Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsNear BeldingGreen CemeteryClarksvilleSouth Boston CemeteryIoniaHighland Park CemeteryIoniaMt. Olive CemeteryIoniaSts. Peter and Paul CatholicCemeteryLake OdessaLakeside CemeteryLyonsLyons Township CemeteryNorth PlainsNorth Plains CemeteryOrleans TownshipGreenop MemorialCemeteryPaloPalo CemeteryPortlandPortland Cemetery
Private or familygraveyard
Ionia County,
GreenCemetery
Near Belding, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Charles R. Foote (1871-1942) — of Alto,KentCounty, Mich.Born in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,December13, 1871.Republican.Lawyer;hotelier;hardwarebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,1913-18.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died in Alto,KentCounty, Mich.,June 1,1942 (age70 years, 170days).Interment at Green Cemetery.
South BostonCemetery
Clarksville, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Nelson M. O'Beirne (1869-1948) — of Clarksville,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Berlin Township,IoniaCounty, Mich.,November30, 1869.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia County, 1923-26.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,Grange.Died in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,April11, 1948 (age78 years, 133days).Interment at South Boston Cemetery. | | Mamie O'Beirne (1880-1964) — also known asMamie Boyd;Mrs. Nelson M.O'Beirne —of Clarksville,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in1880.Republican. Member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1939.Female.DiedMarch25, 1964 (ageabout 83years).Interment at South Boston Cemetery.
Highland ParkCemetery
East Main Street
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Fred Warren Green (1871-1936) — also known asFred W. Green — of Ypsilanti,WashtenawCounty, Mich.; Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Manistee,ManisteeCounty, Mich.,October19, 1871.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;furnituremanufacturing executive; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1912,1920,1928,1932,1936;mayorof Ionia, Mich., 1913-25;treasurer ofMichigan Republican Party, 1915-19;Governor ofMichigan, 1927-30.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary;UnitedSpanish War Veterans.Died, following aheartattack, at MunisingHospital,Munising,AlgerCounty, Mich.,November30, 1936 (age65 years, 42days).Entombed in mausoleum at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Allen Benton Morse (1839-1921) — also known asAllen B. Morse — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Otisco,IoniaCounty, Mich.,January7, 1839.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;IoniaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1867-71; member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1875-76; candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1878; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1880;mayorof Ionia, Mich., 1882;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1885-92;chiefjustice of Michigan state supreme court, 1885, 1892; candidateforGovernor ofMichigan, 1892; U.S. Consul inGlasgow, 1893-97; candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1906.Wounded during the Civil War, andlost hisleft arm.DiedJuly 5,1921 (age82 years, 179days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | George Washington Webber (1825-1900) — also known asGeorge W. Webber — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Newbury,OrangeCounty, Vt.,November25, 1825.Republican.Mayor ofIonia, Mich., 1874-75;U.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1881-83; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1884.Died in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,January15, 1900 (age74 years, 51days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Delos G. Smith — of Michigan.U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1924-27.Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Alonzo Sessions (b. 1810) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in1810.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia County 2nd District,1857-62; Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1872;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1872;LieutenantGovernor of Michigan, 1877-80.Member,Grange.Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Ionia County, Mich.; reinterment at Highland ParkCemetery. | | Herbert Ernest Powell (1866-1954) — also known asHerbert E. Powell — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Ronald Township,IoniaCounty, Mich.,April27, 1866.Republican.Farmer;banker;hardwarebusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1901-04 (Ionia County 1stDistrict 1901-02, Ionia County 1903-04);delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 18th District,1907-08; member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1913-16.Died in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,October26, 1954 (age88 years, 182days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Harvey Edward Kidder (1875-1946) — also known asHarvey E. Kidder — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Keene,IoniaCounty, Mich.,July 21,1875.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor ofIonia, Mich., 1910-11; postmaster atIonia,Mich., 1914-22; Democratic Presidential Elector for Michigan,1933;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1936,1940;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1937.Died in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,June 23,1946 (age70 years, 337days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | George Francis Montgomery (1909-1981) — also known asGeorge F. Montgomery — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Pompano Beach,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,January13, 1909.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1945-46, 1959-80 (Wayne County1st District 1945-46, Wayne County 6th District 1959-64, 20thDistrict 1965-72, 5th District 1973-80); defeated, 1946 (Wayne County1st District), 1950 (Wayne County 1st District), 1954 (Wayne County6th District), 1956 (Wayne County 6th District); candidate forMichigansuperintendent of public instruction, 1947; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1948;candidate forMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1952.Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Died inBrowardCounty, Fla.,March10, 1981 (age72 years, 56days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Lemuel C. Clute (1834-1901) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born inSaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August7, 1834.Lawyer;Prohibition candidate forjustice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1887; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate attorney general, 1888; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1892.Dutchancestry.Died inIoniaCounty, Mich.,April18, 1901 (age66 years, 254days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Richard Clute and Lucy Jane (Clements) Clute; married1861 to EllenM. McPherson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George Gundrum (1842-1916) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Pirmasens,Germany,January20, 1842.Democrat.Pharmacist;mayorof Ionia, Mich., 1893.Methodist.Germanancestry.Died, fromacutemorphine poisoning, probablyintentional,in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,November18, 1916 (age74 years, 303days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Stanley Maurice Powell (1898-1988) — also known asStanley M. Powell — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,July 7,1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives, 1931-32, 1965-78 (Ionia County1931-32, 89th District 1965-72, 88th District 1973-78); defeated,1932;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention from Ionia County,1961-62.Baptist.Member,FarmBureau;Grange;AmericanLegion;PiKappa Delta;DeltaSigma Rho;AlphaZeta.Died inIoniaCounty, Mich.,August25, 1988 (age90 years, 49days).Interment at Highland Park Cemetery. | | Thad B. Preston (d. 1938) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Democrat. Manager, MichiganOverallCompany; vice-president, State SavingsBank;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1917-19;MichiganDemocratic state chair, 1919; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1920,1924.DiedApril 9,1938.Interment at Highland Park Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Clark A. Preston and Sarah Ann (Cunningham) Preston; married toLida Canwell. |
Mt. OliveCemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
Sts. Peter andPaul Catholic Cemetery
300 4th Street
Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Frederick A. Chapman (1878-1938) — also known asFred A. Chapman — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Leeds,England,October16, 1878.Republican.Furnituremanufacturer; business partner of Gov.FredW. Green;bankdirector; co-founder (1915) and manager (1915-38) of the IoniaFree Fair;mayor ofIonia, Mich., 1927-31; defeated, 1931;delegateto Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from IoniaCounty, 1933; warden of Michigan Reformatory at Ionia, 1936-37.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus.Suffered from an incurablestomachailment; whilein hiscar, parked in his home garage, hekilledhimself with ashotgun,in Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.,October18, 1938 (age60 years, 2days).Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery. | | | Frederick A. Chapman Jr. (1930-2012) — of Orleans Township,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,May 13,1930.Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;publicrelations executive; worked forMercedes-Benzof North America; member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1970;universityprofessor; Orleans Township Supervisor; member, Ionia County RoadCommission.Catholic.Died in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,July 25,2012 (age82 years, 73days).Interment at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery.
LakesideCemetery
Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Boyd Kenneth Benedict (1925-1973) — also known asBoyd K. Benedict — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Portland,IoniaCounty, Mich.,January24, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1964.Died in Hastings,BarryCounty, Mich.,July 14,1973 (age48 years, 171days).Interment at Lakeside Cemetery.
Lyons TownshipCemetery
Lyons, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Adam L. Roof (1810-1885) — of Lyons,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in New York,February22, 1810.Lawyer;surveyor;IoniaCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia District, 1845; memberofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1849-50.DiedJanuary26, 1885 (age74 years, 339days).Interment at Lyons Township Cemetery. | | Albert K. Roof (1841-1917) — ofIoniaCounty, Mich.Born in1841.Democrat.IoniaCounty Register of Deeds; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia County 1st District,1871-72; member ofMichiganstate senate 19th District, 1887-88; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1892.Died in1917(ageabout76 years).Interment at Lyons Township Cemetery.
North PlainsCemetery
North Plains, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Foss Oscar Eldred (1884-1956) — also known asFoss O. Eldred — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born inVan BurenCounty, Mich.,March15, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1921-24;IoniaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1925-28; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1931;mayor ofIonia, Mich.; elected 1935; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Michigan,1940;Michiganstate attorney general, 1946; appointed 1946.Died in Florida,February17, 1956 (age71 years, 339days).Interment at North Plains Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Albert Napoleon Eldred and Celinda (Decker) Eldred; married1907 toErnanie Mary Olmsted. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | David Guy Locke (1860-1944) — also known asDavid G. Locke — ofGratiotCounty, Mich.Born in North Shade Township,GratiotCounty, Mich.,November27, 1860.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1921-22;defeated in primary, 1922.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,June 6,1944 (age83 years, 192days).Interment at North Plains Cemetery.
Greenop MemorialCemetery
Orleans Township, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Luther Eugene Hall (1846-1936) — also known asLuther E. Hall — ofIoniaCounty, Mich.Born inIoniaCounty, Mich.,January27, 1846.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Ionia County, 1927-30;defeated in primary, 1930.Died inIoniaCounty, Mich.,May 4,1936 (age90 years, 98days).Interment at Greenop Memorial Cemetery.
PaloCemetery
Palo, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Byron S. Argersinger (1874-1933) — of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.; Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Bloomer Township,MontcalmCounty, Mich.,August2, 1874.Candidate forMichiganstate senate 10th District, 1910.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,1933(ageabout58 years).Interment at Palo Cemetery.
PortlandCemetery
Portland, Ionia County, Michigan
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Westbrook Devine (1822-1888) — of Eureka Township,MontcalmCounty, Mich.; Belding,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born inUlsterCounty, N.Y.,August4, 1822.Farmer;MontcalmCounty Register of Deeds, 1851-54;MontcalmCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1855; member ofMichiganstate senate 28th District, 1863-66.Strickenwith paralysis, and died almost a year later, in Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.,September13, 1888 (age66 years, 40days).Interment at Portland Cemetery. | | Grant M. Morse (1854-1922) — of Ionia,IoniaCounty, Mich.Born in Michigan, October,1854.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1896;member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1899; state fish and gamewarden;postmaster.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 25,1922 (age67 years, 0days).Interment at Portland Cemetery.
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