shawn (Larry) Inman of Holland, Paula Byrne of Belding and Angela (Daryl) Bush 
of Sheridan; her great-grandchildren, Dustin Greenway, Jennifer Harris,Kyle 
Greenway, Derek (Miranda) Byrne, Katelyn Byrne, Brian Byrne, Kristin Bush and 
Hayden Bush and 4 great-great-grandchildren, Ryan, BrookLynn, Thomas and Lynzee 
and her sister, Doris Dodds of Novi.

Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, 
Belding with Pastors Mike Jones and Darwyn Hassert officiating.Interment will 
follow in Smyrna Cemetery. The family will greet relatives and friends from 2-4 
and 6-8 pm on Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions maybe made to 
Smyrna Bible Church. Condolences may be sent to the Reeves family a the Web site 
of the funeral home; www.jffh.com

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