ROY JAMES "JIM" CRIST
1926 - 2010
Roy James "Jim" Crist, 84, of Litchfield, died Monday, January 25,2010, at home. Mr. Crist was born January 22,1926, in Litchfield. to Roy A. and Myrtle W. (Porcupile) Crist and attended Litchfield schools.
Mr. Crist served in the 7th Army Infantry during WWII and received the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation.
He worked as a truck driver and mechanic for Albion Malleable Iron for 28 years and was a member of the Litchfield American Legion, VFW and Franklin Masonic Lodge F & AM.
Mr. Crist is survived by two daughters, Donna R. (Wilson) Hills of Jonesville and Mary Lee Crist of Battle Creek; a son, Floyd James (Karen) Crist of Hillsdale; a sister, Isabelle Russell of North Fort Myers, Florida; a brother, George W. (Vivian) Crist of Kerrville, Texas; an aunt, Dorothy Fogel of Hillsdale; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Crist was preceded in death by two wives, Mary G. (Larder) Crist and LaNell (Bush) Wilson Crist; and three sisters, Marian Todd, Virginia Buskirk and infant Shirley Marie.
Funeral services were held Friday at the George White Funeral Home in Litchfield, with the Rev. Clyde Wonders officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Litchfield.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
The Homer Index
Homer, Michigan
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Page 6
1926 - 2010
Roy James "Jim" Crist, 84, of Litchfield, died Monday, January 25,2010, at home. Mr. Crist was born January 22,1926, in Litchfield. to Roy A. and Myrtle W. (Porcupile) Crist and attended Litchfield schools.
Mr. Crist served in the 7th Army Infantry during WWII and received the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation.
He worked as a truck driver and mechanic for Albion Malleable Iron for 28 years and was a member of the Litchfield American Legion, VFW and Franklin Masonic Lodge F & AM.
Mr. Crist is survived by two daughters, Donna R. (Wilson) Hills of Jonesville and Mary Lee Crist of Battle Creek; a son, Floyd James (Karen) Crist of Hillsdale; a sister, Isabelle Russell of North Fort Myers, Florida; a brother, George W. (Vivian) Crist of Kerrville, Texas; an aunt, Dorothy Fogel of Hillsdale; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Crist was preceded in death by two wives, Mary G. (Larder) Crist and LaNell (Bush) Wilson Crist; and three sisters, Marian Todd, Virginia Buskirk and infant Shirley Marie.
Funeral services were held Friday at the George White Funeral Home in Litchfield, with the Rev. Clyde Wonders officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Litchfield.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
The Homer Index
Homer, Michigan
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Page 6
ROY JAMES "JIM" CRIST
1926 - 2010
Roy James "Jim" Crist, 84, of Litchfield, died Monday, January 25,2010, at home. Mr. Crist was born January 22,1926, in Litchfield. to Roy A. and Myrtle W. (Porcupile) Crist and attended Litchfield schools.
Mr. Crist served in the 7th Army Infantry during WWII and received the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation.
He worked as a truck driver and mechanic for Albion Malleable Iron for 28 years and was a member of the Litchfield American Legion, VFW and Franklin Masonic Lodge F & AM.
Mr. Crist is survived by two daughters, Donna R. (Wilson) Hills of Jonesville and Mary Lee Crist of Battle Creek; a son, Floyd James (Karen) Crist of Hillsdale; a sister, Isabelle Russell of North Fort Myers, Florida; a brother, George W. (Vivian) Crist of Kerrville, Texas; an aunt, Dorothy Fogel of Hillsdale; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Crist was preceded in death by two wives, Mary G. (Larder) Crist and LaNell (Bush) Wilson Crist; and three sisters, Marian Todd, Virginia Buskirk and infant Shirley Marie.
Funeral services were held Friday at the George White Funeral Home in Litchfield, with the Rev. Clyde Wonders officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Litchfield.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
The Homer Index
Homer, Michigan
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
Page 6
1926 - 2010
Roy James "Jim" Crist, 84, of Litchfield, died Monday, January 25,2010, at home. Mr. Crist was born January 22,1926, in Litchfield. to Roy A. and Myrtle W. (Porcupile) Crist and attended Litchfield schools.
Mr. Crist served in the 7th Army Infantry during WWII and received the Purple Heart and Presidential Unit Citation.
He worked as a truck driver and mechanic for Albion Malleable Iron for 28 years and was a member of the Litchfield American Legion, VFW and Franklin Masonic Lodge F & AM.
Mr. Crist is survived by two daughters, Donna R. (Wilson) Hills of Jonesville and Mary Lee Crist of Battle Creek; a son, Floyd James (Karen) Crist of Hillsdale; a sister, Isabelle Russell of North Fort Myers, Florida; a brother, George W. (Vivian) Crist of Kerrville, Texas; an aunt, Dorothy Fogel of Hillsdale; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Crist was preceded in death by two wives, Mary G. (Larder) Crist and LaNell (Bush) Wilson Crist; and three sisters, Marian Todd, Virginia Buskirk and infant Shirley Marie.
Funeral services were held Friday at the George White Funeral Home in Litchfield, with the Rev. Clyde Wonders officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Litchfield.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
The Homer Index
Homer, Michigan
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
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