Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wilson, Earl S. September 24, 1980 ************************************************ 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 February 11, 2022, 7:13 am Lake O. Wave, Thurs. Oct. 2, 1980 MUIR- Earl S. Wilson, 68, of Route 1, Olmstead Road, Muir, died on Sept. 24 at a Grand Rapids hospital after a short illness. He was born in Fairplains Township in Montcalm County on May 8, 1912, the son of Floyd and Ferne Wilson. He was a graduate of Sheridan High School. He retired as plant manager of Standard Oil Company in Grand Rapids in 1970. He was married to Lena Snyder in 1933. She died in 1971. He then married Marie Snyder in January 1980. He was a member of the Lyons Masonic Lodge No. 37, F and A.M., the Lyons Eastern Star Chapter No. 334. He was a member of the Golden Years Senior Citizens of Muir. He was also a member of the Standard Oil Retirees Club. He attended the North Plains Community Church. He is survived by his wife, Marie; one stepson, John Snyder of Muir; one daughter, Mrs. Jacqueline Ketchum of Vicksburg; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Anne Williams of Clarksville and Mrs. Mary Bennett of Great Falls, Mon.; two brothers, K.C. Wilson of Kalkaska and Jack Wilson of Grand Rapids; two sisters, Mrs. Lila Voight of Bonnfield, Ill. and Mrs. Barbara Lade of Kankee, Ill.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Masonic services were held on Sept. 26 at the Hull Memorial Chapel in Muir. Funeral services were held Sept. 27 at the North Plains Community Church with the Rev. Robert Larson officiating. Burial was in Sheridan Cemetery. A memorial fund for North Plains Community Church has been established, and donations may be left at the funeral home. Additional Comments: Service: 27 sept. 1980 1980 N. Plains Church, Sheridan Cemetery File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/wilson42418nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb