Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sutton, Maynard G. June 30, 2013 ************************************************ 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 January 21, 2015, 12:06 am Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Sat. July 6, 2013 Maynard G. Sutton passed away on June 30, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Nov. 7, 1934 in Ionia, Mich., to Claude and Mable (Bice) Sutton. Maynard served his country in the Marines during the Korean Conflict in 1952. During that time he had a young lady, Linda, whom he had never met that had started wiring "lonely Maynard" love letters from home and upon his return he married that young lady Linda Kinglsley in 1955. Linda passed in 1993 and she was the love of Maynard's life. He enjoyed riding his motorcycles, hunting, fishing, canoeing and most of all camping. Maynard was a jokester and loved playing jokes on his family and friends. All who knew Maynard was aware that if he picked on you, he really liked you. Maynard for many years was employed as a Sheriff's Deputy and worked in the Ionia County Sheriff's Department. He then transferred to the Barry County Sheriff's department from which he retired. According to his wishes, cremation has taken place. A gathering of friends for Maynard will take place at 11 a.m. on July 13, 2013 at the Fist United Methodist Church located at 209 N. Broadway in Hastings. Surviving are his children, Mike (Cathy) Sutton, Tammy (Dan Alexander) Ray, Douglas (Amanda) Sutton and Brenda (Butch) Armour; 11 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Linda; step-father, Murel Childs; sister, Dona; great-granddaughters, Sami and Kortney. Maynard's family is being care for by the Lauer Family Funeral Homes - Wren Chapel located at 1401 N. Broadway in Hastings. Please consider memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org in Maynard's name. Please share a memory with Maynard's family at www.lauerfh.com. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sutton29652nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb