Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Stowell, Ransom A. 1982 ************************************************ 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 March 23, 2015, 8:43 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 5 Nov 1982 Ransom Stowell, 63, of 7607 Canfield, Orleans, died Thursday morning at his residence. He was born March 27, 1919, in Easton Township, the son of Alanson and Emma Watson Stowell. He was married March 18, 1939, in Grand Rapids to Doris Babcock, who preceded him in death Sept. 14, 1973. He married Emma Blumberg, Dec. 25, 1975. He was the former owner and operator of R & D PX Store at Long Lake, was employed by Pete’s Restaurant for 5 years, and was formerly employed by Ionia Hotel for 25 years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Navy and was a member of the VFW Post of Sheridan, and a former member of Saranac American Legion. Surviving is his wife Emma; two sons, Rance of Belding and Dennis of Orleans. One son, Brian Scott, preceded him in death, July 18, 1981; three daughters, Sandra Emmons and Sue Ann Bussell both of Ionia and Carol Keller of Deerfield, Mich.; three step-sons; Gary Nelson of Kellogg, Idaho, Larry Nelson of Ionia, and Daniel Nelson of Lowell; one brother Samuel Stowell of Palo; and three sisters, Gladys Lindsey of Illinois, Lillian LaFave of Detroit and Emma Robbins of Long Lake, and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m., at Meyers-Roetman Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kenneth Harger officiating. Burial will be at Easton Cemetery. The family will be at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. A memorial has been established in the care of the funeral home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/stowell30212nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb