Raymond Edgar Kline  

Tuesday, 29 December 2009 , Plymouth Pilot

Culver — Raymond E. Kline, 92, of Culver , and Fort Pierce, Fla., passed away Dec. 26, 2009, at Clarkston Specialty Healthcare, Clarkston, Mich., where he had been a patient for the last month.

Raymond was born Dec. 3, 1917, in Culver to Edgar and Nellie Kline. He graduated from Culver High School and attended Moody Bible Institute.

On March 24, 1940, he married Daralys J. Leland in Culver .

Raymond opened Kline’s TV and Appliance store on June 18, 1952, and was in business for approximately 40 years. Ray belonged to the Gideons, providing him exciting opportunities to distribute Bibles in numerous countries, including some “iron-curtain” countries.

He was an active member of the Grace Baptist Church in Plymouth, for many years and later attended Antioch Baptist Church in Rochester.

Ray and Daralys enjoyed traveling all over the world together, their journeys taking them to more than 60 countries. For the last five years, Ray shared his time with son Tim and family in Indiana and daughter Carol and family in Michigan.

Raymond is survived by son: Tim (Cindy) Kline of Peru; daughter: Carol (Steven) Holtzclaw of Oxford, Mich.; daughter-in-law: Christine Kline of Indianapolis; grandchildren: Matthew Kline, Camille Brugh, Amber Terry, Arielle Adenew, Avin Kline, Kris Holtzclaw, Kristen Brody; and great grandchildren: Steven, Erik and Audrey Brody and Elizabeth and Jacob Holtzclaw.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Daralys; son, Paul Kline; and sister, Josephine Powell.

Visitation with the family will take place at Odom Funeral Home, Culver , Wednesday, Dec. 30, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., with funeral at 2 p.m. Graveside service to follow for the family at Washington Cemetery, Culver .

Memorial contributions may be given to Moody Bible Institute, 820 N LaSalle Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610-3284. Condolences may be sent to the family via the obituary page at www. odomfuneralhome. com .

The Odom Funeral Home, Culver , is in charge of arrangements.

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Raymond E. Kline, 92, of Culver , IN, and Fort Pierce, FL, passed away on December 26, 2009, at Clarkston Specialty Healthcare, Clarkston, MI, where he had been a patient for the last month.

Raymond was born on December 3, 1917, in Culver , Indiana, to Edgar and Nellie Kline. He graduated from Culver High School and attended Moody Bible Institute.

On March 24, 1940, he married Daralys J. Leland in Culver , Indiana. Raymond opened Kline’s TV and Appliance store on June 18, 1952, and was in business for approximately 40 years.

Ray belonged to the Gideons, providing him exciting opportunities to distribute Bibles in numerous countries, including some “iron-curtain” countries. He was an active member of the Grace Baptist Church in Plymouth, IN, for many years and later attended Antioch Baptist Church in Rochester, Indiana. Ray and Daralys enjoyed traveling all over the world together, their journeys taking them to over 60 countries.

For the last 5 years, Ray shared his time with son Tim and family in IN and daughter Carol and family in MI.

Raymond is survived by son : Tim (Cindy) Kline of Peru, IN; daughter: Carol (Steven) Holtzclaw of Oxford, MI; daughter-in-law: Christine Kline of Indianapolis, IN; grandchildren: Matthew Kline, Camille Brugh, Amber Terry, Arielle Adenew, Avin Kline, Kris Holtzclaw, Kristen Brody; and great grandchildren: Steven, Erik and Audrey Brody and Elizabeth and Jacob Holtzclaw.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Daralys; son, Paul Kline; and sister, Josephine Powell.

Visitation with the family will take place at Odom Funeral Home, Culver , IN, on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, from 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, with funeral at 2:00. Graveside service to follow for the family at Washington Cemetery, Culver , IN.

Memorial contributions may be given to Moody Bible Institute, 820 N LaSalle Blvd, Chicago, IL 60610- 3284.

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Washington Cemetery Union Twp. Marshall, Indiana.
KLINE, Daralys, Feb. 18, 1920 - Nov. 2, 2004 .
KLINE, Raymond, Dec, 1917.

Another states that his father was Theodore Kline who was son of Diebold Kline & Elizabeth Wingert. Theodore owned 120 acres of land in the Wahington neighborhood. Theodre besides farming built houses in the Washington neighborhood. as well as Delong, Burr Oak.