Funeral Homes in Alma, MI

Facts about Alma, Michigan

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Martyn Hale (actor), and Randy Ebright (singer and drummer).

Alma is the largest city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,383 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.Alma's claims to fame include the annual Highland Festival which brings members of Scottish clans and interested onlookers together for a weekend of Highland dancing, bagpipes, kilts, and camaraderie. The Highland Festival is held each year over Memorial Day weekend. Alma College, a small liberal-arts institution of approximately 1,300 students, is located in town and focuses on multidisciplinary learning in a residential setting.Alma is the birthplace of both the world-renowned modernist architect Ralph Rapson and writer/composer/lyricist Dan Goggin (Nunsense).Alma was the home of Leonard Refineries, Inc., which sold gasoline and other petroleum products throughout the lower peninsula of Michigan from 1936 when the company was founded until approximately 1966.

Alma Obituaries

It was disclosed by Napa Valley Register on May 9th, 2017 that Ron Demas perished in Napa, California.  Demas was 65 years old and was born in Alma, MI.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ron's life.

It was reported by Topeka Capital-Journal on March 3rd, 2017 that Jeffrey Parkes passed on in Topeka, Kansas.  Parkes was 48 years old and was born in Alma, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jeffrey's life.

It was written on December 17th, 2016 that Michael John Harrison passed on in Alma, Michigan.  Harrison was 67 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Michael John's life.

It was disclosed on December 13th, 2016 that James "Brian" Wood passed on in Alma, Michigan.  Wood was 103 years old and was born in Filbert, SC.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor James "Brian"'s life.

It was written by Flint Journal on October 25th, 2016 that Marvin C Copenhaver died in Alma, Michigan.  Copenhaver was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Marvin C's life.

It was noted by Flint Journal on October 13th, 2016 that Jane Gertrude Schooley (Meagher) passed on in Alma, Michigan.  Ms. Schooley was 84 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jane Gertrude's life.

It was noted by Flint Journal on October 13th, 2016 that Barbara Jean Thorp (Degrow) passed on in Alma, Michigan.  Ms. Thorp was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Barbara Jean's life.

It was revealed by Des Moines Register on September 27th, 2016 that Charlene M North (Sette) passed away in Urbandale, Iowa.  Ms. North was 89 years old and was born in Alma, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Charlene M's life.

It was written by Flint Journal on May 2nd, 2016 that James G Prieur died in Alma, Michigan.  Prieur was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor James G's life.

It was reported on March 3rd, 2016 that Lois Louise Wright (Welch) passed on in Ohio.  Ms. Wright was 83 years old and was born in Alma, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Lois Louise's life.

History

Alma is a city in Gratiot County, Michigan County in the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,275 at the 2000 United States Census census. Perhaps first known for the Alma Springs Sanitarium, built and promoted in the 1880s by millionaire lumberman and capitalist Ammi Willard Wright, it achieved its greatest prominence nationally in the 1910s and 1920s as home of the Republic Motor Truck Company, briefly the largest exclusive truck manufacturer in the world. . It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.

Alma was founded in 1853 by Ralph Ely.