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Noveda Jones
On Jan. 16, 2007, Noveda Jones (Wood), much beloved family matriarch, left this world and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and is reunited with her loving husband, the late Orval Jones.
Noveda was born on April 20, 1912 in Michigan, to parents Burr and Ruth Wood. Her sweet smile and loving spirit were a great blessing to her family and friends, and to anyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. She loved in deed, not just in word. She was tireless in her efforts to give of her time and her wisdom. Noveda loved to crochet, and to bless others with the works of her hands. Fiercely independent to the end, she could be ever so gentle, or ever so strong, as need be. No one better emulated the “Virtuous Woman,” spoken of in Proverbs chapter 31, summed up in verse 29: “Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.” Her presence will forever be greatly missed by her loving family.
Noveda was preceded in death by her husband Orval; her daughter, Ilene; sisters, Phyllis Richardson, Oral Pruden; brothers, Lewis, Leon and Victor Wood.
She is survived by her daughter, Vada (Merl) Kenney and her son, Erwin Jones; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; 24 great great grandchildren; sisters, Feleniece Miller, Genevieve Eno and Joan Jones; many nephews and nieces; special friends, Apostle Francis and Valerie Odai and family of Ghana, West Africa.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007 at Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte with Pastor Terry LaDuke and Walter Miars officiating. Interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to Maranatha Power Mission. Arrangements made by Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte.
Virginia Jones
Virginia B. (Schragg) Jones, 86, of Olivet, died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007. She was born Sept. 15, 1920 in Newton Township to Dora (Brenner) Schragg and John Schragg.
Virginia grew up on a farm and attended the county school in Marshall. Virginia met and married Williams Jones on Jan. 27, 1940. Together they established their first farm in 1951 and raised their two children DeWayne and Garry. Lonnie, their third child, would come along 15 years later. Virginia worked along with Bill, farming, milking cows, driving tractor and, of course, raising three boys. Virginia and Bill moved to a farm in Olivet where they spent the remainder of their time farming, until Bill’s health became poor and they moved to a ranch home on Bellevue Highway in Olivet.
Virginia was very active in her community as a 4-H leader, holding various offices. She joined the Extension Club and Dark Corners township chapter in Marshall in 1949 and spent many hours crafting, cooking and performing community service. She also belonged to the 25 Year Club for Post General Foods.
Virginia and Bill enjoyed traveling together and were members of the Travel Trailer of America Club. They camped in many places throughout the country, often taking their youngest child, Lonnie with them. They had a cabin in the Upper Peninsula near Manistique where they enjoyed fishing and winter deer hunting. Virginia spent her winter retirement years with Bill in Brownsville, Texas until Bill’s failing health. Virginia remained active after Bill’s death in 1987. She especially enjoyed her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and her great-great-granddaughter. She loved feeding her family at family gatherings and trying new recipes out on everyone and simply spending time with all of her family. She visited her family’s churches at Pleasantview Family Church in Dowling and Charlotte Church of Christ.
Virginia was the fifth of 12 children and was preceded in death by her husband, William Jones and by four brothers, Charles, William, Wayne and Johnny and three sisters, Neva, Beverly and Julia.
Surviving are her brothers, Calvin, Melvin and Henry and sister, Geraldine Smith and sister-in-law, Genevieve Rathbun and children, DeWayne and Peggy Jones of Dowling, Garry Jones of Olivet and Lonnie and Julia Jones of Charlotte. Surviving are also are her nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. at Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte with Pastor John Bailey officiating. Interment will be in Newton Township Cemetery in Calhoun County.
Memorial contributions may go to the charity of one’s choice.
Dora Keller
Dora I. “Dorie” Keeler, of Eaton Rapids, age 85, passed away April 14, 2007 in Lansing. Dorie was born September 4, 1921 in Wheeling, West Virginia, the daughter of Roy and Irene Black.
She was the first Pharmacy Tech at Sparrow Hospital and retired in 1985 after 33 years of service. Dorie was a member of the National Muzzle loading Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Keeler; and sister, Naomi Cotton.
She is survived by her dearest friend and “sister” of 40-plus years, Beulah (Ron) Norris of Lansing and their family, Mike (Jackie) Allred of Crystal, Monte (Brenda) Allred of Greenville, Ronda (Dave) Norris of Stanton; brother-in-law, Jim Cotton of Kent, OH; numerous nieces, nephews and “little ones.”
A funeral service was held April 17, 2007 at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, 518 S. Main, Eaton Rapids, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Ingham County. A special thanks toes out to her neighbors, friends and Meals On Wheels for all of their help.
Those desiring may make memorial contributions to Tri-County Meals On Wheels in memory of Dorie Keeler.
Doris Kelley
Doris Marjorie Kelley, 88, of Charlotte, MI, died Friday, April 20, 2007. Mrs. Kelley was born July 31,1918 in Eaton County, the daughter of Willard and Minnie (Ranney) Shaver.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Kelley; brothers, Merlin, Merton, Arlo, Dale, and Lloyd; sisters, Gladys and Ruby.
Mrs. Kelley is survived by sons, Larry (Yvonne) Kelley and Randy (Debra) Kelley all of Charlotte; seven grandchildren, Kyle Kelley (Kelli), Teri (John) Price, Jennifer Wright (Sheldon), Travis Kelley (Stacy), Sean Kelley (Amanda), Amber (Marv) Argersinger, A.J. (Ali) Preston; 15 great-grandchildren; brother Verlin (Virginia) Shaver; sister, Mildred Griest; sisters-in-law Deloris Shaver and Merna Miller. A funeral service was held April 24, 2007 at Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, MI with Pastor Deano Lamphere officiating. Interment was at Gresham Cemetery in Charlotte. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Eaton Community Hospice.
Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Richard Marshall Kelly
Richard Marshall Kelly, 90, went home to be with his Lord on Nov. 28. He was born Dec, 13, 1916 in Charlotte, the son of Frank Max and Bessie (Loveland) Kelly.
Richard (Dick) attended Charlotte High School, graduating in 1936. There, he participated in wrestling, boxing, basketball, baseball and varsity football. He received "All State and All Conference" honors in football in 1936. Dick was an avid outdoorsman, having enjoyed fishing and hunting since he was a teenager. He hunted in Newfoundland bagging three moose and successfully hunted bull elk and mule deer in Idaho and antelope in Montana. He also enjoyed pheasant hunting in South Dakota.
Dick married the love of his life, Verna Thuma in 1940. He was a devoted husband and father, working their 80 acre farm at Duck Lake while also working for Eaton Corporation in Battle Creek, until retiring in 1975.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Verna in 2004; his daughter, Norma (Kelly) Smith in 1986; his parents; three brothers, Frank, Jr., Elwood, Jack and one sister, Esther Gould.
Surviving are his sons, Larry of Jackson, Rick (Denise) of Victoria, Texas; daughter, Sharyn (Jim) Eaton of Duck Lake; 16 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sister, Kate (Ed) Priesman of Bellevue; sisters-in-law Audrey Kelly of Bellevue, Arlene Towns of Jackson, Betty Thuma of Eaton Rapids and special friend, Grace Pierce.
Funeral services were held Dec. 3 from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery in Eaton Rapids.
Doris May Kimmel
Doris May Kimmel, age 80, passed away March 20, 2007 at her residence in Sahuarita, Arizona. She was born in 1926 in London, England one of 13 children born to Albert and Rose Dunn. She was formerly of Eaton Rapids and Lake Odessa and had lived in the Green Valley/Sahuarita area for the past 18 years. She moved to the United States in 1946 as a war bride to James Squires, who preceded her in death in 1951. Doris was a longtime resident of Michigan, working as a Secretary for the Eaton Rapids High School for more than 20 years. She married Bob Kimmel in 1967and spent winters in Arizona until becoming a full-time resident in 1989. Doris enjoyed her family, bowling and knitting. Preceding her in death were her husband Bob Kimmel in 1988.
She is survived by her children; Kathy Squires, Steve (Nadine) Squires and Judy Squires; step-children, Stan (Sue) Kimmel, Dick (Sharon) Kimmel, Harold Kimmel and Pat Hearld; 12 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids with the Rev. Stephen Klink, officiating. Family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to service time. Burial of cremains will take place at a later date in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Mulligan next to her husband Bob. For those desiring memorial contributions may be made to the Odyssey Hospice, the American Cancer Society or to a charity of your choice.
Ava Annette Kirby
Ava Annette Kirby, died April 30, 2007 in Charlotte.
Ava was the daughter of Corey Kirby and Monica Rundle.
She is survived by her parents; sister, Imogyn; brother, Ethan and sister, Emma; grandparents, Joe and Dawn Copeland and Jerry (Annette) Hennessy.
Funeral services were held May 3 with Pastor Kurt "K.C." Crandell, II officiating. Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
George Kirchmeier
George Kirchmeier, 77 of Charlotte, passed away Friday, April 6, 2007, at home with the loving and special care from his family and hospice. George was born Jan. 5, 1930, in Webster, SD, the son of John and Lena (Meyer) Kirchmeier.
He was in the Army and came home on leave with Mavin C. Henrys, Jr. to Lansing, where he met the love of his life, and soon married Patricia Lou Henrys in 1950. They had six children.
George was a millwright for General Motors and retired after 40 years in 1992. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, his family, and grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by daughters, Deborah Sue and Mary Magdalene Battin; several brothers and sisters, and his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Patricia Kirchmeier; children, Kathleen (Jim) Sandusky of Albion, Janean (Ted) Brumbaugh of Lansing, Kevin Kirchmeier of Albion, and Patrick Kirchmeier of Charlotte; 16 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; brother, Robert (Esther) Kirchmeier of Vista, CA and a sister Loretta from Webster, SD; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held April 11 at Pray Funeral Home in Charlotte, with Chaplain Ron Hutson officiating. Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Hospice.
Arrangements by Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Anna Kiss
Anna Kiss (Heinze), 52, of Polk City, FL, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.
Anna was a survivor of life and is now in perfect peace with her Lord Jesus Christ in heaven. Her bright smile and candid humor will be missed.
