Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Switzer, Florence V. (Thompson) (Welch) 2006
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Greenville Daily News, 6 Mar 2006

Florence V. Switzer, 77, of Spencer Township, passed away Saturday evening,
March 4, 2006, at Spectrum Health United Memorial United Campus, Greenville. 
One of 17 children, she was born March 6, 1928, in Belding, to Silas Edward and
Mary Martin Thompson.

For many years Florence worked as a seamstress at Jolly Kids in Belding and at
Wolverine World Wide in Rockford.  She had also worked at the former Gibson
Refrigerator Co. in Greenville.  Florence enjoyed cooking, was one of Elvis
Presley’s biggest fans, and attended Spencer Mills Orthodox Presbyterian Church.
 After almost 30 years of love and companionship, she married her soulmate,
Glenn H. Switzer on April 24, 1993.  He passed away July 5, 1993.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Ted Welch; and 15
brothers and sisters.  She is survived by brother and sister-in-law, Silas and
Nancy Thompson of Gowen; four stepchildren, Janet and Jim Enbody of Gowen, Pam
Devereaux, Glenn Switzer, Jr., both of Greenville, Laura and Roland “Gus”
Worthington of Gowen; two special nieces and a nephew, Linda Nichols of
Blanchard, Phillip Thompson of Gowen, MaryLou Densmore of Gowen; many, many
nieces and nephews; siblings-in-law, Shirley and Max VanNatter of Sparta, Ruth
Switzer of Rockford, Everett Walton of Gowen; 13 grandchildren; 26
great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.

Funeral services are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Spencer Mills Church, 12710 17 Mile
Road, off Lincoln Lake Avenue, Gowen, with Pastor Frank Marsh officiating. 
Burial will follow in Spencer Mills Cemetery.  Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m.
today at Brown-Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home, 511 S. Franklin St., Greenville.


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