Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rhoades, James Lewis 1971
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 13 & 14 May 1971

A former Ionia resident, James L. Rhodes, of Woodard lake area, died Wednesday 
evening in Baptist hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. according to information 
received by Leddick funeral home, where funeral arrangements were described as 
incomplete pending further information from family members.

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Funeral services for James Lewis Rhoades, 75, will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Leddick 
funeral home.  Rev. Kenneth Harger of Shiloh Community church will officiate and 
interment will be at Tuttle cemetery.

Mr. Rhoades of Woodard Lake, former Ionia resident, died at Baptist hospital in 
Oklahoma City, Okla., Wednesday evening.  He had been in failing health the past 
several months and was enroute home from Arizona where he had spent the winter when

he was taken ill in Oklahoma City.

Born in Saranac, December 6, 1895, he was the son of Calvin and Lillian McNeal 
Rhoades.  He attended grade school in Saranac before moving to Ionia where he 
attended and graduated from Ionia high school.

He entered the army during World War I and after returning to Ionia was employed at

Ypsilanti Reed Furniture company and Ionia Manufacturing Company as foreman or 
supervisor.  He lived on West Main several years before moving to Woodard Lake three

years ago.  He was a member of Ionia Elks lodge and American Legion post.

Surviving are his wife, Hattie; a son, Keith of Grand Rapids and daughter, Mrs. 
Duane Bidinger of Grand Rapids; two grandchildren.

Family will be at the funeral home Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4

and 7 to 9 p.m.


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