Obituaries

Dorothy Tolan, age 95, died Sunday, Sept. 5. Dorothy worked at Lear Siegler, Smith Industries for 46 years. She also volunteered for 20 years at Metropolitan Hospital. Dorothy also enjoyed…

Gordon E. "Gordie" Navis, 79, died Sunday, Sept. 5, after a long struggle with cancer. He worked at the General Motors - Kalamazoo plant and was the 63rd employee hired…

Larry E. Hibma, age 76, of Dorr, died Monday, Sept. 6. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Larry was a great provider for his family and was a dedicated, hardworking…

Raymond David Bellingar, 90, of Inverness, Fla., died Wednesday, Sept.1, 2021 at the Wings Home in Allegan. Born Sept. 7, 1930, in Wayland, he was the son of the late…

Debra Suzette Felps-Tyler, age 58, died Sept. 1, at her home in Wayland after a long battle with cancer Debra was born April 5, 1963, in Fort Poke, LA to…

Charles Eugene "Gene" Little, 71, from Wayland, died Wednesday, Sept. 1. He was born in Gary, Ind., Nov. 19, 1949, to Luther and Bessie Little. Gene was a graduate of…

Lois E. Baugh, co-owner of Wayland’s longest continuous business, died Thursday, Sept. 2. She was 91. She and her husband Alan celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 17. The…

Virginia Rose Miller, born July 25, 1926, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the age of 95. Virginia and husband Gilbert "Bud" Miller were lifelong farmers; they ran a 1,200 head…