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This section is bordered by the west north-south drive, the center north south drive, the north entrance drive and the center east-west drive. The rows run north to south starting on the west side of the section.

Editors note: Due to the size of this section, 526 graves, it has been split into three pages. Pages one, two and three. Hopefully this will make searching easier for you.

Row 10

392
daughter
Margie MEARS
1908-1946

393
Daughter
Dorcas MEARS
1907-1937

394
Mother
Gertrude MEARS
1883-1960

395
Father
Thomas MEARS
1875-1913

396
Elva
wife of Peter SCHAD
born Feb. 4, 1859
died Dec. 6, 1901
aged 42 ys; 10 mo; 2 d’s.
north side of stone

Peter SCHAD
born Mar. 15, 1822
died May 14, 1911
aged 89 ys; 1 m; 29 d’s.

SCHAD
at bottom
west side of stone

Sarah M.
wife of Peter SCHAD
born Aug. 8, 1830
died Sept. 14, 1885
aged 55 y’s; 1 mo; 9 d’s.
south side of stone

397
Father

398
Mother

399
small old stone

400
Elva
see number 396

401
Harriet L. CLOSE
1847-1919

402
William F. CLOSE
1845-1913
Co. F. 8 & Co. E. 29 Mich. Inf.

403
CLOSE
large stone

404
Myrtle E. CLOSE
1869-1909

405
Fred E. CLOSE
1867-1936

406
Georgia G. CLOSE
Sept. 19, 1889
Feb. 7 1986
behind number 405

407
Rebecca
wife of W. W. SMITH
born 1821
died 1892
north side of stone

SMITH
west side of stone

W. W. SMITH
born 1815
died 1904
south side of stone

408
Charles H. SMITH
1849-1878

John Q. FAULK
1841-1901

Ophelia SMITH FAULK
1849-1935
triple stone-GAR marker

409
Noah JOSLIN
born Feb. 25, 1825
died Aug. 31, 1901

410
Melissa M. JOSLIN
born July 8, 1827
died Apr. 1, 1898

411
Noah JOSLIN
Melissa M. JOSLIN
north side of large stone

JOSLIN
1898
west side of stone

Elmer F. JOSLIN
Euretta L. JOSLIN
L. Ward JOSLIN
south side of stone

412
Elmer F. JOSLIN
born June 18, 1856
died Sep. 25, 1942

413
Euretta JOSLIN
born Aug. 18, 1861
Died April 4, 1936

414
L. Ward JOSLIN
born Nov. 27, 1882
died Mar. 9, 1898

415
Adora
see number 416

416
Adora
wife of Thos. BENTON
died Sept. 26, 1892
aged 31 years

417
LAMB
Edith J.
1870-1948

William S.
1869-1950
double stone

418
Father
George M. BENTON
born Sept. 15, 1819
died Sept. 26, 1901

419
Mother
Almira BENTON
born May 1, 1815
died Sept. 16, 1899

420
Father
see number421

421
Father
Geo. W. BADGERO
born Apr. 1, 1840
died Dec. 23, 1902

BADGERO
Mother
Margaret
his wife
born Mar. 1, 1840
died Mar. 10, 1916
double stone

422
Mother
see number 421

423
base no stone

424
Flora
see number 421

425
Ella
1861-1933
see number 421

426
William J.
1864-1945
see number 421

427
Baby

428
Paul S. RICHARDS
1824-1913

429
Maria E. RICHARDS
1829-1902

430
RICHARDS
large stone

431
George W.
1856-1920
MARTIN
Anna A.
1858-1931
double stone

432
old weathered stone

433
Elihu P. LORD
1846-1922

434
Phebe I. LORD
1850-1926

435
NEEDHAM
Elsie
1873-1957

Herbert E.
1870-1948
double stone

436
Helen I. NEEDHAM
1909-

Row 11

437
John A. FOSTER
1878-1942
Father

438
Agnes M. FOSTER
1882-1978
Mother

439
E. Adell RUGGLES
1859-1921
Mother

440
Dr. Fred S. RUGGLES
1856-1928
Father

441
Beryl
Aug. 18, 1906
Dec. 28, 1909
daughter of J.A. &A.M. FOSTER

442
Ruby
infant dau of F.S. & E.A. RUGGLES
died Mar. 12, 1886

443
Walter John FOSTER
1918-1952
Son
flag on grave

444
In memory
John H. HEGEMAN
1919-1944
Lt. 12th A.A.F. 527 SQD.
Husband

445
Dawn Marjorie
dau of Robt. & Marjorie BARTLETT
Sept. 2, 1964
behind number 444

446
Lizzie D. FORSHA
died Apr. 16, 1890
aged 36 yr; 5 m’s; 14 d’s.
at rest

447
Eliza A.
wife of J. Newman
died Dec. 27, 1885
aged 65 Ys; 3 m; 17 da’s.
NEWMAN
west side of stone

Jonathan NEWMAN
died Jan. 25, 1898
aged 83 yrs; 4 m’s; 18 d’s.
south side of stone

448
Father
leans against number 447

449
Mother
see number 447

450
NEWMAN
on bottom of a large stone there appears to have been other writing on the upper part but it is unreadable
west side of stone

E. B. NEWMAN
died Oct. 22, 1885
aged 38 ys; 6 mo; 25 d’s.
east side of stone

Sarah A. NEWMAN
PIERCE
1854-1936
north side of stone

451
small stone

452
Geo. W. FOX
born Mar. 9, 1821
died Apr. 10, 1900

Betsey E.
wife of Geo.W. FOX
born Jan 3, 1827
died Jan. 18, 1910
west side of stone

Frankie Ellen
dau of G.W. & B. E. FOX
died Feb. 14, 1886
aged 28 ys; 6 m; 29 d’s.
south side of stone

453
Frankie E.
see number 452

454
Father
see number 452

455
Mother
see number 452

456
Father
Robert FOX
Oct. 16, 1816
Feb. 3, 1905
Mason logo

457
Mother
Celia A. FOX
Oct. 18, 1846
Dec. 26, 1922

458
Daughter
Belle FOX
Jan. 1 st, 1865
Sept. 9, 1951
Eastern Star logo

459
Lowell O. WILTSE
born Aug. 25, 1854
died Dec. 9, 1892
WILTSE
west side of double stone

Minnie A. WILTSE
born Nov. 9, 1867
died Mar. 3, 1892
east side of stone

460
Linna B.
1886-1932

Ross
1883-1954
double stone
see number 461-the color of the two stones match

461
BETTERLY
Andrus
1839-1916

Nancy M. his wife
1839-1911
double stone

462
Henry BETTERLY
born Dec. 28, 1814
died July 17, 1896

Phebe KAHEF
his wife
born July 28, 1815
died May 27, 1893

BETTERLY
double stone

463
Rebecca
wife of E. BIRD
died May 3, 1902
aged 59y; 4 m; 3 d.

464
BIRD
large stone

465
E. BIRD
1846-1894

466
Elijah BIRD
1879-1919

467
Erma M.
wife of E. BIRD
1880-1917
Mother
Women’s Relief Corp. marker

468
HILDEBRAND
Edward F. HILDEBRAND
Methodist Minister
Jan. 3, 1873-Nov. 17, 1952

Anna E. HILDEBRAND
Aug. 19, 1872-Dec. 16, 1949
west side of double stone

HILDEBRAND
east side of stone

469
BERRIMAN
N. Stanley
1907-1983

Evelyn HILDEBRAND
1909-1996
double stone

470
BETTERLY
Lillie R.
1876-1947

Milton M.
1869-1943
double stone

471
Mother
Adorpha M. BETTERLY
died May 29, 1930
aged 87 yrs; 5 mo; 22d.

472
Father
Marshall J. BETTERLY
died June 11, 1899
aged 55 yrs; 4 mos; 1 d.
number 471 and 472 are on the same base

473
BETTERLY
large stone

474
BETTERLY
L. Pauline
LOVE
Apr. 3, 1898-Apr.23, 1961

O. Irene
Aug. 21, 1906
May 28, 1991
double stone

475
BRUNSON
Alvina
1858-1945

Wm. Oliver
1853-1928
double stone

Row 12

476
George E. LAWRENCE
1892-1966

477
LAWRENCE
Bert
1858-1931

Junie F.
1868-1935
double stone

478
Minnie R.
wife of H. Jay DAUGHERTY
dau. of G. & M. MC CAIGE
died June 21, 1889
aged 17 yrs; 7 m; 15 d.

479
Minnie

480
John ALDEN
1853-1925

481
Amelia ALDEN
1859-1932

482
Little Mary
dau of John & Amelia ALDEN
born Jan. 9, 1899
died Jan. 27, 1903
aged 4 yr; 18 days.

483
Infant
dau of J.J. & A. ALDEN
Died Apr.________
________

484
UNBEHAUN
large stone

485
Father
Ginder UNBEHAUN
born May 15, 1828
died June 16, 1896

486
Mother
Mary UNBEHAUN
born Mar. 6, 1841
died Aug. 22, 1896

487
Grandma
Sophia L.
wife of Henry UNBEHAUN
died Oct. 30, 1865
aged 73 yr; 9 mo.

488
Perutia M.
see number 489

489
Perutia M.
wife of Peter J. FAZE
died Apr. 18, 1878
aged 42 yrs.
north side of stone

Peter J. FAZE
died April 2, 1885
aged 60 years
south side of stone

490
Peter

491
Fred

numbers 490 and 491 seem to be on one base with a 4 inch by 4 inch cement post coming out of the end of it.

492
Fred A.
son of A. & M.E. SEARS
died Mar. 27, 1888
aged 18 y, 9 m. 4 d.
north side of stone

Abner SEARS
born Oct. 30, 1842
died Sept. 10, 1906
west side of stone

Margaret L.
wife of Abner SEARS
born Oct. 19, 1849
died May 8, 1905
south side off stone

493
Father
flag on grave

494
Mother
number 493 and 494 are on one base with a 4 inch by 4 inch cement post just base.

495
Father
David R.
son of T. & A.M. CANTRELL
born Sept. 19, 1853
died Mar. 18, 1893

496
Minnie
wife of L. W. DODGE
1859-1919

numbers 495 and 496 share one base

497
CANTRELL
Thomas CANTRELL
born Dec. 25, 1822
died July 27, 1910

Almeda M.
his wife
born Mar. 14, 1827
died June 25, 1898
double stone

498
Mother

499
Father

4inch by 4 inch cement post

500
gray stone

501
Jeannette C. LYNDE
born June 11, 1822
died Feb. 1, 1892
north side of stone

LYNDE
west side of stone

502
Father
Geo. S. DE VORE
died June 9, 1900
aged 77 years

503
Mother

504
DE VORE
large stone

505
Emma
wife of James S. DE VORE
died July 13, 1891
aged 28 years

506
Emma

507
George W. TILLMAN
Michigan
Pvt 20 Field Artv
5 Div
September 13, 1936

508
Lena TILLMAN
1864-1908

509
Little Mary
dau of F. A. & L. M. TILLMAN
died Feb. 18, 1893
aged 1 y; 7 m; 23 d’s,

510
Frank TILLMAN
1864-1950

511
Ida M. TILLMAN
1867-1948
numbers 510 and 511 share one base

512
Frank A. TILLMAN
1898-1948
GAR marker

513
Benjamin B. FISHER
1878-1938

514
Agnes M. FISHER
1892-1918

515
FOX
Robert R. M.D.
1870-1942

Mary E. ORR
1877-1950
double stone-GAR marker-Women’s Relief Corp. marker

516
Martica E.
infant dau of R.R. & M.E. FOX
aged 1 yr; 5 mos; 4 d’s.

517
Cortland E. FOX
1902-1902

Roberta A. FOX
1908-1909
double stone

numbers 516 and 517 share one base

518
Elmer L. HAVILAND
1864-1926

519
Harriet L. HAVILAND
1875-1946

520
Nettie E. HAVILAND
1902-1903

521
Anna L. HAVILAND
1836-1908

522
Eldred C. HAVILAND
1904-1929

523
John W. TILLMAN
1832-1906

524
Hannah M. TILLMAN
1837-1928

525
TILLMAN
large stone

526
Ida E.
dau of J.W. & H.M. TILLMAN
1859-1906

Read by Karen and Shirley Gorman, June 1998.
Copyright © 1998.