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This section lays at the south end of the cemetery, west side. Starting at the first north-south drive going east to the center north-south drive. Rows go from the north to the south running east to the center drive.

Row 1

1
Wife
Dianne L. BRUDER
Mar. 17, 1945-

James M. BRUDER
QMC US Navy
Vietnam
Sep. 29, 1940-May 13, 1991
double stone

2
Robert DECKER
PFC US Army
World War I
Mar. 30, 1896-Dec 16, 1978

3
Mother
Myrtle L. DECKER
1925-1986

4
Wooden Bear
Karen Lynn DECKER COWELL
9-18-56 - 3-1-98

5
Francis W. FOX
1883-1963

6
NELSON
Russell P.
1893-1959

Edna M.
1897-1980
double stone-Mason and Eastern Star logo

7
CECIL
Richard G.
Nov. 4, 1916
Oct. 21, 1987

Eleanor L.
Jan. 20, 1921
Nov. 2, 1992
Married Aug. 25, 1943
double stone-west side of stone

Richard G. Cecil
CPL U.S. Army
World War II
Nov. 4, 1916-Oct. 21, 1987
east side of stone

8
SUTTER
John M.
1891-1961

Florence H.
1895-1990
Women's Relief Corp. marker-double marker

9
GORDON
Lee E.
1924-
Dorothy L.
1924-1965
double stone-Mason and Easter Star logo

10
PLUMMER
John
1905-1983

Ethel B.
1898-1970
double stone

11
Phoebe Jane SUTTER
1929-1967
Mom

12
HIBBARD
Aletha I.
1913-

Leslie G.
1907-1973
double stone

13
BIRD
Henry I.
1907-1976

Doris R.
1908-1997
Mason and Eastern Star logo's
double stone-made from a large white field stone with information carved into it.

14
Rebecca L. JOHNSON
Jul. 28, 1905
Apr. 30, 1980

Row 2

15
WHITE
Grace E.
1887-1952

Harvey D.
1887-1961
double stone
16
VANDER WERVEN
Marion E.
1909-1969

Fred
1896-1976
double stone

17
MUNOZ
Mother
Anna T.
1887-1979

Daughter
Evelyn M.
1915-1977
double stone

18
BERGGREN
Edith Catherine
1895-1978

19
BERGGREN
John Albert
1892-1964
World War I Veteran
PFC 318 Inf. 80 Div.

20
BERGGREN
Arthur William
1886-1953

21
Our Little Sally
Sally Laurine SCHMIDT
1951-1955

22
ARTHUR
Roscoe S.
1889-1969

Hattie E.
1893-1978
double stone

23
WOODMAN
Margaret L.
1905-1968

John K.
1907-1985
double stone-Daughters of the American Revolution Marker

24
ARCHBOLD
William P.
1884-1975

Eva M.
1887-1985
double stone

25
HETCHER
Donald Fred (Don)
1914-

Grace Jean (Jean) (ARCHBOLD)
1916-
married July 20, 1936
double stone

26
SNEED
Harold R.
1900-1976

L. Geraldine
1905-
double stone

27
ARTHUR
Ruth E.
Nov. 16, 1910

R. Stewart
Mar. 24, 1914
Dec. 17, 1995
double stone

Row 3

28
VINCE
Alfred W.
1891-1947

Marjorie
1900-1990
double stone-Mason and Eastern Star logo's

29
Gerald A. VINCE
1930-1955

30
FILLION
Fannie M.
1888-1976

Charles J.
1887-1952
double stone-flag on grave

31
EDDY
Carl E.
1876-1959

Mary
1879-1952
double stone

32
Eugene B. EDDY
1914-
Mason logo

33
Vivian R. EDDY
1905-1995
Eastern Star logo

34
Son
Robert HOWARD
1945-1960

35
CRAWFORD
Earl F.
1900-1968

Stella M.
1897-1983
double stone

36
YIPE
Dorothy I.
1908-1984

Harry H.
1901-1968
double stone

37
Our son
Craig A. SHOLTEY
Mar. 19, 1970-Apr. 27, 1970

38
LARSON
Rudolph C.
1902-1973

Sylvia M.
1913-
double stone

39
MANKE
Geraldine E.
1914-1974

William M
1908-1977
married-July 3, 1937
double stone

40
TADDEO
Anthony
July 19, 1912

Helene
July 25, 1913
Nov. 24, 1996
married Jun. 9, 1934
double stone-east side of stone

TADDEO
west side of stone

41
Gerald R. ALDEN
TEC 5 US Army
World War II
Mar. 14, 1908-Sep. 29, 1978

42
daughter
Glenda J. HOBAUGH
Feb. 25, 1964-Sep. 11, 1982

43
Sister
Shirley E. HOWARD
July 7, 1925-Mar. 5, 1995

Row 4

44
DUNCANSON
William
1887-1972
Mary
1890-1963
double stone-Mason and Eastern Star logo's

45
COON
Marlie M.
1910-1978

Winona L.
1926-1974
double stone

46
Charles M. COON
1937-1955

47
VAN ALSTINE
Lucille M
1905-1953

L.Warner
1904-1990
double stone-west side of stone

VAN ALSTINE
east side of stone

48
Our little darling
Tammie Theresa Marie SMITH
1967-1968

49
Our baby
Christopher C. SMITH
1950-1951

50
SMITH
Harry (Ted)
1903-1975

Mabel G.
1919-
double stone

51
Clarabelle SMOCK
May 2, 1899-July 3, 1965

52
Beloved husband and Father
Lynn W. SMITH
May 4, 1947-Oct. 15, 1975
And you shall be together even in the silent memory of God

53
ROBINSON
Dad
Leonard
1909-1979

Mom
Geraldine M.
1916-
Married Oct. 30, 1948
double stone

54
Frederick T. HOLDORPH
1934-1969
55
VAUGHN
Harold E.
1907-1969

Edna B.
1911-1969
Love lives on
double stone

56
HALSAL
Husband
Ray G.
1901-1971

Wife
Maria L.
1903-1995
married Oct. 22, 1920
double stone

57
SNEED
Eugene B.
Feb. 1, 1896
Oct. 11, 1982

Tressa L.
Feb. 2, 1909
double stone-west side of stone

Eugene B. SNEED
F3 U.S. Navy
World War I
Feb 1 1896-Oct. 11, 1982
east side of stone

58
MORGAN
Lorena A.
1907-

Warren C.
1905-1978
double stone

59
Victoria L. COON ORZEHOSKI
1943-1979

60
NILES
G. Charlene
July 24,1936-

Allen F.
May 21, 1937-
double stone

61
Our Darling Daughter
Cindy M. NILES
Feb. 11, 1959
May 21, 1962

62
Beloved son- Beloved Brother
Daniel A. GIRARD
July 8, 1983
March 15, 1998
Byron Class of 2002
Picture on stone-west side of stone

Danny
May God hold you in his arms till we again hold you in ours.
east side of the stone

Row 5

63
HIBBARD
Ada G.
1908-1998

Dallas E.
1903-1949
double stone

64
Laurence B. HATHAWAY
1911-1949

65
Isabell HATHAWAY
1908-1989

66
Joe Allen HATHAWAY
1948-1987

67
ALDEN
Rollin C.
1882-1950

Elizabeth
1882-1968
double stone

68
Our baby
Mary Mae HOGAN
Mar. 11, 1953
Mar. 13, 1953

HOGAN
Gladys
1918-1996

Roy J.
1913-1984
west side of stone

HOGAN
Love one another
east side of stone
the above two stones are on the same cement base

69
Marie O. HAMMOND
1896-1964

70
George B. HAMMOND
1892-1984

71
Martha Jean PATTAN
1958-1971

72
PATTAN
Douglas C.
Mar. 9, 1920
Aug. 7, 1990

Marian M.
Sept. 7, 1925
married Jun, 23, 1949
double stone-west side of stone

ES Douglas C. PATTEN
AOM 2 U.S. Navy
World War II
Mar. 9, 1920-Aug. 7, 1990

73
Barbara M. PATTAN
Dec. 5, 1952
Aug. 30, 1995
Teacher
west side of stone

I am a teacher
A teacher is someone who leads
There is no magic here
I do not walk on water
I do not part the sea
I just love children
east side of stone

74
Chet Michael KLINE
1964-1970
75
NICHOLS
Ralph E.
1914-1970

Helen M.
1916-
married Jun. 22, 1937
double stone

76
WILLIAMS
Jack H.
1914-1970

Myrl I.
1916-
Married Dec. 24, 1938
double stone

77
SPANGENBERGER
son
John Peter PRESTONISE
1954-1992

Mary Lou
1933-

Don N.
1942-
triple stone-Flag by stone

78
Pamela Jean MILLER
May 27, 1955
Nov 23, 1993
black and white picture on stone

Row 6

79
HIBBARD
Leolan E.
Dec 25, 1949
June 16, 1957

Gail Lynn
Mar. 27, 1950
June 16, 1957
double stone
80
VAN BUREN
Father
Glen A.
1898-1989

Mother
Florence M.
1899-1990

in memory of son
S1/C Emil H.
1925-1944
Missing on Guam
Triple stone-Mason logo-Eastern Star logo-WWII marker

81
Edward A. BISHOP
1958

Baby BISHOP
1955
double stone

82
HUDGINS
Methodist Minister
Ethelyn L.
1888-1951

Herman A.
1886-1968
double stone-flag on grave

83
a planted urn

84
HUDGINS
Methodist Minister
Vera Maye
1915-1992

Robert J.
1914-1987
double stone

85
EARL
Coy E.
1896-1957

Gladys M.
1899-1993
double stone

86
Herbert E. EARL
TEC 4 U.S. Army
World War II
Feb 16, 1923-Feb 19, 1980

87
TOOMEY
Donald H.
1912-1970

Virginia M
1915-
double stone

88
TANKS
Henry R.
1924-

Irene E.
1925-1974

"Weep not for me" I desire to depart and to be with Christ.
Which is far better.
double stone

89
MUNOZ
Mom
Marilyn J.
1937-1983
Loved by us all

John H.
1939-

Baby
MUNOZ
1968
triple stone

90
WELCH
Robert W.
May 27, 1926
July 12, 1996

Alice J.
June 25, 1931
double stone-flag on grave

91
Louie John LEWIS
October 20, 1960
November 19, 1991
Loving Father of Travis and Christopher

92
Planted Urn with a flag.

Row 7

93
Oscar M. EDDY
July 1871
Jan. 1941

94
Adella M. EDDY
July 1870
June 1938

95
Nora L. EDDY
Feb. 1895
Sept. 1930

96
George S. EDDY
Mar. 19, 1899
Jan. 14, 1995

97
Elsie M. EDDY
Aug. 26, 1905

98
EDDY
on east and west sides-large stone

99
Father
Floyd D. MORGAN
1899-1953
Mason logo

100
Olive B. MOSHER
wife of Jesse
Jan 6, 1896-May 11, 1984

101
Jesse K. MOSHER
Michigan
PFC 128 AMMO Co. 32 Div.
World War I
Jan. 6, 1895-Sept. 11, 1972

102
SMITH
Dad
Charlie T.
Sept. 22, 1902
Nov 8, 1971

Mom
Pearl Doyel
Dec 19, 1906
Apr. 12, 1961
double stone-west side of stone

SMITH
east side of stone

103
MITCHELL
Meredith A.
Mar. 1938

Together Forever
Gerald H.
Mar. 1931
Aug 1986
married Dec. 25, 1966
double stone-west side of stone

MITCHELL
east side of stone

104
Matthew D. WILCOX
"Buddy"
Sept. 22, 1960-May 18, 1988
Loving Daddy to Dustin and Kendall
Loving husband to Carrie
west side of stone

on the east side of stone it says.
Devoted to: Matthew David Wilcox-May 21, 1988
with a poem by Jessica Wilcox.

105
SKEELS
Monte Ray
1949-1994
I will always love you

Karon L.
1949-
west side of stone

Monte Ray SKEELS
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Nov. 1, 1949-Nov. 8, 1994
east side of stone

106
In memory your loving wife
Karon SKEELS ALLEN
Glenn H. ALLEN III
"Harold"
May 1, 1942
Feb. 14, 1997

Row 8

107
Father
Everett E.
1848-1932
see number 109

108
Mother
Josephine
1851-1924
see number 109

109
HADSALL
large stone-west side of stone

110
Harry B. BRITT
1881-1957

111
Grace B.
no dates but grave had a flower arrangement

112
ARNDT
Herbert C.
1898-1953

Pauline J.
1905-1994
double stone-west side of stone

ARNDT
east side of stone

113
BREWER
Helen J. S.
1909-1969
SNEED

George G.
1902-1960
double stone

114
Grant J. BREWER
1939-1958

115
Rolland BENTON
1893-1959

116
PARSE
Jesse W.
1885-1958

Ruby C.
1890-1963
double stone-Women's Relief Corp. Marker

117
JOHNSTON
Robert W.
Feb. 10, 1923
Mar. 22, 1991

Rita M.
Nov. 6, 1924
June 14, 1993
west side of stone

Robert W. JOHNSTON
CPL US Marine Corps.
World War II
Feb 10, 1923 - Mar 22, 1991
east side of stone

118
KOLMAN
Mary
1909-1995

Anthony (Tony)
1903-1983
double stone
119
MAYLUM
Helen C.
Dec 26, 1930
Beloved Mother

Michael R.
Dec. 12, 1948
Apr. 22, 1994
Rest in peace dear son.
double stone-west side of stone

Mike & Helen
east side of stone

120
PAYNE
Fred James
1912-1990

Christine FOSTER
1912-1986
double stone

121
HAMILTON
Vernon N.
1925-1992

Geraldine M.
west side of stone

Vernon Nelson HAMILTON
U.S. Navy
World War II
1925-1992
east side of stone

122
Our Beloved Daughter
Cheryl Ann COMPTON
September 22, 1972
June 6, 1982

123
New grave
(Jeannette A. STOINSKI)
June 20, 1998)

Row 9

124
HARPER
William Albert
July 9, 1930

Carrie FISHER
May 15, 1940
large field stone with a bronze plate attached

125
HOYT
Sarah
Katherine
1928-

Willabelle
HARPER
1904-1985

Hobart
Durfee
1904-1981
triple stone

126
KOLMAN
Katherine 1874-1961

Anton
1872-1949
double stone-east side of stone

127
JOHNSTON
Frank Fay
Dec. 8, 1893
Mar. 17, 1950

Katherine S.
July 16, 1896
Mar. 4, 1993
west side of stone-Eastern Star logo

Frank Fay JOHNSTON
Illinois
CPL 143 Infantry 36 Div.
World War I
east side of stone

128
GREEN
Harold R.
June 7, 1925

Audrey M.
June 11, 1929
Aug. 15, 1979
double stone

129
SPANGENBERGER
Marvel E.
1909-1966

Glen
1911-1977
double stone-Mason and Eastern Star logo's

130
Our Daughter
Lauretta BORTON REA
Nov. 22, 1937
Feb. 9, 1975

131
Lawrence A. VAN KUREN Sr.
CPL U.S. Marine Corps.
World War II
Aug. 3, 1921-Jun 20, 1978

132
Beloved Mother & Wife & Grandma
Violet Myla VAN KUREN
March 18, 1928
December 25, 1988

133
Cherished daughter & sister & Niece
Carol Jeanne VAN KUREN
September 14, 1949
October 15, 1988

134
BRADLEY
Robert McLeod 1904-1978

Ardis FOSTER
1904-1996
double stone-west side of stone-MD. logo

Robert M. BRADLEY
Maj. U.S. Army
World War II
Dec. 6, 1904-Aug. 11, 1978
east side of stone

135
BORTON
Clare
Jan. 19, 1909
Jan 21, 1980

Mabel
Jan 12, 1904
July 14, 1989
west side of stone -double stone

BORTON
east side of stone

136
Richard
Apr. 23, 1921
Jan. 26, 1990

Frances E.
Sept. 5, 1922

SCHMIDT
west side of stone-double stone

Richard SCHMIDT
S Sgt. U.S. Army
World War II
Apr. 23, 1921-Jan. 26, 1990
east side of stone

137
Mother
Grandma
Feb. 5, 1931
July 4, 1991
Nelda R. CUTLER
138
Donald S.
1932-

Donalda C.
1932-1992
MILLER
married April 25, 1953
west side of stone

MILLER
east side of stone

139
LE CUREUX
Edmond C.
July 24, 1917
Wed
Sept. 27, 1918
In God's Care

Lillian POLLARD
Dec. 8, 1996
Aug. 26, 1961
double stone

Row 10

140
SHEPARD
Florence M.
1916-

Donald A.
1912-
Eastern Star logo-Mason Logo
double stone

141
Infant
James Elwood SHEPARD
Oct. 5, 1947

142
CLARK
Father
Jay R.
1877-1948

Mother
Elsie M.
1888-1961
double stone

143
Eugene E. CLARK
1928-1951
World War II (1917-1918) marker with flag

144
Baby
Kathryn Ann CLARK
June 21, 1959

145
CLARK
Father
James B.
1901-1958

Mother
Beatrice G.
1906-1993
double stone

146
Rufus A. STEWART
West Virginia
PFC 59 ENGR Const. Co.
April 2, 1929-June 5, 1958

147
Jack
A. F. HART
1913-1958
He was the sunshine of our home.
east side of stone

148
CLARK
Howard A.
1914-1994

Pauline G.
1920-
Mason logo-Eastern Star logo
double stone

149
TOOKER
William F.
1927-
Betty R.
1929-
double stone

150
Kathleen Ann TOOKER
1957-1975

151
CLARK
Edith E.
May 23, 1925
Married Aug. 19, 1945

Robert J.
Aug. 4, 1923
Sept. 28, 1989
double stone-west side of stone

CLARK
east side of stone

152
VINCE
George B.
1924-

Virginia B.
1926-
double stone

153
VANDEMARK
Charles R.
1915-1995
Married Sept. 6, 1936

Helen E.
1916-
double stone-west side of stone

VANDEMARK
east side of stone

154
James Nelson COREY
Em3 U.S. Navy
Vietnam
May 9, 1948-May 1, 1996

Row 11

155
Clarence E. CLYMER Sr.
1876-1958
Spanish War Veteran Marker 1898-1902 also says:
Cuba-Porta Rico- U.S.A.-Philippine Islands

156
Mother
Sarah A. CLYMER
1888-1973

157
Clarence E. CLYMER Jr.
1924-1949

158
Clive E. CLYMER Sr.
1910-1964
Mason logo

159
GALE
Iva
1889-1976

Vernie
1888-1953
double stone

160
Father
William F. PATTERSON
1916-1963

161
Mother
Esther PATTERSON COX
1919-1988

162
OTTERBACH
Karl
1879-1968
Luise
1878-1974
double stone

163
Gerald SHEPARD
Feb. 12, 1960

164
Husband & Father
Edwin E. DUNBAR
Sept. 28, 1934
Oct. 26, 1972
flag on grave

165
TONK
William
1894-1985

Louise
1908-1991
double stone

166
Mother
Cleo L. HAGER
1911-1979

167
Mother
Tera A. MITCHEM
1911-1981

168
Gary Edwin GAGE
Sp 4 U.S. Army
Vietnam
Feb. 19, 1940-Apr. 26, 1980

Row 12

169
Ethel M. EGGLESTON
1906-1949

170
Loyal A. EGGLESTON
1905-1971

171
ALLEN
Della A.
1867-1955

John T.
1866-1950
double stone

172
Paul M. ALLEN
1901-1985

173
COLE
Howard E.
1912-1975

Christine L.
1913-1987
Mason logo-Easter Star logo-west side of stone

COLE
east side of stone

174
PERRY
Lester H.
1905-1975
Flossie M.
1906-1988
double stone

175
HENDERSON
Lynn B.
Feb. 17, 1902
Nov. 18, 1989
Married May 25, 1921

Evelyn C.
Dec. 27, 1899
Mar. 20, 1982
double stone

176
in memory of our son
Terry Joseph LUTTRELL
Nov. 25, 1956-July 24, 1965

177
GRAY
our baby girl
Jan. 24, 1975

178
FORRESTER
Harold J.
1919-
Tama M.
1923-
double stone-west side of stone

FORRESTER
east side of stone

179
Robert D. JANES
1943-1987
a double stone

180
Kelley S. WRIGHT
on earth
Sept. 24, 1964
in Heaven
Jan. 26, 1991

181
Robert WRIGHT Jr.
Nov. 3, 1931
Oct. 12, 1997
SGT U.S. Marines
Korea
Read by Karen and Daniel Gorman June 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.