Some Family
Obituaries
[Son of William Hood and Nellie Mae (Bliss) Barnes, husband of Esther Lois
(Harmon)]
"Passed away at the Medical Care Facility, Sept. 16, 1985, age 84 years. Surviving are his beloved wife Esther; four
daughters, Mrs. Marie Beebe, Mrs. Helen Lammers, Mrs.
Lois Jackson, Mrs. Dorothy Davis; two sons, William Barnes Sr. and David
Barnes; 22 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Helen
Leggett and Mrs. Jennie Paige; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Hilma
Barnes; several nieces and nephews. He was a life long member of the Bennett
Community Church.
Mr. Barnes is at the Chas. J. Burden and Son Funeral Home, 1806 E. Michigan
Ave., where services will be held Thursday 1:00 p.m. Interment Woodland. Visitation Wed. 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m."
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David Barnes
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Horton
Local newspaper, Hanover, MI,
dated April 13, 1895
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[Son
of Thomas and Sarah (Sittser) Barnes]
Another
Pioneer Dead:
David Barnes a pioneer of Jackson
County, died at his home in Horton April 6, 1895, aged 68 years, 11
months, and 3 days.
Deceased was born May 3, 1826,
at Mentz, Cayuga County,
New York. He came to Michigan
with his parents when 17 years of age and settled in Summitt Township.
He moved to Tompkins, in same county, in [1841?] and from there to Jackson a
few years later where he held a position as guard and keeper at the state
prison for 7 years.
He moved to Hanover Township
in 1874, where he lived until he moved to Horton in 1891. With the exception of
one year in Moscow he has resided
in Jackson County
since coming to Michigan.
Was married to Arvilla Fields in
1848. Two children were born to them: Murvin
who died at 4 years of age, and Donzetta, wife of C.
W. Harris of Moscow, Hillsdale
County. This union was broken by
the death of wife in 1856. He was married to Mary Hood, of Moscow,
in 1860, who survives him together with the six. children
of their union; Martin, Fred, Jennie, Thomas, William, and David,
all of this vicinity.
Words are but weak things to employ in portraying the character of the
deceased. The writer of this sketch was intimately acquainted with him for nine
years, and we knew him to be a manly man, a kind husband, an indulgent father,
and as a neighbor generous to a fault. His influence was for good and he was
respected by all.
The funeral was held at the Horton
Church April 9th, Rev. W. L. Gibbs
officiating, and his remains were placed in Jackson
Cemetery." [Interred
at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, MI.]
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our most heartfelt thanks to our neighbors and friends
for their kindness during the sickness of and their assistance in paying the
last tribute of respect to our husband and father.
Mrs. Mary Barnes and family
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Helen
Arlene (Redinger) Barnes
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Bay
City Times
newspaper, dated April 23, 2003
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[Daughter
of George and Inez Redinger, widow of Floyd H.
Barnes]
Bay City, Michigan Formerly of Horton, Michigan Passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2003, age
95 years. Helen Redinger was born May 28, 1907 in Horton,
Michigan to the late George and Inez Redinger. She was married to Floyd H. Barnes on September 5, 1931 in Jackson,
Michigan. He preceded her in death, July 26, 1988. Helen was an active
member of the Horton Methodist
Church, which later became the Hillside
United Methodist
Church. She enjoyed cooking,
knitting, crocheting, and reading. In Horton she lived in the same house for
sixty-seven years. In Bay City she
lived in the Rachel Sovereign Home, Bay Valley House, and then the Carriage
House. Surviving are two sons, David D. and Joellen Barnes of Bay City, and Robert R. and Raquel Barnes
of Houston, Texas; one daughter- in-law, Nancy O. Barnes of Denver, Colorado;
eight grandchildren: Brad Barnes of Stewart, Minnesota, Bryan and Katrina
Barnes of Vancouver, Washington, Valerie and Thomas B. Haller of Bay City,
Jennifer Barnes of Denver, Colorado, Jared, Rebecca, Katherine, and Lesley
Barnes of Houston, Texas; and three great-grandchildren: Reese, Parker, and Elisabet. Helen was preceded in death by two sons, George
G. Barnes, twin of David, in 1944 and John J.
Barnes in 1996. The Funeral Service will take place 1:00 p.m. Friday,
April 25, 2003 at the Stapish Cederberg Funeral Home West. Rev. Anthony N. Cutting will
officiate with interment to follow on Saturday in Horton
Cemetery, Horton,
Michigan. Friends may call at the funeral
home on Thursday from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. and on Friday from noon until the time of service. Those planning
an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society.
Stapish-Cederberg
Funeral Home, West 805 E. South Union, Bay City Family Owned and Operated
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Hilma (Sorola) Barnes
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Jackson Citizen Patriot newspaper, dated January 2004
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[Daughter of John Christian and Ida (Lajala) Sorola, widow of Thomas
Sidney Barnes]
BARNES, HILMA S.
Of Jackson, passed away at the Jackson County Medical Care Facility Saturday, January 10, 2004, age 93 years. Survived by two sons, Douglas and Roy
Barnes; four grandchildren, Sarah Kissane, Jessica Cook, Nykky
Golightly and Alex Barnes; four great-grandchildren;
sister, Lillian Robertson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, in
1972. Mrs. Barnes was a member of the Central
Wesleyan Church.
According to her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Michigan Medical School. A memorial service will be
announced at a later date.
Contributions
to the Central Wesleyan
Church or the Jackson County
Medical Care Facility would be appreciated.
Desnoyer Funeral Home
Family owned for 114 years.
Kathryn
(Hills) Barnes
[Daughter of Robert Wendell and Beatrice
Lucille (Cook) Hills, wife of Douglas Alan Barnes]
Kathryn 'Kappy' Barnes of Jackson, passed away at
home under the loving care of her family and Hospice of Jackson, Monday, September 22, 1997, aged 47
years. Survived by her husband of 26 years, Doug; two daughters, Sarah Ellen
Barnes of Jackson, Jessica Anne Barnes-Cook of
San Juan, Puerto Rico; father and mother, Robert W. and Beatrice Hills of
Jackson; two sisters, Jann (Gary) Krupa
of Jackson, Patricia Morgan of Denver; two brothers, Thomas Hills of Aspen,
Robert Hills of Denver; several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Barnes was active at the Central
Wesleyan Church
as Sunday School teacher and Women's Missionary
Society. She was a member of Renew for Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group.
She had taught language arts and coached gymnastics in the East Jackson School
System from 1972 to 1975. She served with her husband as Lay Missionaries from
1985 to 1995 for the Wesleyan Church
at the Wesleyan Academy
in Puerto Rico. When she returned to Jackson
in 1995, she worked as a substitute teacher.
According to her wishes, Kappy has donated her body
to the University of Michigan Department of Anatomy
for medical research. A Memorial Service will be held at the Trinity Wesleyan
Church Saturday, October 4, 1997, 1:00 p.m. Pastor Dan Wheeler of the
Central Wesleyan Church officiating.
It was asked that in lieu of flowers,
contributions to the Central Wesleyan
Church, American Cancer Society or
Hospice of Jackson would be appreciated.
[Died July 7, 1911;
daughter of James and Catharine (McNelley) Hood,
widow of David Barnes]
Aged Horton Woman Dies:
July 11, 1911 - Mrs.
Mary Barnes died Saturday, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jennie Fales. Deceased was born in Portland,
New York December 7, 1834. She is survived by six children, five
sons and one daughter. They are: Martin, of St. Paul,
Minn.; William of Chicago; Thomas of
Jackson; Fred, June, and Mrs. Jennie Fales of Horton.
The funeral was held at the home of her daughter, Monday at 1:00 PM, Rev. Ellinger of Albion,
officiating, interment in Mt. Evergreen,
Jackson, beside her husband.
[Died April
12, 1945; daughter of Sidney E. and Helen M. (Hubbard) Bliss, widow
of Martin A. Barnes and sister of Nellie Mae (Bliss) Barnes]
Mrs. Susan Bliss Barnes, 76, died at 4:45
a.m. today at Sheldon Memorial hospital, where she had been a
patient for some time.
She was born Aug. 28, 1868,
in Albion to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bliss. Except for a few
years in Duluth, Minn.,
Mrs. Barnes has spent her entire life in Albion. At the
time of her death she was housemother at Ingham house, an annex for college
girls on Ingham street.
Prior to this time, Mrs. Barnes had been matron for the Sigma Nu fraternity for 26 years.
On Feb. 22, 1942, she
was honored with a reception given by the fraternity for 25 years of service as
its housemother. According to its members, these 25 years of service placed
Mrs. Barnes in the position of 'dean of American fraternity housemothers.'
Mrs. Barnes was a member of the First Methodist church, treasurer of its
Ladies' Aid society for several years, of the W.S.C.S., the Bethany
circle and Albion Chapter No. 124, O.E.S.
She is survived by a son, George Barnes, Detroit; two stepsons, Kenneth
Barnes, New York, and Earl Barnes, Detroit; three sisters, Mrs. W.F. Kendrick,
Holland, Mrs. George Buckman, Hanover, and Mrs. Will
Barnes, Jackson; a brother, Charles Bliss, Albion; four grandchildren and
several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00
at the Marsh funeral home. Officiating will be Rev. G. Dempster
Yinger, Dr. John L. Seaton and Dr. F.S. Goodrich.
Burial will be in Horton.
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Nellie
Mae (Bliss) Barnes
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Jackson
Citizen Patriot newspaper
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[Died
April 21, 1962; daughter of
Sidney E. and Helen M. (Hubbard) Bliss, widow of William Hood Barnes and sister
of Ella Susan “Susie” (Bliss) Barnes]
Rites
Tuesday for Horton Resident, 87
Services for Mrs. Nellie M. Barnes, 87, of Horton, will be Tuesday at 2 p.m.
in the Greiner Funeral Home, Hanover, with the Rev. Robert Garrett, pastor of
the Warren Ave. Baptist Church, Saginaw, officiating. Burial will be at Horton.
The widow of William H. Barnes, formerly of Jackson and Chicago, died
Saturday.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Horton Chapter No. 135,
attended the Horton Methodist
Church and was active in the Horton
WSCS. Her hobbies included making quilts for her grandchildren and crocheting,
knitting and sewing doll quilts for the little girls in the family.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. William Kendrick of Holland,
Mich.; four children, Mrs. Clifford (Helen)
Leggett of Horton, Mrs. Howard (Jennie) Paige, and Thomas and Charles Barnes,
all of Jackson; 16 grandchildren
and 32 great-grandchildren.
[Died December 11, 1866;
son of Aaron and Martha (Eggleston) Barnes, husband of Sarah (Sittser)]
Death Notice
DIED -- In this city, on the 11th inst., Thomas Barnes, aged 64 years.
Funeral at his late residence on North Jackson street, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to
attend.
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Obituary
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Jackson Weekly Citizen, dated Dec. 19, 1866
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DROPPED DEAD -- Tuesday morning, an old citizen of this county, named Thomas
Barnes, met with a sudden death at his house on North
Jackson street. He arose
as usual, and while dressing, was observed to fall. When spoken to a few
seconds after, life was extinct, he having died instantly, probably from heart
disease. Deceased had been a resident of this county, having lived in Rives township a number of years, and lately removed to this city.
He was a good citizen, and his sudden demise will be regretted by a large
circle of friends. He was the father of the wife of Marshal Field of this city.
The funeral will occur at his late residence this afternoon at two o'clock.
Thomas S. Barnes (obituary #1):
[Son of William Hood and Nellie Mae (Bliss) Barnes, husband of Hilma Sorola]
1443 Munith Rd.,
passed away at the Veteran's Hospital, Ann Arbor,
Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, 1972,
aged 66 years. Surviving are the wife Hilma; two sons
Douglas A. of Jackson, Roy T. with the U.S. Army at Fort
Sill, Okla.: two sisters, Mrs.
Helen Leggett of Horton, Mrs. Jennie B. Paige of Jackson;
one brother Charles A. of Jackson;
numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Barnes donated his body to the University of Michigan Medical School. A Memorial Service will be at
the Central Wesleyan
Church, 119 N. Webster, Wednesday 1:00 p.m. The Reverend Robert
Garrett officiating.
Friends who wish may make donations to the Jackson YMCA Youth Fund.
Thomas S. Barnes (obituary #2):
A memorial service was to have been held today for Thomas S. Barnes,
66, of 1443 Munith Rd.,
who died Monday in Veteran's Hospital, Ann Arbor,
after an illness of two months. With the exception of 10 years in California
[and his youth in Chicago], he
spent his lifetime in Jackson County.
Mr. Barnes served with the Army in the 1920s and as an instructor during World
War II. He attended the Wesleyan Central
Church and was a retiree of the
Clark Equipment Co., with about 20 years of service. Surviving are his wife Hilma; two sons, Douglas A. of Jackson and Roy T. with the
U.S. Army at Fort Sill, Okla.;
two sisters; and a brother.
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A military plaque for Tom is at Horton
Cemetery, Horton,
MI, near graves of parents.
[Died December 10, 1946;
son of David and Mary (Hood) Barnes, husband
of Nellie Mae (Bliss)]
Passed away at his home, 1114 E. Ganson St., at one
o'clock Tuesday morning, aged 76 years.
He is survived by his wife, Nellie; two sons, Thomas of Greencastle,
Indiana and Charles of Jackson; two
daughters, Mrs. Jennie Paige of Saginaw
and Mrs. Helen Leggett of Horton; one brother, June of Horton; also 14
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was a member of Horton Lodge, F.
& A. M. for 53 years. Mr. Barnes is at the Gildersleeve
Memorial chapel where funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. The Masonic lodge will conduct services
at the grave in the Horton cemetery where the interment will be made.
[Died
April 17, 1936; daughter of
Calvin Hall and Louisa (Tuttle) Bliss]
MISS CARRIE E. BLISS; Retired Teacher
Passes at 90 Years of Age-Burial
Made at Clyde
Miss Carrie E. Bliss, for two decades teacher of drawing and science in the
Wolcott high school, died last Saturday [s/b Friday] at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Jesse Chatfield, in Butler,
just four days short of 90 years of age.
Miss Bliss was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Bliss, and was
born in Clyde, April
24, 1846. She was educated there and in the National
Normal school at Lebanon,
O.
Meanwhile the family had removed to Virginia, whither Miss Bliss went in 1869, teaching there in private
schools. In 1894 she came to Clyde and taught for two
years in the Clyde high school, removing to Wolcott in
1896.
There she was a well-known figure in educational circles till she retired on
a pension in 1916. Miss Bliss had almost encyclopedic information on so many
subjects that she was a mine of information to her pupils. When asked
where she acquired the facts, she frequently said, "I reckon I always knew
that," probably not meaning to be taken literally, but that she had
learned it casually and had forgotten when and where. Having a remarkable
memory, she picked up miscellaneous
information almost without effort.
Following her retirement, she fell and broke her hip twice, and was an
invalid during the closing years of her long life. She was one of the three
teachers made honorary members of the Leavenworth Alumni association.
Her body was taken to undertaking room in Clyde
directly after her death, and then brought here on Monday afternoon, the
funeral being held from St. Stephen's Episcopal church
at 3 p.m., the Rev. William H. G.
Lewis officiating. Interment was made at Clyde.
Miss Bliss will long be remembered by those brought in contact with her. She
had an unusual and inspiring personality for all who...[last
line in paragraph is unreadable].
Though coming from a large family, her nearest surviving relatives are
nephews and nieces and their descendants, many of whom live in the vicinity of Clyde."
[Died March
11, 1948; son of Sidney E. and Helen M. (Hubbard) Bliss]
Charles S(idney) Bliss, 86, 107 West Elm street, a
life long resident of Albion, died Thursday at 2:50 p.m. after being in poor
health for about a year.
Mr. Bliss was born in Clyde, N.Y.
in 1862. At the age of three years he moved with his parents to a farm near Tekonsha and then to a farm south of Albion.
After leaving the farm, Mr. Bliss was employed in the Albion Malleable Iron Co.
Foundry, the L.J. Wolcott Windmill and Cook Engine Works, Electric Railway Co.
shops and as a caretaker of the Homestead Loan and Building Ass'n
offices until he had to resign because of poor health.
Mr. Bliss became a member of the First Methodist church in 1880. He married
Ida Marie Stancroff March 17, 1892. They celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary in 1942. Mrs. Bliss died last June 2.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Fay Young, Albion; a grandson, Donald Osborn,
South Bend, Ind.; three sisters, Mrs. George Buckman,
Hanover, Mrs. Nellie Barnes, Jackson, and Mrs. Etta Kendrick, Holland; a
great-grandson; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Marsh funeral home Sunday at 2:30. Dr. F.S. Goodrich and
Dr. D. Dempster Yinger
officiating; burial in Riverside cemetery.
[Died March 20, 1901;
daughter of Adam H. and Mary (McClean) Hubbard, wife
of Sidney E. Bliss]
Mrs. Sidney Bliss
Last evening at six o'clock
occurred the death of Mrs. Sidney Bliss at the home of her son, Charles, in Elm
street, where Mr. and
Mrs. Bliss had removed from their farm south of the city but a week ago. Mrs.
Bliss had been ill with pneumonia for a short time. Mrs. Bliss is one of the
older residents of this vicinity, having lived, prior
to her removal to this city, for a number of years upon their farm south of the
city. About 10 years ago Mr. Bliss built a house in this city in Elm
street, where they
resided until last spring, when they returned to their farm, leaving it again,
as stated, a few days ago.
Her long residence here, her loving nature, her noble character and her
consistent Christian life won for Mrs. Bliss a host of true friends, and her
departure will be keenly felt by them. Besides her husband, four daughters and
two sons are left to mourn her loss: Mrs. Mary Fergusson of Hanover; Mrs. Nellie
Barnes of Chicago; Mrs. Susie Barnes of Sumner, Iowa; Mrs. Etta Kendrick of
Ganges; Charles of this city and William. As we go to press arrangements for
funeral services have not been made.
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Ida Marie (Stancroff) Bliss
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prob. Albion Recorder, dated June 4, 1947
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[Died June 3, 1947,
daughter of Herman and Caroline Hannah (Hart) Stancroff
(the original, German spellings of Stancroff were
"Stinkrauss" and/or
"Steinkrauss."), wife of Charles Sidney Bliss]
Mrs. Ida Stancroff Bliss, 75, wife of C. S. Bliss,
107 West Elm street,
died Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at her
home. She has been in ill health the past year.
Mrs. Bliss was a lifelong resident of Albion, having
been born in this vicinity Nov. 19,
1871. She married Mr. Bliss March 17, 1892, and they celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary two months ago. They lived at 113
West Elm street a few years and ever since at 107
West Elm. It being the late Sidney E. Bliss residence.
Mrs. Bliss has been a member of the First Methodist church the past 53
years. She was an active member of the [unreadable] class, Mizpah Circle, South Albion
Woman's club and Art Needlecraft club until ill health prevented her attendance
in recent months.
Surviving besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. F. A. Young, Albion; a
grandson, Donald Osborn, and a great grandson, David
Osborn, both of South Bend, Ind., a sister, Mrs. Will Wendorf,
Coldwater, and several nephews, nieces and cousins.
Funeral services occur Friday at 2:30
at the Marsh funeral home. Drs. G. D. Yinger
and F. S. Goodrich officiating; burial in Riverside Cemetery.
[Son of Calvin Hall and Seraph (Bothwell) Bliss]
Sidney E. Bliss was born at Clyde, New
York, and died at his home, 107
West Elm street, Albion,
Michigan, March 28, 1916. He was a son of Calvin H. Bliss and his
wife Seraph Bothwell Bliss and was the great-grandson of Captain Samuel Bliss
of Rehoboth, Mass.,
of Revolutionary fame. Capt. Bliss commanded a company of eight-day minutemen April 19-27, 1775, and afterwards
(1775) a company of eight-months men in Col. Timothy
Walker's regiment and was Gen. Washington's
steward at Morristown in the winter
of 1777. Mr. Bliss was married January
10, 1861, to Helen M. Hubbard.
In 1866 they came to Michigan,
locating at Tekonsha, but the following year they
moved to a farm three miles south of Albion, where he
lived until 1884. In that year he moved to Albion, since
which time he has made this city his home. He was by trade a carpenter, and worked
at building more or less during the whole of his life.
His home life was especially happy until the death of his wife, March 20, 1901. Six children were
born to them, all of whom are living: Mrs. Mary S. Buckman,
Hanover; Charles S. Bliss, Albion; Wm. H. Bliss, Kansas
City, Kansas; Mrs. Susan E.
Barnes, Duluth; Mrs. Etta M.
Kendrick, Traverse City; Mrs.
Nellie M. Barnes, Chicago. There
are also eleven grandchildren.
Since the death of his wife, his son Charles has lived in the family home on
West Elm street,
and he had made his home there, although he [Sidney] had spent part of his time
with his other children.
He was converted in 1879 in a revival held in the Babcock schoolhouse by
Rev. Uri Mason, and was baptized in the river which ran through his farm. He
joined the M. E. Church in Albion at that time and has
since been a regular attendant and faithful member.
While he lived on the farm he not only attended the church in town but also
took student preachers home with him for the service at the schoolhouse in the
afternoon.
He has been a man of clean personal habits, a devoted husband and father, a
citizen who could always be counted on to throw his influence on the side of
right, and a humble yet devoted Christian.
Four of his eight brothers and sisters are left to mourn his departure. They
are: John B. Bliss, Marshall; Mrs.
Mary S. Williams, Tekonsha; Miss Carrie H. Bliss, Wolcott,
N.Y.; and C. H. Bliss, Farmville,
Va.
The funeral service was conducted Sunday, April 2, at 2 p.m., by the Methodist pastor, Rev. A. R. Johns, D.
D., at the family home, and the
body was laid to rest at Riverside cemetery.
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Julia M. Keyes Carney
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Kalamazoo Gazette, a Kalamazoo Co., MI, newspaper, dated Thursday May 6, 1880
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[Daughter of Lyman and Hannah (Francis) Keyes, wife of Silas Carney]
GALESBURG
May 3—Mrs. S. Carney, a pioneer lady of the town of Climax,
passed through the obscurities of death on the 29th of April, aged about 63
years. An event more sad in its nature has seldom occurred among the citizens
of Climax. Mrs. Carney was especially distinguished as a lucid and particular
star in the social circle, and her exceptional deportment has won the warmest
affections of genial associates. The fatal issue of the disease, the progress
of which they have anxiously and with sorrow watched, is a severe blow and a
lasting gloom. The last sad rites were paid to the deceased on the 1st day of
May, Rev. Sprague officiating. A large concourse of friends and neighbors
followed her remains to their final resting in a garden bed in the cemetery.
All had learned to adore that esteemed lady, who was exemplary in all of her
developments.
Daughter of Adam and Margaret (Schenkel) Welter [and possibly related to Jacob Welter]
Sarah Welter Castner was born August 1st, 1813, Morris Co., New
Jersey. She was married to William Castner in 1833 and moved to the state of New
York in 1835 and from there to Michigan
in 1854. Eight Children were born to them, five sons and three daughters, four
of whom survive her, Isaiah Castner of Shepardsville, Edward P. Castner
of Lansing, Elizabeth Sturgis of St. Johns, and Dora Sobers of Shepardsville with whom she lived until the time of her
death. Her husband died five years ago. Mrs. Castner
was a member of the Baptist church for over fifty years and lived a devoted
Christian only waiting for the Lord to call her home. She departed this life
February 21. She was loved by all who knew her because of her readiness to lend
a helping hand at any time.
NOTES: Dora published a thank-you in the paper to
all those who had helped out and been so kind to the family after Sarah's
death. She especially thanked the church choir
for their performance at the funeral.
Sarah died of a hemorrage.
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William Castner
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Ovid Register-Union, dated December
5, 1895
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[Husband of Sarah (Welter)]
Wm. Castner, who resides on the Easterly farm
southwest of Shepardsville, died Saturday, Nov. 30,
at the ripe old age of 89 years. He leaves his wife, two sons and a daughter. His
aged companion had shared his joys and sorrows for 62 years. The funeral took
place at the Shepardsville Baptist church at 11 o'clock Monday. Interment
in Maple Grove cemetery.
NOTE: William died of influenza.
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Sarah M. (Keyes)
Page Cline
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The
Scotts portion of the Climax (Kalamazoo Co., MI) Cereal newspaper,
dated June 15, 1911,
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[Daughter
of Rev. Orlando and Lucinda (Shook) Keyes, wife of Harvey Olmstead Cline]
Sarah M., daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Orlando Keyes, was born in Climax
township, Kalamazoo county, Michigan,
and died Monday June 5, 1911,
from the effect of an operation.
The deceased was married to Harvey O. Cline 22 years ago. Most of their
married life was spent at Lansing,
their late home.
She leaves to mourn her loss, besides her husband, one son, Charles Page of
Battle Creek, by her first husband; also her sons Frank and Glenn Cline of
Lansing; an aged mother, Mrs. Lucinda Keyes; one sister Mrs. Irena Powers both
of Scotts, one brother, Lyman E. Keyes of Clinton, Missouri, four grand children,
Margaret and Howard Page of Battle Creek, Wilma and Glenn Franklin Cline of
Lansing and a host of friends.
Mrs. Cline's father, Rev. Orlando Keyes, Chaplin of the
12th Michigan Vet. Volunteers, died when she was a
child leaving her together with five brothers and sisters in her mother's care.
From that time on Mrs. Cline has struggled with the problems of the world and
owing to her diligence and an inherited ingenuity it can be truthfully said she
has won success to a marked degree. To her
there was no such word as "fail." Nearly all her life has been spent
in Michigan except nine years
when she operated a millinery store in Angola,
Indiana. In business she was very
successful owing to her pleasing manners and adaptability in solving the
problems at hand.
Mrs. Cline possessed many marked traits of
character that will long be cherished and held in memory and respect by her
many friends. As a wife she was all that even the most exacting could expect
and her husband says "The very best is none too good for Mrs. Cline for
she richly deserves it."
As a mother she was perfect--none could better fill the place. As a daughter
she was ever dutiful and mindful of her mother's welfare and happiness, as a
sister she was kind and loving and will be greatly missed.
During the time Mr. Cline was sheriff of Ingham Co. Mrs. Cline won the
respect and admiration of all who came in touch with her position. To the two
thousand prisoners who came under her care she was a true adviser and many a
wayward one has been led to reform due to her kindness and motherly advice.
Mrs. Cline will be greatly missed by her sister members of the Lady Maccabees, Royal Neighbors of America and Rebekahs, of which orders she was a prominent member. It
has been said "All is for the best," but for those left behind it is
so hard to comprehend. Let us think of her as simply "at rest." We do
not believe that death can possibly be the end.
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The following elegy was written in Sarah's memory by Mrs. Abbie Adams, Scotts, and also appeared in the newspaper:
She is not dead, neither is she sleeping. The gentle soul we loved and
cherished is ever, its loving vigil keeping, and in God's care, it cannot
perish.
The form lying here so cold and quiet, was only the transient earthly
dwelling to shield the soul from winds that riot and storms which swept her
soul in telling. Her life has been one long bitter struggle. Her early dreams
and ideals shattered, her pathway seemed ever so rough and rugged. At times,
her soul, lay bruised and battered. Out from the
storms, she would rise undaunted. With smiling face, her burden she carried,
with never the blessing of all that she wanted. With hope deferred, her spirit
was harried. She would not be crushed by storm or tempest, but bravely strove,
her fate to alter. And though we shall feel, that death has bereft us, let us
learn from her to never falter.
Ever a helpful and kindly neighbor, her smiling face was always welcome. Her
hand was ready to help them labor. Her absent face will leave a vacuum.
A loving wife and a tender mother, has left a husband sad and grieving. And
to the sons there'll ne'er be another to fill the place, she now is leaving.
Her aged mother, who still survives her, will look upon her form with sorrow,
but soon she'll walk in peace beside her, and learn the mystery on the morrow.
For the veil which screens the mystic portal by unseen hands will then be
lifted. Their spirit freed from all that mortal may soar to heights where
clouds are rifted.
The brother and sister, too, who loved her, will for a time, walk in the
shadows, but the courage and spirit which moved her will lead them into flowing
meadows. To the host of other friends who linger, and o'er the mystic problem
wonder, to you she'd point a beckoning finger to the rift in the clouds up
yonder.
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Stephen Beryl Davis
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Jackson Citizen Patriot newspaper
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[Son of Robert Bruce and Edith (Cattell) Davis,
husband of Dorothy Jean (Barnes)]
STEPHAN DAVIS
05/24/02
DAVIS, STEPHAN B. Aged 76, of Napoleon, passed away at the Jackson County
Medical Care Facility May 23, 2002.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy J.; and several nieces and
nephews; and his beloved dog, Ladybug. He was a retired custodian with Napoleon
Community Schools for 17 years, an Army veteran of World War II and a life
member of the American Legion Rose City Post and the V.F.W. Post 823 and was an
avid fisherman and golfer. At his request, cremation has taken place. A
memorial service will be announced at a later date. Nichols-Arthur
Michigan Center
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Lola Mae Richards Milliman
DeForest
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Daily Register-Mail, a Galesburg, IL,
newspaper, dated November 24, 1944
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[Died November 23, 1944;
daughter of Joseph Burchard and Carrie B. (Page)
Richards
MRS. L. B. DEFOREST, ONEIDA,
DIES THURSDAY
Mrs. L. B. DeForest, a resident of Oneida
since 1916, died early Thursday morning at 12:17
o'clock after an illness of several years. Services are to be held
at the residence Saturday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock and at 2 o'clock
at the Methodist church in Scotts, Mich.
the following day. Burial will be in the Gilson
Cemetery at Scotts, Mich.
Mrs. DeForest, the former Lola May Richards, was
born near Scotts, Mich. April 17, 1882 where she spent her
early life. In 1898 she was married to Joseph B. Milliman whose death occurred in February, 1910. A
daughter, Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Forbes was born to the couple.
She was active in the Macabees and Pythian Sisters while a resident in Michigan
and the Eastern Star chapter at Climax, Mich.
In October, 1916 she was married to the late LaVergne
B. DeForest of Oneida
at which time their home was established in Oneida.
As a resident there she became a member of the Oneida Women's club, serving as
president for two years. She also was a secretary of the Knox County Women's
club at one time. In civic affairs, Mrs. DeForest
took a keen interest and especially in the Greig
Memorial library where she served on the board for many years.
The only survivors are her daughter, Mrs. Walter H. Forbes, and a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Dwight Metcalf, Oneida.
NOTE:
Lola was buried at the Gilson Cemetery
near her first husband, under the name Lola M. Milliman.
The stepdaughter mentioned in her obituary was Blanche B. Metcalf, daughter of LaVergne and Effie Lena (Epperson) DeForest.
Blanche's husband's full name was Samuel Dwight
Metcalf, Sr.
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Helen Elizabeth
Milliman Shafer Krans
Forbes
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Daily Register-Mail, a Galesburg, IL,
newspaper, dated September 24, 1992
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[Daughter of Joseph Burchard and Lola Mae
(Richards) Milliman; widow of Walter Howard Forbes]
HELEN E. FORBES
GALESBURG--Helen Elizabeth
Forbes, 93, a resident of the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville,
formerly of Moon Towers,
Galesburg, and Oneida,
died Saturday (Sept. 19, 1992) in the nursing home.
She was born March 26, 1899,
in Scotts, Mich., the daughter of
Joseph Burchard and Lola Mae Richards Milliman.
Surviving are one nephew, Sam Metcalf, Oneida,
and several cousins including Myra Rylander, Galesburg.
She worked at Altona
Printing Co. and was a real estate agent in Knox
County. She had worked
in campaign promotions for organizations throughout the United
States for Call-Harry-Niles-Schafer
Enterprises.
She was a member of Oneida American Legion Post Auxiliary and 40 & 8 Voiture,* Galesburg.
Cremation rites will be accorded. Burials will be later in Gilson
Cemetery near Scotts, Mich. Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home, Knoxville,
is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the American Legion Post auxiliaries in Galesburg
and Oneida and to 8 & 40 Voiture in Galesburg.
* 40 & 8 Voiture:
"More popularly known as the ‘Forty and
Eight,’ [it is] an independent Veterans organization whose membership is
drawn solely from the ranks of American Legionnaires in good standing. [It was]
founded in 1920 as a fun and honor society of Legionnaires and draw [its] origin
from World War I when young Americans were transported on the narrow gauge
railroads of France in boxcars (Voitures) that
carried little more than half the capacity of American boxcars. On each side of
these boxcars was stenciled the capacity of each. Holding either forty men or
eight horses, these Voitures became the trademark of
the organization. If you could laugh at the train ride from the coast of France
to the trenches crowded in these little boxcars only recently vacated by eight
horses, you could surely adapt to the changes in life when returning home.
Membership in the Forty and Eight is by invitation only to Legionnaires who
have demonstrated their service to the American Legion and/or its
programs."
Notice from Thursday October 29,
1992 issue of the Kalamazoo
Gazette:
MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR EX-KALAMAZOOAN HELEN M. FORBES
A memorial service has been planned Saturday for former Kalamazoo
resident Helen M. Forbes, 93. She died in September in Galesburg,
ILL. Forbes formerly lived in Scotts before
relocating to Illinois. The
memorial services will be at 2 p.m.
at Gilson Cemetery
in Scotts.
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Walter Howard Forbes
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Daily Register-Mail, a Galesburg, IL,
newspaper, dated August 14, 1946
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[Died August 10, 1946;
son of William Thomas and Catherine Rebecca (Fox) Forbes, husband of Helen
Elizabeth (Milliman) Shafer Krans]
WALTER H. FORBES
Military services for Walter H. Forbes were conducted in connection with
funeral rites this afternoon held at 2:30 o’clock at the Hinchliff and Wilson funeral chapel with Rev. G. Christie
Swain of the First Presbyterian Church presiding. Miss Murial
Snell presided at the pipe organ.
Pallbearers, members of the Fourth Division association in which Mr. Forbes
was active for years, were W. H. Harris, Alex Johnson, O. M. Sloan, Leonard
Nelson, William Duncan and E. W. Munson.
The American Legion post of Abingdon officiated at military rites with a
firing squad, bugler and color guard. A color guard also represented the
Veterans of Foreign War post. Burial was at Abingdon.
[Died September 7, 1980;
daughter of Edwin Harrison and Estella May (Worden) Hubbard]
Mrs. William A. Geisen
Mrs. Myrtle E. Geisen, 75, 301
W. Erie St., died Sunday in Albion
Community Hospital
after a brief illness.
She was born May 31, 1905
in Albion Township
to Edwin and Estella (Worden) Hubbard. In Albion on June 28, 1923, she married William A.
Geisen, who preceded her in death June 6, 1962.
Mrs. Geisen lived in the Albion
area all her life. She attended Babcock
School and Washington
Gardner High School.
She worked as a clerk in Ludwig's Department
Store, Powers Shop and Penney's Store in Albion. She
also was employed at Faulkner's in Homer.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran
Church, where she was a past
president of the Lutheran Ladies Aid. She also was a member of the Michigan
State Farm Bureau. She was a member and past president of the Albion Women's
Club, and had served as president of the County
Federation of Women's Clubs, the
District Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Hospital Service League.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday in the Albion Chapel of Tidd-Williams
Funeral Chapels, with Pastor Warren L. Paulson officiating. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
She is survived by three sons, Donald of Battle Creek, and Joseph and
Richard both of Albion; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Alice)
Amsler of Tekonsha, and
Mrs. John (Doris) Semon of
Riviera Beach, Fla.; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one
sister, Mrs. Paul (Ethel) Juillerat of Albion. A
brother, Lyle Hubbard, preceded her in death.
Contributions may be made to St. Paul's
Endowment Fund.
[Died
June 28, 1967; son of
Joseph and Betty (Ott) Geisen]
William
A. Geisen
William A. Geisen, 80, resident of 909
N. Clinton St. and retired