Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Shade, Mildred Letha (Haynes) November 7, 1997 ************************************************ 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: Patricia Currigan currigan1932@concast.net March 27, 2025, 12:20 pm Lakewood News - Tuesday November 11, 1997 Mildred Letha Shade LAKE ODESSA- Mildred Letha Shade,94, of Lake Odessa passed away Friday, November 7,1997 at the TenderCare Nursing Home in Hastings. She was born August 10, 1903 in Assyria, the daughter of Orin and Maude (Welcher)Haynes. She attended Nashville Schools. She married Wayne Shade on May 12, 1922 in Vermontville. She lived in Lake Odessa since 1922. Mrs.Shade worked at the Lake Odessa Canning Company and the Charlotte Chair Company for several years. She was a member of the Calvary United Brethren Church in Lake Odessa and a life member of the Church Missionary Group and the Pennock Hospital Guild. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne in 1956; one daughter, Frances; one son, Robert; one granddaughter,Tia Shade; one brother,Clayton Haynes; two sons-in-law, Harold Reese and Shelby Irvin;; and a brother-in-law, Bud Bordon. Mrs. Shade is survived by four sons, Gerald Brandon(Pearl) Shade of Lansing, Dean(Shirley) Shade of Hastings; Marvin (Bobbie) Shade of Woodbury and Gene(Trudy) Shade of Lake Odessa; four daughters, Letha Reese of Lake Odessa, Karolyn(Jerry) Stalter of Clarksville,Sherrie (Tom) Wacha of Sunfield, and Linda (John) Stidham of Nashville; 26 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and a few great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Eunice Borden of Augusta; one daughter-in-law, Maxine Hill of Richland; and one son-in-law, Harold Johnston of Woodland. Funeral services were held Monday, November 10, 1997 at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa with Reverend, George Speas officiating.Burial took place at Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made tot he Lakewood Community Ambulance or the Diabetes Association. Additional Comments: Lakeside Cem. #13-1654- Lake Odessa,MI Ionia County,MI File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/shade48705nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb