Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Wortley, Walter E. December 25, 1966
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, December 27, 1966
Lake Odessa – Walter E. Wortley, 83, a life long resident of Lake Odessa and 
retired business man, died Sunday evening at Pennock hospital, several hours 
after admittance, following a long illness.  

Mr. Wortley was born May 6, 1883 in Campbell township and was the son of 
Joseph and Elizabeth Lepard Wortley.  In 1901 he began work for George Weed 
furniture  and funeral business.  He married Urah Baine in 1905 and bought the 
furniture and funeral business in 1924.  He formed a partnership with 
Frederick Baine in 1926 and it was sold to Clare Pickens on January 1, 1946.  
He continued to assist in the business part time until about a year ago.   Mr. 
Wortley was a member of the Methodist church 56 years and Lake Odessa Lions 
club.

Surviving are his wife, Urah, three daughters, Mrs. Glen Edwins, Lake Odessa, 
Mrs. Maynard Leak of Lansing, and Mrs. George Moon of Flint; two grandchildren 
and five great grandchildren; a brother, William Wortley of Lake Odessa and 
five sisters, Mrs. Ruth Cunningham, Mrs. Charles Darby and Mrs. Cleo Sears of 
Lake Odessa, Mrs. Mary Campbell of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Laurence Lundberg of 
Flint.

Funeral and committal services will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at Pickens 
funeral chapel in Lake Odessa.  Rev. Luther Brokaw will officiate with burial 
in Lakeside cemetery.



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