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Melbourne Stebbins

Birth	:	13 Dec 1911 Sheridan, Montcalm County, Michigan, USA
Death	:	27 Sep 1964 Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Burial	:	Easton Cemetery, Easton Township, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0031013, -85.1727982
Description	:	Sentinel-Standard - Monday, September, 28, 1964 Melbourne Stebbins Dies Here Melbourne A. Stebbins, 52, Ionia board of education secretary and an Ionia finance firm and woman's apparel store president and manager, died suddenly at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at his 216 East Main street home. Ill during the night Saturday and Sunday morning after returning from the Ionia Country club where he had played golf, he was attended by his family physician at midnight... Read More	Sentinel-Standard - Monday, September, 28, 1964 Melbourne Stebbins Dies Here Melbourne A. Stebbins, 52, Ionia board of education secretary and an Ionia finance firm and woman's apparel store president and manager, died suddenly at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at his 216 East Main street home. Ill during the night Saturday and Sunday morning after returning from the Ionia Country club where he had played golf, he was attended by his family physician at midnight Saturday. His death was attributed to a heart attack. Born in Sheridan, December 13, 1911, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Stebbins, he moved with his family to Ionia in 1919 when he was eight years old. His father established a funeral directorship which he operated for many years here. Attending Ionia public schools, he accepted a position with the Michigan state highway department following the election of his father as lieutenant governor of Michigan in 1932. He remained in that position in Lansing for several years. Later in the 1930's he became identified with the Michigan Fidelity Corporation at its Ionia office where he remained several years before transfer to the Grand Rapids office. He later served as manager of the Grand Rapids office and was transferred to Ionia as the Ionia office manager. He left that firm to enter the loan business with James Copeland in the Greenville Finance Company for a number of years. He founded his own finance firm in Ionia a few years later as the Ionia Finance Company. At the time of his death he was president and manager and principal stockholder. A few years ago he bought the Ionia Vogue Shop and formed a corporation of which he was president and manager. His son David is secretary and treasurer of the two corporations and office manager of the Ionia Finance Company. Stebbins was serving his tenth year as a trustee of the Ionia city board of education and had completed two of his last four year term. An ardent golfer, he had belonged to the Ionia Country club for many years and served that club as its president only a few years ago. He belonged to the Ionia County Fishing and Hunting club, the First Methodist church of Ionia where he had served as a lay leader and a member of that church board of trustees. He was elected to directorship of the Ionia free fair several years ago and served as the fair's finance committee chairman. He was a director of a Mason finance firm and an Ionia Elks member. A long-time member of the Ionia Lions club he had served as the club's president. He was also a member of the Ionia Chamber of Commerce and was assistant secretary of the newly formed Ionia Industrial fund. A life-long Democrat, Stebbins had served in several capacities on the Ionia city and Ionia county Democratic committees including treasurer. He was married April 26, 1941 in Ionia to Maraquita Steere of Belding. He served several months in the United States army in World War II and received a medical discharge. Surviving are his wife, two sons, David of Ionia and Melbourne, Jr., at home; two daughters, Mrs. Suzanne Shellenbarger of Ionia and Julia Ann at home; a sister, Mrs. Blanche Monningh of Ionia; four brothers, Adelbert of Sheridan, Hyland of Lansing, and Leland and Max of Ionia; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Ionia Methodist church with the Rev. Lester C. Bailey officiating. Interment will be at Easton cemetery. A memorial fund for the First Methodist church is being established. Funeral arrangements are in charge of Boynton Funeral home.

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Where is Melbourne Stebbins's memorial?
Melbourne Stebbins's memorial is located at: Easton Cemetery, Easton Township, Ionia County, USA.
When did Melbourne Stebbins death?
Melbourne Stebbins death on 27 Sep 1964 in Ionia, Ionia County, Michigan, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Melbourne Stebbins's memorial?
Latitude: 43.0031013
Longitude: -85.1727982

Family Members:

Parent

Allen E Stebbins

(1872 - 1941)

Myrtle A. Ellison Stebbins

(1876 - 1953)

Spouse

Maraquita Isabella “Keta” Steere Stebbins

(1911 - 2004)

Siblings

Leland “Dutch” Stebbins

(1902 - 1977)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Easton Cemetery
Easton Township, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0031013, -85.1727982

2. Ionia County Infirmary Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9563700, -85.1286300

3. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Smyrna, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0374420, -85.2530800

4. Oak Hill Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9834910, -85.0782320

5. Higbee Cemetery
Orleans Township, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0382996, -85.0868988

6. Marble Cemetery
Saranac, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0017014, -85.2731018

7. Ionia State Hospital Cemetery
Berlin Township, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9600270, -85.0889800

8. Pinckney Cemetery
Saranac, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9655991, -85.2619019

9. Saranac Cemetery
Saranac, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9289160, -85.1987720

10. White Cemetery
Saranac, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9435997, -85.2403030

11. Orleans Township Cemetery
Orleans, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0777670, -85.1357170

12. Greenop Memorial Cemetery
Orleans, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0778008, -85.1346970

13. Greene Cemetery
Belding, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0852509, -85.1739578

14. Balcom Cemetery
Berlin Center, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9502983, -85.0839005

15. Smyrna Cemetery
Smyrna, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0612380, -85.2626290

16. River Ridge Cemetery
Belding, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0806007, -85.2294006

17. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Belding, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0814018, -85.2275009

18. Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9453011, -85.0727997

19. Old Belding Cemetery
Belding, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0887220, -85.2234690

20. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9852100, -85.0392120

21. Tuttle Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9522018, -85.0441971

22. Fallas Cemetery
Vergennes Township, Kent County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9844017, -85.3191986

23. Woodard Lake Cemetery
Palo, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0794990, -85.0591780

24. Highland Park Cemetery
Ionia, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9869003, -85.0194016