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BYRON CEMETERY: Located in section 24, in the village of Byron, Burns Township.

Byron Cemetery

West section-this section runs along the west (front) side from the first north-south drive to the front edge of the cementery. Rows run north and south, starting at the drive and going to the edge. The beginning of each Row starts at the north entrance.

Row 1

1. Ivery Thomas CAMP
Cpl U,.S. Army
World War II
Oct 27, 1911-Jun 10, 1979

2. east side of stone- there was a flag on grave-double stone
CAMP
Shirley A.
Aug. 10, 1934
William
Sept. 18, 1932
Jan. 13, 1984
married Dec. 26, 1951

The Camps 4 R's
Randy, Rhonda, Rusty, Rene
on west side of stone

3. Daughter
Tracy Lynn BACON
May 31, 1964
Dec 27, 1981

4. double stone -grave had a flag on it.-double stone
TOWNSEND
Ellen A.
Jan. 26, 1922
Jan. 21, 1981
Charles S.
April 14, 1924
Oct. 29, 1996

5. east side of stone-double stone
WILES
Robert W.
1913-
Theo F.
1916-
married
Dec. 24, 1935
WILES
west side of stone

6. east side of stone-double stone
Wife
Gladys A.
Feb. 18, 1898
April 5, 1983
married
April 24, 1930
MAXWELL
Husband
William J.
March 5, 1900
Oct. 14, 1990
PFC. U.S. Army
Bat. B 60 CAC
42 nd Div. W.W. I
west side of stone

7. east side of stone-double stone
GALLAGHER
Myron B. Jr.
1920-
Katherine T.
1921-
THOMPSON
west side of stone

8. son
Gerald S. VICKROY
1956-1976

9. double stone
VICKROY
Anna May
1932-1976
Melvin L.
1933-

10. double stone
HITTLE
Clarence J.
1896-1975
Blanche E.
1897-1994
Mason logo-Eastern Star logo

11. William H. HOTTOIS
U.S. Army
World War II
May 1, 1916-Sep. 17, 1980

12. base for stone

13. double stone
MACKAY
"Ted"
Theadore
1919-
"Mick"
Mildred
1919-

14. double stone-grave had a flag

Roy A.

March 20, 1921

July 17, 1982
Margaret
June 14, 1921
NEWMAN

15. double stone-on east side of stone on base it has "Bear"
PEARSALL
Eldon J.
Oct 26, 1945
Aug. 2, 1984
Marjorie A.
Sept. 24, 1950
Jan. 23, 1993
PEARSELL
on west side of stone

16. "Big Guy"
Michael D. Romska
Sept. 24, 1969
Sept. 13, 1996
on east side of stone-grave had a flag- there is also a Harley-Davidson Cycle symbol.

Beloved son and brother
Michael D. Romska
EN3 U.S. Navy
Sep. 24, 1969-Sep 13, 1996
on west side of stone

17. FREEMAN

James B.

Oct. 27, 1921

Feb 20, 1989
Emma J.
Oct. 26, 1923
east side of stone-US veteran marker-double stone

James Billy FREMAN
Arm U.S. Navy
World War II
Oct. 27, 1921-Feb. 20, 1989
West side of stone

18. WADLEY
Ralph WADLEY
1901-1984
Ona B . WADLEY
1896-1979
Margaret Elaine WADLEY
1931-1934
Triple stone on east side of stone

19. Daniel Frank NEARY
S1 U.S. Army
World War II
Oct. 14, 1926-Nov 25, 1992

20. William Lewis NEARY
Pvt U.S.Navy
Korea
May 21, 1928-Jul 10, 1978

21. FOSKET
east side of stone
FOSKET
Brother
Maro F.
1916-1992
Brother
Noble C.
1900-1976
double stone

22. Donald H. PHILLPS
1931-1986
"I will meet you in the morning"

23. BRIGGS
Gordon L.
1925-1994
grave had a flag on it.and a veteran marker
double stone

24. double stone-Mason Logo-Eastern Star logo

Wife

Ellen P.

MILLER

1913-1996
Husband
Richard H.
MILLER
1905-1988

25. double stone-Mason logo-Eastern Star logo
Wife
Marjorie N.
DUNCANSON
1918-1988
Husband
James B.
DUNCANSON
1917-

26. In Gods Care
VAN ALSTINE
Husband
L. Warner
December 29, 1904
December 30, 1990
Wife
Frances L.
November 3, 1918
October 12, 1991
Love lives on
east side of stone-double stone-Mason logo-Eastern Star logo
VAN ALSTINE
west side of stone

27. double stone
JENKINS
Althea M
1923-1993
Married
June 10, 1944
Lyle M.
1919-

28. Berdena H. BARRETT
Aug. 18, 1918
Jan. 20, 1994

29. double stone
Louise E.
Dec 8, 1931
Feb 17, 1997
LAWRENCE
Francis E. (Red)
Sept 3, 1914
May 11, 1991

Row 2

30. SMEDLEY
east side of stone

SMEDLEY
Wilbur L.
1919
married, 1942
Jessie M.
1920
double stone-west side of stone

31. JOHNSTON
"Together in Memory"
Jane W
1906-1996
Henry M.
1911-1990
there is a flag on the grave- double stone
Mason logo-Eastern Star logo

32. double stone
MAYLUM
Walter G.
1904-1978
Marie K.
1907-1981

33. Robert M. STARK
S1 U.S. Navy
World War II
Nov 30, 1926-Jan 23, 1984

34. WARD
Father
Glen Albert
1919-1977
Mother
Grace Evelyn
1925-
double stone- flag on grave-west side of stone

Glen Albert WARD
PFC U.S. Army
World War II
Oct. 29, 1919-Nov. 4, 1977
east side of stone

35. JESSOP
east side of stone

JESSOP
Velma E.
1897-1986
Sylvan H.
1895-1979
west side of stone-double stone

36. Foster THOMPSON
U.S. Navy World War I
1895-1976

37. Minnie THOMPSON
1892-1985

38. STREETER
Cheryl E.
May 12, 1944
Mar. 10, 1995
Beth D.
Sept. 15, 1917
Millard PLUG
Feb. 20, 1916
Jan. 9, 1993
east side of stone-double stone
STREETER
Ernest D.
Dec. 14, 1947
Diane L.
Dec. 17, 1948
west side of stone

39. Janis KLIGERS
1905-1983
double stone

40. June NEWMAN
June 18, 1918
July 10, 1993

41. Our beloved son and brother
Randall Lewis JACOBSON
June 24, 1961
Dec. 6, 1977
east side of stone

JACOBSON
west side of stone

42. Kelsie Joy KULHANEK
July 1, 1993
June 15, 1996

43. DRISKILL
Robert M.
1927-1997
Edna D.
1930-
flag on grave-double stone

Row 3

44. double stone
SHETTLER
Gerald H.
Feb. 2, 1932
Joy C.
Dec. 3, 1932
Mar. 12, 1981

45. Thomas C. RICHARDS
SGT US Army
World War II
Mar. 26, 1916-Dec. 6, 1988
east side of stone

RICHARDS
Thomas C.
March 26, 1916

Dec. 6, 1988
Marzelle E.
July 19, 1919
Sept. 19, 1989
west side of stone-double stone

46. double stone
WARD
Thelma M.
Aug 1, 1927
Gene L.
Feb. 8, 1927
Wed
Sept. 3, 1946

47. double stone
Wilbur S.
March 2, 1921
RICHARDS
"42"
Ruth Marie
March 24, 1922
Together Forever.

48. SICKLES
Kenneth L.
August 31, 1911
Dec. 25, 1995
Beulah
April 13, 1914
June 18, 1987
double stone-east side of stone

SICKLES
west side of stone

49. DONALD
Joseph C.
Jan. 12, 1920
Sept. 7, 1996
Donna M.
Apr. 9, 1924
married
Sept. 24, 1941
east side of stone-double stone
west side of stone has a heart containing J.C. x Donna

50. MC DONOUGH
Carol
Oct 6, 1938
married
May 4, 1958
Kenneth
Nov 8, 1937
Aug. 10, 1996
east side of stone-double stone

Kenneth D. MCDONOUGH
SN U.S. Navy
Nov. 8, 1937-Aug. 10, 1996
west side of stone

Row 4

51. double stone
Leonard P.
1912-1995
SARGENT
Katherine M.
1920-1998

Row 5

52. double stone
FISHER
Lyle G.
June 21, 1914
Feb. 9, 1990
Married
June 20, 1937
Lelah Mae
May 16, 1918

53. ARNDT
Carl L.
1924-1989
married
June 12, 1948
Genevieve E.
1922-1981
Mason logo-double stone-Eastern Star logo

Row 6

54. KNICKERBOCKER
Dad
David L
Nov. 7, 1939
July 1, 1981
Married
Aug. 5, 1961
Mom
Barbara
Apr. 30, 1940
double stone

David L. KNICKERBOCKER
SP 4 US Army
Nov. 7, 1939-Jul 1, 1981
foot stone

55. KNICKERBOCKER
David J.
Mar. 29th-July 27th, 1983

David James KNICKERBOCKER
3-29-83 / 7-27-83
foot stone and the two stones face each other

56. double stone
HUFF
Dad
Daniel E.
1955
Mom
Robin L.
1960-1992

Row 7

57. Donald A. POWELL
EM2 US Navy
World War II
Feb. 24, 1926-Apr 29, 1986

Read by Karen Gorman, June 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.