Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wolverton, Lester R. 1984
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Ionia Sentinel Standard
WOLVERTON, LESTER:
   SENTINEL-STANDARD, IONIA, MI, ca 1984:  LESTER R. WOLVERTON, 90, a lifelong
Ionia area resident, died Wednesday morning at Gibson Community Hospital, Gibson
City, IL.  He was a farmer in Orange Township until his retirement in 1972 when
he and his wife moved to 344 Caroline, Ionia.
   A long-time member of the Farm Bureau, he served as the first president of
the LeValley Farm Bureau group.  He served as director of the Steele rural
school, as supervisor of Orange Township, and was a director of the Federal Land
Bank Association, Ionia branch, for 32 years.
   Born April 4, 1894, in Orange Township, he was the son of Elmer S. and Agnes
Miller Wolverton.  He attended rural school and attended Ionia High School and
Ferris State College.
   A lifetime member of LeValley United Methodist Church, he was also a member
of the Ionia Elks Lodge and Ionia Senior Citizens.
   He was married to the former Ella Martens on Aug. 22, 1918, in Anchor, IL. 
They observed their 66th wedding anniversary last year.
   Surviving, in addition to his wife, are two sons, Robert M. Wolverton of
Ionia and Richard E. Wolverton of Lake Odessa; two daughters, Corinne Brown of
Gibson City, IL, and Carol Winton of Warren; 12 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren.
   He was preceded in death by a daughter, Katherine C. Wolverton, and a sister,
Corinne Goodwin.
   Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at LeValley United Methodist
Church, with the Rev. Willis Braun officiating.
   Burial will be in Balcom Cemetery.
   The family will be at Leddick Funeral Home Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m.
   A memorial has been established for the LeValley United Methodist Church, in
care of the funeral home."


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