Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Smith, Loren "Bud" November 7, 1976 ************************************************ 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 August 29, 2016, 1:07 pm Sentinel-Standard - Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1976 GRAND LEDGE- Loren (Bud) Smith, 55, of 204 Pearl street, died Sunday in Rockford, Illinois. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Smith of Ionia, and attended the Ionia high school. He was a retired employee of Oldsmobile, a member of the Quarter Century club, the Grand Ledge Masonic Lodge number 179, a past patron of OES number 14 and a member of the Grand Ledge First United Methodist church. He was a also a member of the 126th Infantry and served overseas. Survivors include his wife, Ruth; two daughters, Sally Smith of New York and Mrs. Donald (Susan) Putnam of Gaylord and his parents. Services are Thursday at 2 pm at the Peters and Murray funeral home in Grand Ledge with Masonic services conducted by Lodge 179. Rev. Royce Robinson of First United Methodist church will officiate. Burial is in Oakwood cemetery, Grand Ledge. A memorial fund is established for First United Methodist church in Grand Ledge. Additional Comments: Services: Thursday 11, November 1976 Oakwood cemetery, Grand Ledge, MI File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/smith33607nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb