Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Willits, Frances Marie (Shaw) Mrs.Harold Simmons May 21, 2008
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Thurs. May 22, 2008

              Frances Marie (Shaw) (Simmons) Willits     

Frances Marie (Shaw) (Simmons) Willits of ionia, age 89 passed away on 
Wednesday, May 21, 2008.

She was born on Oct. 28, 1918 in Lake Odessa, the daughter of J.Glenn and Mary & 
(Augst) Shaw. Mrs.Willits was a member of the Berlin Center Limited Methodist 
Church, the United Methodist Women, and the Berlin Center Grange. She was a 
member of the North Berlin Aid Society and was a 4-H Leader for many years. She 
was  a great cook, baker and seamstress who loved her children, grandchildren, 
and great-grandchildren dearly. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold 
Simmons in 1966.

In 1967 she married Dr.Clayton Willits and he preceded her in death in 1979. She 
was also preceded in death by 4 brothers and 2 sisters.

Surviving are her children Carl (Karen) Simmons of Ionia, Marilyn Hotchkiss of 
Saranac, H.Keith (Gail) Simmons of Ionia and Carolyn (Jack) Westmoreland of 
Charlotte; grandchildren Dan (Christian) Simmons of Vienna,Ga, Rebecca (Rick) 
Cannan of Pompano Beach, Fla., Katrina Simmons of Ionia, Douglas (Deb) Hotchkiss 
of Ionia, Lisa (Myron) Lewis of Bloomington,Ind., Erica (Mark) Rolfe of 
Ionia,Ryan (fiancee LaBell Nietzel) Simmons of Ionia, Nicole Simmons of 
Ionia,Brian Westmoreland of Kalamazoo and Ryan Westmoreland of Charlotte; 8 
great-grandchildren; 2 step-daughters, Priscilla (Jim) Reid of Nashville and 
Patricia Dale of Tekonsha; 6 step-grandchildren; 14 step-great-grandchildren; 3 
step-great-great-grandchildren; special niece, Jean Bennett and many nieces, 
nephews, cousins and friends.

The funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Den Slattery, Pastor at 11 
a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 at the Berlin Center United Methodist Church with 
interment following at Balcom Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 
a.m. until service time at the church on Saturday. For those desiring memorial 
contributions may be made to theIonia Area Hospice or to the Berlin Center 
United Methodist Church Memorial Fund in memory of Mrs.Frances Marie Willits. 
Arrangements are entrusted tot he Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Ionia.Online 
condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com.

Additional Comments:
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