Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Speckin, Clair W. November 17, 1997 ************************************************ 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 20, 2014, 2:06 pm Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Nov. 1997 SARANAC- Clair W. Speckin, 70, of Saranac died Nov. 17, 1997 in Grand Rapids. He was born Dec. 14, 1926 in Ionia, the son of Clarence Winifred and Hazel Gertrude (Jerrils) Speckin. He married Madeline Kyser, April 6, 1968 in Ionia. He was a WWII veteran of the Navy, serving in the Pacific Theatre. He was a member of the Ionia Moose Lodge and a member of Galilee Baptist Church. He was very involved in scouting and was a lifetime scout master. He was an avid golfer and bowler and enjoyed traveling He is survived by his wife, Madeline Speckin of Saranac; five sons, Ronald (Susan) Speckin of Ionia, Robert (Debra) Speckin of Greenville, Dennis Speckin of Ionia, Brian Speckin of Ionia and Vaughn (Sonia) Vickery of Saranac; three daughters, Sandra (Michael) Hawkins of California, Lorrie JeRue of Ionia and Valerie (Kevin) Lordly of Ak; one sister, Martha Jane (Bill) Wieczorek of Spring Lake; 24 grandchildren and 19 ½ great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church with Rev. James Frank officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lake Funeral Home in Saranac. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Galilee Baptist Church or Saranac First Response. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/speckin23968nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb