Milton Stover

STOVER, Milton, of Fenton, formerly of Traverse City, died Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at Crestmont Healthcare Facility. Funeral Services will be 11AM Saturday, November 10, 2007 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Fenton Chapel, 1000 Silver Lake Rd., Fenton. Roger Cook officiating.  Interment in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Michigan. Visitation will be Friday 4-8PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Milton and Ella Stover Endowment Fund for Starr Commonwealth. Milton was born August 15, 1921 in Temagami, Ontario, Canada the son of David L. and Lucilla Ann (Brown) Stover. He married Ella Patterson on June 15, 1946 in Ann Arbor. Milton was 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving in WWII and the Korean War. He retired from the Amoco Oil Company in 1978 and moved from Franklin to Traverse City in 1981. Milton attended the Presbyterian Church in Franklin and was a life member of the University of Michigan Alumni Association. He was on the Board of Directors of Michigan Manufactured Housing Institute, Chairman of Grand Traverse Housing Commission and was a counselor and on the board of S.C.O.R.E. Milton was a licensed pilot, loved flying and fishing. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Ella of Fenton; daughter, Janet Polluck (Larry) of Holly; 2 sons, Milton Stover and special friend, Brenda of Reno, NV, Ward Stover (Carol) of Columbiaville; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Bessie McGregor of Rose City. He was preceded in death by his parents; 3 brothers, George, Sydney, Walt; 3 sisters, Agnes, Lottie, Edna.  Online condolences and tributes may be posted on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com