Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Simkins, Gertrude 1970 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net December 4, 2016, 12:13 pm Lakewood News, 16 Jul 1970 Services Held for Gertrude Simkins Miss Gertrude Simkins, 85, Route 1, Clarksville, passed away Thursday morning at the Ionia Manor following a long illness. She was born at Clarksville May 1, 1885, the daughter of Lawrence and Frances Simkins and was a graduate of Lake Odessa High School and Ferris Institute. She taught in public schools at Clarksville, Wayland, Tustin and Grand Rapids. Surviving are three sisters, Miss June Simkins of Bradenton, Fla.; Mrs. Dorothy Paulsen of Clarksville and Mrs. Paul (Gretchen) Benedict of Livonia, and one nephew, Marcus Simkins of Remus. Funeral services were held at 11:00 o’clock Saturday forenoon at Pickens Funeral Chapel at Clarksville. Rev. Elwood Norton officiated, with burial in Clarksville Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/simkins33521nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb