Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stidham, Kelly (Mr.) February 20, 1979 ************************************************ 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: Maureen Cross mcross3454@gmail.com January 7, 2022, 2:51 pm Lake Odessa Wave - February 22, 1979 KELLY STIDHAM LAKE ODESSA - Kelly Stidham, 70, of Lake Odessa died Wednesday at his residence. He was born September 10, 1908 in Breathitt, Ky., the son of William and Martha Stidham. Stidham attended school in Breathitt and Hazzard, Ky. On April 14, 1928 he married Maggie Lee Thorpe in Hazzard. They lived in Kentucky until 1965 when they moved to Royal Oak where they lived for three years, moving to Lake Odessa in 1968. He was employed at Kentucky and Virginia Coal Mines for 37 years and 14 years at Keller Brass Manufacturing of Lake Odessa, retiring in 1972. Survivors include his wife Maggie; two sons, John and Walker Stidham of Lake Odessa; five daughters, Mrs. Seldon (Wanda) Haskins of Kentucky; Mr. Edwin (Lottie) Williams of Madison Heights; Mrs. Gordon (Ruby) Arnie of Woodland; Mrs. Allen (Joyce) Pickard of Flint and Mrs Duane (Ann) King of Houston, Texas; one half- brother; four half-sisters; 14 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pickens-Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa. Visitation at the chapel will be this evening (Thursday) from 7 to 9 pm and Friday 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/stidham41918nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb