Eldon L. Cushing

Eldon Cushing, 78, of Shepherd, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012, at The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant. His funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Wentworth of Central Assembly of God officiating. Cremation will take place after the funeral and his ashes will be buried in Kelly Cemetery in Greendale Township on Wednesday at 11 a.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 4-8 p.m. and on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until the service begins. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Eldon was born January 29, 1934, in Lansing, son of the late William and Abigail (Stevens) Cushing. He married Lynne Dankenbring in 1957. After her death in 1977, he married Maxine (Small) Carroll in 1982. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked on the assembly line at General Motors for 30 years, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the Shepherd VFW and enjoyed fishing and bowling. Eldon is survived by his wife, Maxine of Shepherd; three children, Steven (Austina) Cushing of Mesquite, TX, Terry (Jane) Cushing of Atascadero, CA, and Linda Richardson of Ludington; five grandchildren, Adam, Ryan and Julie Cushing and Jonathan and Michael Richardson; four step-sons, Gary (Kelli) Carroll of Paso Robles, CA, Dennis (Susan) Carroll of Tacoma, WA, Bryon (Deb) Carroll of Mt. Pleasant, and Allen (Silvia) Carroll of Germany; step-daughter-in-law, Debra Carroll of Seneca Falls, NY; numerous step-grandchildren; brother, Bill (Marion) Cushing of DeWitt; and sister-in-law, Cherry Cushing of Salt Lake City, UT. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lynne; brother, Barry Cushing; step-son, Thomas Carroll; and step-grandson, Bryon Carroll.