EAST FORK CEMETERY

FORK TOWNSHIP, MECOSTA CO., MICHIGAN

Transcribed by Addison Kemp

 

Section One

ROW 1  (Going North)                                       ROW 2  (Going North) 

1          ??Palmer??                                                                                1          Our Baby

    ?? and relic of the late                                                             M.E. & R..J.          

           Ben J. Soule                                                                 Rathburn

               Died                                                                                       Born

          Feb 12 1881                                                                           Oct 1 1820

              Aged                                                                                      Died

      75 ys 1 mo 1 day                                                                   Feb 5 1820

 

2     John Arthur                                                                   2    Stone Marker

           Son of                                                                           No Name No Dates

   J.H. & S.M. Gibbs

           Died                                                                             3         Jabcob Z.

    Feb 19  1877                                                                                    Butts

          Aged                                                                                       1838-1924

       9 yrs 2 mo

                                                                                                4    Josephine A. Butts

3        Adel L.                                                                               Born Nov 29  1844

          Wife of                                                                               Died Mar 27  1890

        C.E. Kemp                                                                                     BUTTS

          Dau of

   J.H. & S.M. Gibbs                                                      5    Stone Marker

           Died                                                                                   No Names   No Dates

     Oct 22  1880

          Aged                                                                            1 Space

     19 yrs 2 mos

                                                                                                6        Peter

4         Sarah M.                                                                               Nellis

     Wife of J.H. Gibbs                                                              1839-1876

         1837-1901

                                                                                                7      Mamie  I.

5          Sylvia M.      GAR Flag                                                          Nellis

          1881 - 1953                                                                         1904-1905

 

6.         Mother                                                                       8        E. Fern

        1848-1924                                                                                  Nellis

                                                                                                       1908-1914              

7         C.W. Bark

                                                                                                9      C. Henry

8.          Father                                                                                   Nellis

         1852-1938                                                                              1910-1963

 

                                                                                                10     Elvin G.

                                                                                                           Nellis

                                                                                                       1914-1932              

 

                                                                                                11     Marguerite

                                                                                                             Nellis

                                                                                                         1900-1922

 

 

ROW 3  (Going North)                                       ROW 4  (Going North)

3 Spaces                                                                                                1        GROOMS

                                                                                                   Aunt           Uncle         GAR Flag

1    HOFFMAN                                                                     Nancy            Jimmy

     Fredrick L.

     1906-1975                                                                                    2 Spaces

       Bertha L.        

     1912-1951                                                                          2      Nancy L. Kill

  If We Never Meet Again                                                                  Sept 5-28  1945

 Entire song 3 versus 1 chorus

                                                                                                                1 Space

2     Nellie

       Nellis                                                                               3  Base of Stone

    1880-1970                                                                                 ISANHART

 

3        Father                                                                           4          Peter

     Charles .S. Nellis                                                               Son of

         1870-1940                                                                            S.P. & M.A.

3 Spaces                                                                                                        Isanhart

4                  BARK                                                                                            Died

      James B.        Abbie O.                                                                     Mar 13  1905

   1857-1944        1865-1956                                                                           Aged

                                                                                                     2 yrs 8 mos

                                                                                               

                                                                                                5        Frankie

                                                                                                         Son of

                                                                                                    S.P. & M.A.

                                                                                                       Isanhart

                                                                                                          Died

                                                                                                  Aug 13  1888

                                                                                                          Aged

                                                                                                   ??? mos 12 days

 

 

ROW 5  (Going North)                                       ROW 6  (Going North)

1     James Kennedy        GAR Flag                                               1      Robert A.

              CO E.                                                                             Apr 4  1889

      193 RD  N.Y.  INF                                                               July 3 1893

 

2        STURGIS                                                                     2      Freddie E.

    Floy E.      Alfred H.                                                                        Dec 27  1893

  1895-1977   1893-1988                                                                Mar 25  1894

 

Huge Maple Tree                                                                 3        Ida L.

                                                                                                        Sept 4  1895

3        WILLIAMS                                                                         Aug 26  1896

    Julina                  Henry

  Sept 14  1864   Feb 13  1859                                          4           Pearl E.

  June 26  1932   Feb 20  1933                                                 July 23  1898

                                                                                                       Aug 16  1898

           1 Space

                                                                                                5        WINKWORTH

4            Baby

     Elva L. Walrath                                                  6                Father

          1888-1888                                                                                      George

                                                                                                             Jan 1  1851

5            Mother                                                                                  Sept 16  1917

     Louise M. Walrath

            1846-1904                                                                   7                Mother

                                                                                                                Harriet J.

6       WALRATH                                                                               Oct 6  1860

                                                                                                             Dec 10  1912

7             Father

       Henry Walrath

         1852-1911                                                                      8             Neva Morey

                                                                                                                   Lemkau

8       Mary P Tanner                                                                   1906-1974

                Gibbs     

        1897-1950                                                                       9          Clark W. Morey

                                                                                                                1878-1880

 

                                                                                                10       Floyd L. Morey        WW I Flag

                                                                                                               1904-1967 

 

                                                                                                11       Vida Grace Morey

                                                                                                                 1889-1903

 

                                                                                                12                Mother

                                                                                                            Sarah A. Morey

                                                                                                               1848-1926

 

                                                                                                13                 Father

                                                                                                            James I. Morey

                                                                                                                1845-1914

 

 

ROW 7  (Going North)                                       ROW 8  (Going North)

          2 Spaces                                                                                      2 Spaces

 

 1              GEASLER                                                              1                     BARK                          

       Baby            Father         Mother                                           Benjamin         Lillian

    Marvel J.      Albert J.                 D. Pearl                                            1887-1963      1889-1980

  1933-19333    1904-1984     1902-1981

3 Spaces                                                                                                2      Large Stone Planter

2      Connie Schuchaskie                                                                          REX carved into base of it.

               1955-1975

                                                                                                3     Stone Base

3            DeWITT                                                                                  IVA carved into it.       

    Lillie M.          James F.

    1878-1957       1873-1960                                                               4                NELLIS

                                                                                                       Louis F.        Mildred L.

4     John Anderson                                                                    1920-             1922-1987

           1832-1890                                                                                  1 Space

                                                                                                5                 Mother

                                                                                                                      Born

                                                                                                               March 22  1841                                    

                                                                                                                      Died

                                                                                                                 May 23  1914

 

                                                                                                6                  KEMP

                                                                                                         Large Piller Stone

                                                                                                         On North side is

                                                                                                               Chas Kemp

                                                                                                              1836-1896

 

                                                                                                7       Stone Marker

                                                                                                          No Name     No Dates

 

ROW 9  (Going North)                                       ROW 10  (Going North)

           4 Spaces                                                                                     3 Spaces

 

1        KIMBELL                                                                    1               Mother

    Roy E.          Lydia Lee                                                                          Birdie  Haney

  1905-1988      1916-                                                                     1876-1901

 

2         KIMBELL                                                                   2              Father

    Jesse S.        Alice B.                                                            Henry Haney

  1871-1945      1878-1979                                                                            1871-1943                                                                                                                                                              

3                 WAITE                                                  3                HANEY

      C.E. "Ted"      Ada Belle

   1898-1983         1900-1987                                                               4                   Mother

                                                                                                               Lillie Bentley

4            WAITE                                                                                         Heckert

      Daniel E.     Emma F.                                                                    1898-1944

     18501-1935   1862-1931              

                                                                                                5                Father

                                                                                                          George O. Bentley

                                                                                                             1895-1937

 

                                                                                                6         Donald A. Waite

                                                                                                                 MICHIGAN

                                                                                                        PFC 3705 AAF BASE UNIT

                                                                                                               WORLD WAR II

                                                                                                       Mar 20 1922   Sept 14  1951

               

                                                                                                7                    WAITE

                                                                                                        William D.       Bessie J.

                                                                                                        1888-1966        1899-19-

 

                                                                                                8                  Chamberlain

                                                                                                           Dwight W.    Linnie C.

                                                                                                           1857-1941      1872-1932

 

 

ROW 11  (Going North)                           ROW 12          (Going North)                               3 Spaces                                                                                                3 Spaces

 

1         WALTER                                                                   1          Our Daughter

     Gladys V.     Henry C.                                                                            Bessie Dau of

   1895-1987       1891-1959                                                                          I. & Iva Gibbs

                                                                                                                  Died

2     Kenneth Walter                                                               Dec 18  1898

          1932-1933                                                                                     Aged

                                                                                                           11 mos 4 days

3      Gladys Luella

             Hansen                                                                     2       Carl A. Gibbs                                               

           1927-1980                                                                               1904-1928

           1 Space

                                                                                                3                 GIBBS

4             James                                                                             Ivone                  Iva M.

           Reinsmith                                                                       1876-1962            1881-1938

                Died

       Aug 28  1904                                                                  4      Under Large Pine Tree

                Aged                                                                                       Small Stone

       76 yrs 4 mo 15 ds                                                                                 Mabel

                                                                                                                 No Dates

5       CALLED HIGHER

             REINSMITH                                                         5    Large Pillar Stone

                                                                                                       South side has

                                                                                                                Mabel

                                                                                                           Wife of

                                                                                                        Ernest Tanner

                                                                                                              Died

                                                                                                        Feb 1  1899

                                                                                                              Aged

                                                                                                        21 ys 11 mos 13 dys

                                                                                                     On West Side of Same Stone

                                                                                                                Mabel

                                                                                                           Dau of E.M. Tanner

                                                                                                                    Died

                                                                                                          Sept 14  1899

                                                                                                                   Aged

                                                                                                         7 mos 7 days

                                                                                                         Base of Stone

                                                                                                            TANNER

 

                                                                                                6              Baby

                                                                                                           No Name No Date

 

                                                                                                7           Ernest

                                                                                                         Feb 21  1866

                                                                                                         May 5  1942

 

                                                                                                8       Elmer A. Tanner

                                                                                                               1915-1979

 

ROW 13  (Going North)                                        ROW 14  (Going North)

Under Large Maple Tree                                                                              3 Spaces

 

                3 Spaces                                                                                1         Clarabell Gibbs

1        ESSENBERG                                                                    April 2  1933

     Edward W.    Edith L.                                                              April 17 1933

      1918-             1909-1987

                                                                                                2         Baby Gibbs

2        Orvil Mayses                                                             Mar 29  1935

        June 21  1897

        Aug 26  1897                                                                 3               Infant

                                                                                                       Dau of C.E. & L.E.

3        Orvil Taylor                                                                                 Myers

          Oct 29  1876

          June 18  1898                                                        4                   GIBBS

                                                                                                        Ivone  (Pat)        Wilma P.

4               Mother                                                                           1912-1989          1922-1982

         Mary E. Moore

           April 13  1876                                                        5             George V.

           May 30  1908                                                                 Son of H.C. & L.

                                                                                                                 Moore

5                Father                                                                                      Died

       James R. Moore                                                                  Oct 2  1903                                            

                  Born                                                                                         Aged

          Dec 12  1863                                                                           10 ys 11 mo 15 dys

                 Died

           Mar 11  1931                                                        6             Henry C. Moore

                                                                                                                 1855-1917

6           MOORE

                                                                                                7              MOORE

 

                                                                                                8               Mother

                                                                                                         Lenora Moore

                                                                                                            1851-1936

 

                                                                                                9         John O. Moore         VFW Flag

                                                                                                           1881-1921                   American Legion Flag

 

 

ROW 15  (Going North)                           ROW 16  (Going North)

 

             3 Spaces                                                                                   4 Spaces

 

1         La LONDE                                                                  1             Mother

    Rachel           Joseph                                                            Sarah A. Moore

   1871-1943       1870-1911                                                                         1868-1931

 

2      Leon J. La Londe                                                              3 Spaces

        SGT US ARMY         VET Flag

       WORLD WAR I                                                   2      Douglas L Ranshaw

          1875-1982                                                                               1950-1969

       Madline E. La Londe

          1895-1987

 

          1 Space

 

3      Edma P. Rilett

       1885-1959

 

4                Father

        George B. Rilett

          1878-1967

 

            1 Space

 

5              Mother

         M. Daisy Rilett

           1888-1922

 

 

ROW 17  (Going North)                           ROW 18  (Going North)

              2 Spaces                                                                               2 Spaces

 

1               Mother                                                                  1      Betty Louise

              Linda Little                                                                  1929-1931

              1907-1985

              1 Space                                                                    2          RANSHAW

                                                                                                       Gerald A.   Helen T.

2            Julia A. Teed                                                               1908-1979   1913-1943

                1851-1941                                                                        2 Spaces

                                                                                                3        Howard C. Hilliker

3         Warren D. Teed                                                                   1901-1939

                1846-1929

                                                                                                4         Beatrice "Hilliker"

               1 Space                                                                                   Van Syckle

                                                                                                                  1903-1981

4        Oscar E. Moore

           1881-1919                                                                    5         Charles MacWilliams

                                                                                                              1913-1963

5             MOORE

 

 

ROW 19  (Going North)                                   ROW 20  (Going North)

                                                                                                Directly behind white brick shed

1           Elizabeth M.                                                                          

                McNEILLY                                                          1       Byron H. Haney

           1927-1929                                                                             1923-1931

 

2          Linda McNeilly                                                                2                  HANEY

                1950-1951                                                              Lovina M.      Henry N.

          4 mo 21 days                                                             1914-               1901-1984

 

3         Baby Daughter of                                                           2 White brick buildings and many empty rows

         Walter & Louise                                                      with 4 very large pine trees

                  Conley

                    1953

 

 

ROW 21  'Going North behind the 4 large pine trees'                ROW 22  (Going North)

                 5 Spaces                                                                   6 Spaces

 

1               WILLIAMS                                                           1             LOCKLEAR

     LaVern       Married         Virginia                                          Roy L.        Lillie U.

1931-1986     Oct 4  1949    1931-                                               1929-             1925-1986

 

2      David Allen Williams       VET Flag                                      5 Spaces

            PNSA  US NAVY                                                     

                VIETNAM

                  1956-1978

 

3             Ransom Williams         VET Flag

                   US ARMY             

  Dec 25  1905     June 23  1985                                                 

 

                   2 Spaces

 

ROW 23  (Going North)                                                  ROW 24  (Going North)

                   8 Spaces                                                                   1 Space

 

1      Larry J. Walter                                                    1      Carl Roy Love

           1941-1989                                                                            SP 3    US ARMY

                                                                                                               KOREA

2            CLOSSON                                                                 May 26  1930  Apr 13  1990

       Lila A.         Thayne P.

     1923-             1912-1991                                                                               12 Spaces

 

Empty rows with 2 very larbe pine trees

 

ROW 25   'Going North in front of large pine trees'       ROW 26  'Last row under large pine tree to the left'

                2 Spaces                                                                                               

                                                                                                1                   BELL

1       Leo A. Doyle                                                             Viola M.        Glenn C.

            1893-1951                                                                         1892-1978        1889-1971

 

2        Venus V. Doyle                                                                    15 Spaces

            1897-19-

 

3        Ilford A. Ranshaw        WW II Flag

                MICHIGAN

    TEC 4   CO D   5 MEDICAL BN

                    WW II

          Dec 29  1914   Jan 10  1970

 

4           Mabel M. Ranshaw

               Aug 23  1919

 

             15 spaces

 

            END OF SECTION ONE

 

 

 SECTION TWO

 

ROW 1  (Going North)                                                   ROW 2  (Going North)

 

1               Danie F.                                                                                1           Lois R.

                 Son of                                                                                Dau of

     O.M. & L.M. Walrath                                                       G.E. & C.L. Dagger

                  Died                                                                                      Died

            Jan 8  1861                                                                               May 2  1876

                  Aged                                                                                    Aged

          17 yrs 2 mo 20 ds                                                               3 ys 2 mo 22 ds

 

                1 Space                                                                  Broken stone - cannot read the name

                                                                                                            bottom half says

2            SNYDER                                                                           Died Oct ??  1866

        Edna           Wallace                                                          Aged 70 yrs 9 mo 4 ds

  1871-1935        1865-1929

                                                                                                                Spaces

3        Etta Van Winkle

               1892-1963

 

              Spaces

 

4             Mother

           Jane Parrish

      Jan 10  1861    Sep 1  1913

 

5            Father

           James Parrish

            1856-1913  

 

6           PARRISH

 

        Hidden under pine tree

7               Nellie I.

                 Dau of

       J.A. & R.J  Parrish

                  Died

         June 18  1886

                  Aged

             8 mos 14 ds

 

 

 

ROW 3  (Going North)                                                   ROW 4  (Going North)

 

1            Mother                                                                     1         Mother

             Eliza Lee                                                                              Charlotte

           d. Oct 7  1885                                                                  1834-1911

    Aged: 76 ys 6 mo 2 ds

 

2             Father          GAR Marker                                          2           LEE

         Simeon Lee

       d. Mar 10  1889                                                                  Space

               Aged

         80 yrs 9 mo 21 ds                                                              Grave marked by stone planter and 2 white lambs

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                Spaces

                 Space                                                                    3          WILLIAMS

                                                                                                             Harry

3       Minnie Lee Wells                                                                 1849-1898

         Wife of O.A. Wells                                                                      Mary

                1869-1895                                                                   1852-1888

                                                                                                            

4       Russell E. Bishop

            1922-1924  

 

                Space

 

5     Nathaniel Blued Little, Jr.     US Vet Marker

           BM 2   US NAVY

               WW II

            1919-1980

 

6       Harry Clark Isanhart           WW I Marker

               MICHIGAN

        PVT    CO G     105 INFANTRY

               WW I  PH

     May 30  1895     June 30  1956

 

 

 

ROW 5  (Going North)                                                   ROW 6  (Going North)

 

1             Mother                                                                    1           BARK

     Alice L. Fountain                                                                            Mary

     Dec 7  1884   Dec 17  1940                                            

                                                                                                2             MOORE

2                   Mary                                                                       Sarah J       Loren W.

                    Dau of                                                                   1881-1977     1866-1957

                 E. & I.   Baker

       Mar 16  1890    Nov 3  1890                                           3           MOORE

 

3           Gordon J. Fountain                                                                4          Our Son

         Jul 8 1925    Aug 3  1984                                                   Leo E. Moore         May           Forest E.

                                                                                                         1932-1985            1907-1985    1904-1991

                   Spaces                                                                                                             Married   Sept 3  1924

 

4               SLOAN                                                                                     Spaces

       N. Clyde         Edith G.

       1878-1955       1881-1960                                               5     Neva Haddix

                                                                                                         July 4  1969

                                                                                                        Aged 1 day

 

                                                                                                6                 HADDIX

 

 

ROW 7  (Going North)                                                   ROW 8  (Going North)

 

1 Mable Ann Pitts                                                        1   Martha A. Pitts

     1893-1894                                                                                 1851-1893

 

2   Ida Belle Pitts                                                                   2    Hiram S. Pitts       GAR Marker

       1871-1897                                                                                 1831-1908

                                                                                                      CO M   7TH MICH CAV

3           PITTS

                                                                                                3                       PITTS

4          SMITH                                                                                Rachel              Ashley

    Harry H.        Katherine                                                                       1873-1937         1868-1940

   1889-1967      1892-19--

                                                                                                                                 Spaces

5      Samuel D.       FLT Marker                                                                          

        1868-1921                                                                       4     Lucinda J.          Albert

                                                                                                       1854-1933          1853-1933

              Spaces

                                                                                                5      Edward K. DeWitt        WW II   Marker

6       Hazel Wolfram                                                               1822-1904

            1899-1902                                                                           Aged:  81 ys 24 ds

                                                                                                                DEWITT

7      Frances L. Tower

          1912-1988                                                                          GAR Marker on grave with green bucket planter

 

8     Florence M. Tower                                                    

           1904-1983

 

9      Edison F. Tower

           1902-1969

 

      Stone removed

 

10          WOLFRAM

          Louis            Emma

       1849-1903     1855-1931

 

 

 

ROW 9  (Going North)                                                   ROW 10  (Going North)

 

1               GEHRKE                                                               1                McNEILLY

       Fannie           Adolph                                                          Edwin E.   Gordon L.   DVM

     1869-1948      1866-1947                                                                              1906-1992           1920-1978

                                                                                                        Margaret            Catherine

                   Spaces                                                                                         1923-             1921-

                                                                                                    Married 1958         Married 1942

2      Stephen N. Thrush

         d.  Jan 25  1904                                                                             Spaces

         Aged 20 ys

                                                                                                2         Emma G.

3                Stephen N.                                                                      1909-1910

            Son of H. & C. Clark                             

             d.  Jul 3 1908                                                        3          Howard C.

             Aged  3 ys 4 mo 20 ds                                                   Dec 8  1912

 

4                 RUSSELL                                                               4           Harold L.

                    Mother                                                                1914-1928

         Susan A. Russell  

          d.    Oct 1 1913                                                        5            WAIT

           Aged  56 yrs                                                         

                                                                                                6            Carrie

5                     Father                                                                  1883-1969

           Charles Frank Thrush       

                 1879-1948                                                        7            Clark A.

6        Clarence C. Clark                                                                    1882-1976

               1910-1943

 

 

ROW 11  (Going North)                                   ROW 12  (Going North)

 

GAR Flag & Marker                                                   1         Edna B.

                                                                                                          1865-1916

1           McNEILLY

               James                                                                      2                 BRIGHT

       Sep 10  1852                                                                         Elder B.D.  &  Edna B.    GAR Marker

        Dec 25  1919                                                                        1838-1917

                                                                                                             

2          Mary E. McNeilly                                                                                  Spaces     

       Mar 28  1853     Dec 11  1912                                                

 

3               McNEILLY                                                            3     Chas. E. Chisnell 

        Clyde           Elizabeth                                                                             1862-1951

      1885-1970     1884-1966                                                              

 

                  Spaces                                                                 4              SNOVER

                                                                                                     Chas. Wm.         Nettie J.

4           Kenneth F.                                                                  1861-1933         1864-1943

           1910-1917

 

5         Baby Freiberg

          Nov 19  1930

 

6         BELL

           Huge stone basket

 

7                      BELL

          LeRoy           Mabel

       1886-1971        1888-1968

 

 

 

ROW 13  (Going North)                                   ROW 14  (Going North)

 

1               Mother                                                                                  Spaces

       Lena D. Haney

     May 20  1899   Dec 11  1919                                          1              Dear Son

               HANEY                                                                             Furman R. Locklear

                                                                                                      Mar 24  1965   May 6  1985

2      Willis Fishburn

         1905-1986                                                                                        Spaces

 

3      Kathryn Fishburn

          1900-

 

4       James Haney

         1894-1963

 

           Spaces

 

5        John E. Sherman

            1924-1925

 

6             Father

        Joseph W. Sherman

          1879-1959

 

7             Mother

         Mary R. Sherman

          1891-1970

        Large cobblestone basket

 

 

ROW 15  (Going North)                                   ROW 16  (Going North)

 

           Spaces                                                                        1              Father

                                                                                                      Norman A. Nellis

1     Michael L. McNeilly                                                                            1872-1940

              1956-1984

                                                                                                2      Jennie M. Nellis

           Spaces                                                                                Wife of Norman

                                                                                                            1876-1916

2           SCHUCHASKIE

     Clarence E.         Ruth R.                                                                 Spaces

     1918-1977           1922-1990

                                                                                                3            Golda A.

3           RANSHAW                                                                 Dau of J.P. & E. Bishop

      Large cobblestone basket                                                 d.  Dec 18  1902

                                                                                                      Aged  1 yr 2 mo 16 ds

4        Mable L. Ranshaw

       Jun 25  1905    Sep 9  1932                                            4                Murlin

                                                                                                        Son of John & Etta Bishop

                                                                                                           d.  Nov 25  1910

                                                                                                        Aged     13 ys  6 mo  16 ds

                                                               

                                                                                                5       Delos W. Bishop

                                                                                                              1899-1982

                                                                                                                BISHOP

 

                                                                                                6         Father              Mother

                                                                                                           John P.             Etta B.

                                                                                                          1868-1934        1869-1945

 

 

ROW 17  (Going North)                                   ROW 18  (Going North)

 

1         Mother                                                                        1                PETERSON

            Lula B.                                                                                Minnie M.      Chris F.

        1892-1935                                                                               1876-1933       1866-1950

 

2          Brother                                                                                        Spaces

           Elmer H.

        1924-1934                                                                      

 

3         Sister

         Georgia A.

       1926-1927

 

4          RICHTER

              Brother

              George E.  

        May 1926  Aug

 

5            Sister

              Mary

              1920

 

6         Grandmother

                Bertha

           1843-1912

 

              Spaces

 

7               Theadore

                    Son of

               J. & M. Levitts

      Aug 23  1866   May 9  1904

 

8           LEVITTS

 

9         Andrew Daunch  Daggett Funeral

                Love, Amy       Home Marker

          

10         Ann Jane

         Beloved Wife of

           Robin Levitt

    Nov 14  1833   Apr 20  1903

 

 

ROW 19  (Going North)                                   ROW 20  (Going North)

 

                  Spaces                                                                 1                GIBBS

                                                                                                      Ethel E.         Arthur O.

1               Gloria K. Earle                                                       Jul 29   1905     Mar 27  1906

      Oct 19  1947    Oct 22 1947                                                 Jun 16  1987

 

                  Spaces                                                                 2     Bonnie L. Gibbs

                                                                                                          Mar 12, 1940

2     Christopher J. Bentley

                1866-1944                                                                      Spaces

 

                  Spaces                                                                 3            Daughter

                                                                                                          Bonnie Louise

     Small wooden cross                                                                        1943

 

3                BENTLEY                                                                      Grave marked by small bush

 

4        Floy          Joseph                                                            Grave marked by white planter

     1908-1966    1892-1978              

                                                                                                         Grave marked by small bush

 

                                                                                                4                RANSHAW

                                                                                                           Clell O.               Anna

                                                                                                         1900-1961          1899-1960                              

 

 

ROW 21  (Going North)                                   ROW 22  (Going North)

 

1           Howard Haskins                                                                   Spaces

            TEC 4  US ARMY

       Feb 20  1926     May 25  1974                                         1          Our Son

                                                                                                      Danny L. Huffman

2                 HASKINS                                                                   May 4  1946    Nov 1  1962

       J. Howard      Beulah A.

       1900-1974       1901-1991                                                                 Spaces

         FLT                   FLT

                                                                                                2           Patrick

3                  BONHAM                                                                        1917-1947

         Floyd                 Bertha

        1897-1986        1899-1990                                               3        Harold Moreland      FLT

                                                                                                              1900-1947

4          Dorothy Doherty

                1923-1975                                                        4         Fern Esterline Moreland

                  Mother                                                                                    1897-1980

 

5         Samuel L. Bonham                                                 5        Phyllis Toon

                1892-1945                                                                     1916-

 

6              Mother  

          Edna Bonham

             1895-1961

 

7         Lathum Bonham

              1964-

           Daggett Funeral Home Marker

 

8       Randy W. Johansen

                 1976

         Daggett Funeral Home Marker

 

9         Joyce  Bonham

                1928-1958

 

10               BONHAM

          Glenna B.            Willard D.

         1924-1982         PVT  US ARMY

                                         WW II

                                      1922-1978

 

11      Brannon Lindsey

              Aug 1985

 

 

ROW 23  (Going North)                                   ROW 24  (Going North)

 

1         Gerald W. Pitts          WW II Marker                   1      Robert Roy Cushman     WW II Marker

              MICHIGAN                                                                     SFC     US ARMY

        PFC   126 INF   37 DIV                                                            KOREA-VIETNAM

                    WW II                                                                            1931-1977

        Aug 6  1919   Dec 1  1942

                                                                                                               Space

2                 PITTS                           FLT Marker

       Hiram S.            Jessie L.                                 2     Henry Clay Cushman        WW I  Marker

       1890-1974         1895-1956                                                           WASHINGTON

                                                                                                              F1   USN  RF

3                 PITTS                                                                                      WW I

        Carl                    Rhoda M.                                                      Jan 29  1890   Jan 11  1967

        1917-                  1917-1986

        Married   Nov 16  1940                                                         3                         RUTHRUFF

                                                                                                        Kathy A.       Helen G.       Teresa L.

                                                                                                      1961-1966        1934-1966     1963-1966

 

                                                                                                                      Spaces

 

                                                                                                4         Anna Kunzmann

                                                                                                               1890-1985

 

                                                                                                5                  TICE

                                                                                                           Lloyd           Ella             FLT Marker

                                                                                                         1897-1978     1897-1985

 

 

ROW 25  (Going North)                                   ROW 26  (Going North)

 

1       Lloyd E. Benkert      WW II Marker                   1      William E. Blackmer      US VET Marker

       TEC 5    US ARMY                                                                  MICHIGAN

                WW II                                                                             SP 5   210 AVIATION BN

            1926-1980                                                                            VIETNAM ARCOM - PH

                                                                                                         Jul 11  1947    Jan 23  1968

2       Letha M. Benkert

      Beloved wife and mother                                            2        Aaron Edward Blackmer

         Nov 21  1927 -                                                                            SGT    US ARMY

                                                                                                                       WW II

                 Spaces                                                                        Aug 13  1919   June 19  1990

 

3             GINGRICH                     FLT Marker                                                Spaces

      Husband                 Wife

         Lyle                       Lydia                                      3                CLARK

      1898-1989             1899-1985                                                      Murl                 Marcus

                                                                                                      1907-1987       1905-1989

                 Spaces

                                                                                                4                 WAITE

4      Robert P. Malcomnson    KOREAN VET Marker          Calvin A.       Bernice I.

              MICHIGAN                                                                 1886-1980       1905-1972

       2ND  LIEUTENANT     INFANTRY

             KOREA  BSM - PH

     March 12  1931     Oct 21  1961

 

 

ROW 27  (Going North)                                   ROW 28  (Going North)

 

1            Tammy                                                                                    Spaces

         Daughter of 

      Larry & Sandra Walter                                                       1           LAWE

      Dec 13  1964   Nov 27  1971                                              Vern           H. Louise

                                                                                                   1912-1971    1920-1977

2             RUTHRUFF                                                            

     Orpha               Fred

     1911-1980        1899-1970              

 

                 Spaces

 

3               SQUIRES

       Josephine      Lewis

      1914-1991        1898-1984

 

4            SQUIRES

      Albert L.         Alice  M.

      1897-1971        1902-1981

 

 

ROW 29  (Going North)                                   ROW 30  (Going North)

 

                  Spaces                                                                                 1           SQUIRES

                                                                                                    Gladys L.        James R., Sr.

1     Daughter                                                                            1924-                1921-1988

      Carole E. Le Veque

      1967-1974                                                                                      Spaces

 

2             SQUIRES                                                                    New unmarked grave

      Michelle M.        1 day

      Racquel L.           1 day                                                     

       Aug 6  1976

 

               Spaces

 

 

ROW 31  (Going North)

 

1           SQUIRES

    William A.       Rita J.

    1923-1991        1924-1985

      Married  Apr 28  1941

 

             Spaces

 

2        Our Beloved Son

      Cody William Eisenbach

      Sept 17  1990   Mar 29  1991

 

 

                                                                                END OF SECTION TWO

 

 

                                                                                BEGIN SECTION THREE

 

ROW 1  (Going North)                                   ROW 2  (Going North)

 

1                         PIFER                                     1         Doyle T.

      Marvel L    Married    Francis L.                      RANSHAW

    Mar 20 1818    Jul 3      Jun 7  1914                                   1927-1927              

    Oct 21  1983    1934      Apr 23  1983

                                                                                              1 Space

                       3 Spaces

                                                                                2           RANSHAW

2                   AGNES                                        Carl T.         Ennis E.

                                                                                      1904-1950    1905-1944

3               RAWSON

        Agnes M. Rawson                                                    1 Space

                    Died

            Sept 13  1899                                        3               RANSHAW

                   Aged                                                          Estella M.     William H.

        18 yrs  11 mo  25 dy                                             1874-1967      1868-1923

 

4                Mother                                                 4                  Daughter

            Martha Rawson                                            Edith L. Ranshaw

       May 24  1915   Jun 9  1952                                               1911-1944

 

5                 Father                                                  5                Daughter

            Jul 26 1831   Apr 6  1911                                        Verna E. Ranshaw

                   Aged                                                                     1889-1901

           79 yrs     9 mo   22 dy

 

 

ROW 3  (Going North)                                   ROW 4  (Going North)

 

1      Cora B. McNeil                                   1                Wife

                1879-1961                                              Gone But Not Forgotten

 

2       Jane Glidden                                                                2      Albert Phillips

            1843-1928                                                             1864-1930

 

3        Al Glidden                                                   3           Myrtle A.

     Bessie M. Van Sickle                                            Beloved Wife of

          1888-1986                                                               C.A. Phillips

                                                                                              Died

4        Albert Glidden                                        Mar 30  1898

             1844-1930                                                                  Aged

                                                                                      25 yrs  21 dys

5       Lauretta J. Sheppard

                 1882-1960

                1 Space                                                              2 Spaces

 

6                 SLOAN                                  4       John Sloan

       Mary A.       Herbert A.                                                      In cement of stone

      1877-1947      1874-1942              

                                                                                5            SLOAN

7        Mabel Sloan                                           Mother         Father

             1902-1902                                                    1859-19-         1834-1902

 

                                                                                6       Tena M. Sloan

                                                                                      In cement of stone

 

 

ROW 5  (Going North)                                   ROW 6  (Going North)

 

         1 Space                                                                     5 Spaces

 

1     David Edward Hayward                                1            Mother

       PVT      US ARMY         VET Flag                 Alta Thrush

               VIETNAM                                                        1884-1955

      Sep 24  1948   Mar 28  1976

                                                                                2        Uncle Henry

2         Ren Hayward                                                          Henry Clark

               Father                                                           Jul 4 1849   Apr 23  1912

                                                                                      Weep Not  He Is At Rest

3     Clarabelle Hayward

            1927-1930                                                   3        CLARK

               

4        Junior R. Hayward                                                4       Aunt Maude

             1921-1926                                                          Maria M. Clark

                                                                                    Feb 8  1851   Nov 2  1911

              1 Space                                                        The Angles Called Her

 

5          Earl C.

         Esterline

      b.  Aug 21  1889

      d.  May 21  1906

    Aged  16 ys 9 mo

        EASTERLINE

 

6      Lottie F.

         1894-1912

 

7       Glen Esterline

           1903-1973

 

8.      Clara A. Cutter

     Jan 5  1864   Oct 26  1951

 

9      Henry Esterline

              Died

          Sep 29  1907  

               Aged

       54 ys 9 mo 18 dys

 

 

ROW 7  (Going North)                                   ROW 8  (Going North)

 

1     John Williams                                                               4 Spaces

        1881-1926

                                                                                1           HARRIS

2      Stone Planter with                                              George E.       Cora A.

        WILLIAMS in base                                         1881-1950       1881-1921

 

                 2 Spaces                                   2                       HARRIS

                                                                                      Florence G.    Married    Ervin G.

3       Helene Kunzmann                                                   1910-               Dec 24       1906-1982

             1857-1920

                                                                                3                      ARGUE

4       Ernest Kunzmann                                                   Willard    Wayne    Robert

              1850-1935                                                        1934                          1938

 

5       Stone planter with                                          

         KUNZMANN in base

 

Directly behind the planter

 

6     Arthur W. Kunzmann      VET Flag

        PVT   US ARMY

       Jul 31  1884    Dec 24  1974

 

7     Walter H. Kunzmann

          1892-1968

 

8      Emil Kunzmann

            1878-1923

 

 

ROW 9  (Going North)                                   ROW 10  (Going North)

 

1          ELLIOTT                                                   1            Mother

    Maude L.      Hugh W.                                                        Elnora A. DeWitt

   1903-1977       1898-1971                                                             1879-1926

 

2         TALLMAN                                                2            Father

    Lewis P.       Emma L.                                         Lewis K. DeWitt

    1901-1959     1897-1989                                                            1878-1956

 

3              John Junior                                                   1 Space

                   Huffman

     Dec 24  1921   Jun 12  1922                           3           Grandfather

                                                                                         J.S. Thompson

4      Beverley May Huffman                                   1857-1924

                      1925

 

 

ROW 11  (Going North)                   ROW 12  (Going North)

 

1           KEMP                                                       1                  BURKE

                                                                                     Margaret F.     Clyde

2          Anna L.                                                           1912-1991         1907-

          1880-1939

                                                                                                 4 Spaces

3        Frank L.                                                       

          1873-1928                                                     2             ALDERMAN

                                                                                       Mother        Father         Son

4        Lillian                                                                 Ida M.         Burt D.       Clive W.

         1870-1912                                                           1883-1968    1878-1929   1916-1919

 

           1 Space

 

5          WARREN

      E. Marie      Harry N.

     1916-           1913-1991

 

6      Evaline Joan

          WARREN

              1933

 

 

ROW 13  (Going North)                   ROW 14  (Going North)

 

1               BURK                                                    1           Father

      Rhoda         Nelson                                           Luther E.

     1867-1935     1849-1936                                                       1878-1942

 

2        Our Loved Ones                                       2            Mother

               At Rest                                                             Olive M.

          C. Lawrence                                                                            1884-1973

 

3         Jennie N.                                                     3           HANEY

            Lawrence

 Nov 18  1886  Jul 11  1907                                                  4          Gladys L.   Dau of

                                                                                        L.E. & O.M. Haney

             1 Space                                                               July 26  1906

                                                                                          Dec 4  1906

4                    ADAMS

         Harriett S.         Howard C.                             5         Myrtle O.    Dau of

          1918-1969        1906-1963                                         L.E. & O.M. Haney

                                                                                             Apr 21  1912

                                                                                             Dec 8  1913

 

 

ROW 15  (Going North)                   ROW 16  (Going North)

 

          2 Spaces                                                                   2 Spaces

 

1    George A Quick  Sr.                                               1          SHAW

             1869-1937                                                       Lulu M.     Ernest G.

                                                                                    1874-1959  1974-1943    

2           QUICK

     Leonard         Harriet                                                     3 Spaces

     1841-1909       1851-1924

 

                4 Spaces                                                                2             DOW

3             CRAMER                                                     Carsle G.      Nora B.

     Lloyd S.         Mary A.                                        1879-1955     1903-1940

     1914-1976      1925

                                                                                              

                                                               

                                                                                3       Large Pink Stone

                                                                                           Broke in two

                                                                                       No Name    No Dates

 

 

 

 

ROW 17  (Going North)

                                                                                ROW 18

 

 

 

ROW 27  (Going North)                   ROW 28  (Going North)

 

                                                                                1     Our Daughter

                                                                                      Alice I. Waite

                                                                                          1932-1947

                                                                               

                                                                                2             WAITE

                                                                                     Esther L.      Jesse F.

                                                                                     1922-1985     1901-1969

                                                                                       Thy Will Be Done

 

                                                                                3           WAITE

                                                                                      Jean M.       Jesse F.  Jr.

                                                                                      1934-            1928-1989

 

 

ROW 29  (Going North)                   ROW 30  (Going North)

 

        2 Spaces                                                                   2 Spaces

 

1       AUSTIN                                                       1            FIERRO

   Melvin E.      Lena I.                                         Louis H.        Ida M.

    1914-1989     1916-                                            1885-1964      1894-1989

 

2          ATKINSON                                          2       Louise H. Fierro                WW II Flag

      Inez M.          George M.                                           MICHIGAN

   1898-1979         1894-1978                                                       PVT     CO M G  CASUAL DET

                                                                                                     WW I

3    Thomas W. Metcalf                                        Mar 5 1885      Jan 16  1964

           MICHIGAN

        EM 3   US NAVY                                    3       In Memory Of            VET Flag

             V                IETNAM                                                   Fred Caverson

    Sep 12  1947  Jun 7  1970                                                        1926-1985

 

4           Mother                                                     

      Beth I. Metcalf

         1919-1961

 

 

 

ROW 31  (Going North)                   ROW 32  (Going North)

 

1      Oscar W. Smith     VET Flag                         4 Spaces

        PFC   US ARMY

              WW II                                                      1  Lawrence P. Boik

          1916-1978                                                              1915-1971

 

2            Father                                                       2    Nora T. Boik

       John L. Clark                                                           1917-

          1901-1964

                                                                                         3 empty rows

3           WAITE

      Father           Mother

      Henry A.      June L.

    1890-1981      1908-1971

 

 

 

ROW 33  (Going North)                   ROW 34  (Going North)

 

1         TABBERT                                                  1               HOFFMAN

    Clarice E.      Burton R.                                                    I. Paul       Edith A.     Robert L.

    1925-             1920-1976                                                    1934-         1932-           1964-1988

 

               2 Spaces                                                                  3 Spaces

 

2          BRIGNER                                                   2            LaBARGE

      Helen I.        Larry                                             Florence H.        Mark D.

     1941-             1938-1989                                                      1906-1986          1905-1980

      In Memory Of Baby Larry

                                                                                                    4 Spaces

 

                                                                                3      In Memory Of Our Baby

                                                                                        Scott Eldon Waite

                                                                                       Feb 21  1964     Jan 25  1965

 

                                                                                4                WAITE

                                                                                     Alice L.        Eldon D.

                                                                                     1925               1925

 

 

ROW 35  (Going North)                   ROW 36  (Going North)

 

        6 Spaces                                                        1    Cement foundation

                                                                                           No Stone

1         WOOD                  WW II Flag

     Elnor E.     Robert A.                                                            4 Spaces

    1930-          1930-1971

                                                                                2         Richard M. Wood

                                                                                                 1934-1990

 

                                                                                             3 Spaces

 

 

 

END OF SECTION THREE

OF

EAST FORK CEMETERY, FORK TWP, MECOSTA CO, MICHIGAN