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Lovejoy Cemetery, Shiawassee County, Michigan
section 4,-This section is located between the second grass access drive and the edge of the hill on the east. The rows were numbered west to east and the stones were numbered north to south.
row 1
1
HURD
Phebe A. Frank D.
1885-1980 1883-1956
double stone
2
Berneice R. BALES
1908-1929
daughter
3
Alvah P. HALE
1861-1904
4
stone flat on the ground and grass covered, no visible writing
5
stone is flat on the ground, no visible writing
6
Harvey D. HALE
Michigan
PVT Co. D 24 Regt Mich Inf
Civil War
1828-1883
7
F. A. HULETT
1841-1916
8
Elmer HULETT
1875-1941
flag on grave
9
Ella M.
wife of E. A. HULETT
1879-1913
10
HUFF
Charley H. Hattie M
1854-19(blank) 1857-1935
Maude L
18__-18__
large triple stone off base and laying on the ground
11
A. A. JONES
1865-1923
12
A. J. JONES
1853-1909
13
Charles E.
1846-1930
Co. B. 20-N.Y. Cav.
see number 42
14
Olive A.
1850-1923
see number 42 - numbers 11, 12, 13 and 14 are all the same style
15
Claud M.
son of C. & O. DENISON
died Nov. 2, 1872
aged 11 yr’s; 18 d’s.
16
erected 1895
SHERMAN
west side of large stone
17
Rufus JOHNSON
died ______1875
aged 58 yr’s; 3 m’s; & 29 d’s.
Mason logo
18
Our darling
Naomi Mary PROWANT
April 14, 1918
July 27, 1921
Baby
19
William Leroy SHAFER
August 1, 1925
Daniel Leroy SHAFER
November 16, 1926
November 29, 1927
double stone
20
Orpha
on top of stone
see number 21
20A
old unreable stone goes with number 21
21
__________
wife of A. E. ANDREWS
born Apr. 25, 1858
died May 16, 1889
ANDREWS
west side of stone
Anna
wife of A. E. ANDREWS
1864-1918
south side of stone
Albert
1844-1922
east side of stone
_______
dau of ___________
1887
north side of stone
22
Albert
see number 21
23
Anna
see number 21
24
Nellie I.
dau. of C. & C. A. POWLISON
born Nov. 5, 1884
died May 29, 1904
25
Mother
Clara A. ANDREWS
wife of C. POWLISON
born June 20, 1850
died Sept. 7, 1892
26
Father
Cornelius POWLISON
1857-1924
27
Clifford A. POWLISON
1881-1961
Oddfellows marker
28
Mother
Elizabeth A. POWLISON
1836-1914
29
At Rest
John V. POWLISON
died Nov. 22, 1884
aged 56 y’s; 7 m’s; 10 d’s.
Co. E First Mich.
Engineers and Mechanics
POWLISON
west side of large stone
30
Father
John V. POWLISON
1832-1884
see number 29
31
Dorr
son of C. & E. POWLISON
born Oct. 30, 1888
died Dec. 5, 1888
32
Infant
son of C. & E. POWLISON
born Apr. 26, 1890
died May 6, 1890
33
POWLISON
Evva Clarence
1861-1948 1859-1924
double stone-first name as it appears on stone
34
Mother
Sarah FERGUSON
1829-1909
35
FERGUSON
west side of large stone
36
Father
Allan FERGUSON
1831-1899
37
Mother
Catharine BANKS
1854-1930
38
Father
Fred BANKS
1855-1939
39
Erwin H. BANKS
1879-1892
row 2
40
HALE
west side of large stone
41
Charles W. SMITH
1847-1931
42
DENISON
Charles E.
1846-1930
Olive A.
1850-1923
double stone
43
Grandma
Polly
born 1791
died 1869
see number 16
44
Mother
Mary J.
born 1824
died 1895
see number 16
45
Father
Milo P.
born 1820
died 1897
see number 16
46
Sister
Ella E.
1856-1902
see number 16
47
Wilva Mary
daughter of E. & M. PROWANT
1927-1932
48
James C. MC CREDIE
1864-1902
49
Cornelius POWLISON
west side of large stone
row 3
50
Clara E. Harris
1889-1976
51
WILLIAMS
William H. Ethel E.
1868-1922 1884-1915
double stone
52
Irene M. HARRIS
Aug. 6, 1927
53
Mellie E. WEBSTER
1839-1919
54
George F. WEBSTER
1834-1891
55
Margaret
wife of John T. DENISON
died Jan. 11, 1880
aged 63 years ________
56
Mother
Mary Jane
1844-1933
57
Albert L.
1842-1909
58
Clifford L.
son of A. & M. SMEDLEY
died Sept. 23, 1879
aged 11 m’s; 13 d’s.
59
E. Addie
wife of Seymore HOKEN
died Feb. 19, 1879
aged 26 y’s; 6 m’s; 27 d’s.
top is off large square base
60
E. Addie
footstone next to base
see number 59
61
Dear Aunt
Emma A. Watson
1879-1950
62
John CLOW
born Oct. 14, 1816
died Apr. 6, 1891
Lany FISHBAUGH CLOW
born Sept. 16, 1826
died July 12, 1898
CLOW
west side of double stone
63
Mother
see number 62
64
Ronald J. FAWCETT
1927-1978
Ronald J. FAWCETT
PFC US Army
World War II
Jul 25, 1927 - Apr 12, 1978
footstone
65
Levi BECKWITH
stone is sunk in the ground
66
BILLS
Father Mother
Seward A. Ida M.
1856-1941 1862-1952
double stone
67
Mother
Sarah _ BEDELL
died Apr. 29, 1893
aged 63 yr’s; 5 m’s; 11 d’s.
68
Father
Elias BEDELL
died May 12, 1895
aged 79 yr’s; 8 m’s; 9 d’s.
69
Ruth John
1901-1986 1897-1983
double stone-Mason Logo
see number 86
70
Sarah J. DRURY
1887-1941
71
Selby H. DRURY
1851-1908
72
footstone size stone, no visible writing
73
Ann
wife of Myron ALGE____
stone is sunk in the ground, no visible writing
74
Muff
Marvin Richard GRAIM
Dec. 14, 1927-Oct. 13, 1990
west side of stone
Marvin R. GRAIM
Sgt. U.S. Army
World War II
Dec. 14, 1927-Oct. 13, 1990
VFW logo
east side of stone
75
PATCHETT
Enoch
1865-1924
Sarah his wife
1866-1940
west side of double stone
76
Uncle
Thomas REVILL
1857-1930
77
Worn stone-unreadable
Row 4
78
WESTCOTT
Russel G. Rosella M.
1901-1964 1906-1999
west side of quad stone
WILLARD
Albert V. Pauline E.
1898-1984 1900-1974
east side of quad stone
79
William H. WILLIAMS
1868-1922
80
Ester J.
his wife
died Aug. 26, 1912
aged 55 y’s; 9 m’s; 10 d’s.
north side of stone
Robert DENISON
Co F 94 NY Vol
died Aug. 10, 1896
aged 58 yrs.
DENISON
west side of stone
81
Father
see number 80
82
SMEDLEY
west side of large stone
82A
Frances M.
1915-(blank)
see number 83
82B
Earl H.
1901-1975
see number 83-numbers 82A and B are between rows
83
KNAPP
west side of large stone
84
HARRISON
together forever
Edith E. Harold R.
1912-1992 1907-1979
double stone
84A
ABRAMS
Mabel O. Percy D.
1899-1992 1902-1978
double stone
85
BILLS
northwest side of stone
BEDELL
southwest side of stone
BEDELL
Southeast side of stone
BILLS
north east side of stone
86
DRURY
west side of large stone
87
Altie M.
wife of Frank S______
died Nov. 21, 1880
27 y’s; 2 m’s; 1 dy.
88
Fred E. WILKERSON
1880-1919
89
GRAIM
Emma Charles E.
1888-1966 1877-1960
double stone
90
Son
Thomas M. GRAIM
1924-1948
row 5
91
Our precious baby
Megan L. RAYSIN
Nov. 20, 1987
Dec. 15, 1987
92
GRAHAM
Duncan Goldie EDDY
1876-1937 1889-1977
double stone
93
Father
Henry C. FAY
1831-1906
94
Deloss L.
son of H. C. & E. M. FAY
born Nov. 24, 1861
died June 24, 1894
Huband of
stone is sunk in the ground
95
Mother
Ester M. FAY
1833-1910
96
WILLIAMS
Mother Father
Sarah M. John J.
1869-1942 1865-1927
double stone between rows 4 and 5
97
Jane C.
wife of L. C. EDDY
stone is sunk in the ground
98
L. C. EDDY
born July 3, 1818
died May 10, 1898
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen marker
99
stone is sunk in the ground by some tree roots
100
BEDELL
Mother Father
Mary A. Robert
1876-1962 1861-1954
double stone
100A
old base no stone
101
Father
William FERRIS
born Jan. 28, 1839
died Jan. 13, 1907
aged 68 yr’s; 11 m’s; 13 d’s.
stone is off it’s base
102
Mother
Catherine FERRIS
born ______
died Feb. 16, 1895
50 yr’s; 1 m’s; 23 d’s.
103
____________
born __________
aged 7 ____; 10 m’s;
numbers 101, 102 and 103 are all the same style
104
Frank L. CARVEN
Michigan
PVT 330 MG BN 85 Div.
World War I
April 30, 1896-May 4, 1951
105
Anna M.
1882-1971
see number141A
106
Frank S.
1878-1933
see number 141A
107
Our son
Dustin Bradley GANGRAW
Feb. 26. 1970
Jan. 19, 1971
108
Susie M. SAYRE
1868-1942
109
Fred D. SAYRE
1869-1943
110
Ella
_____ E. & S. ALDRICH
stone is sunk in the ground
111
__________
dau. of A.& A. GRISWOLD
Jan. 11, Feb. 28
1897
stone is sunk in the ground
112
Wells B. GRISWOLD
1881-1908
113
Arthur B. GRISWOLD
1853-1901
114
Arilla GRISWOLD
1862-19 (blank)
115
Our Baby
Mabel Jane GRAY
Oct. 18, 1913 - Oct. 21.
116
Ada A.
dau of Wm. & J. GRAY
died June 30, 1894
aged 14 yr’s; 5 m’s; 9 d’s.
117
Mother
Jane D. GRAY
1843-1912
118
Father
William GRAY
1841-1890
119
Alfred A. GRAY
1872-1948
120
Alex
see number 122
121
Mary
see number 122
122
Alex QUICK
Apr. 20, 1820
Jan. 27, 1894
north side of stone
Wm. _ CASE
Aug.____18__
1896
CASE
west side of stone
Frank E.
husband of Nora E. CASE
Nov. 16, 1872
May 22, 1895
south side of stone
122A
old unreadable stone
123
Frank
see number 122
124
_________HARDING
died Oct. 13, 1842
AE 44 years
Loisa
wife of S. W. HARDING
died Feb. 19, 1846
AE 29 years ; 3 m’s;
double stone-broken and flat on the ground
125
Alla C.
____ 28, 186_
67 yr’s; 3 m’s; 18 d’s.
broken and laying flat on the ground
126
Hartford CARGILL
died Jan. 13, 1861
aged 67 yr’s; 9 m’s; & 15 d’s.
127
Elizabeth
_________
__________
Aug. 2_, 18__
AE ____; 6 m’s; 29 d’s.
128
Ray A. HUNTER
1889-1916
129
Elizabeth HUNTER
1858-1928
130
Donald J. WRIGHT
1913-1921
130A
In Memory of` our Son & Brother
SGT Albert C. WRIGHT
who was killed in WW II and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery & Memorial
in St. Avoid, France
131
WRIGHT
Emma E. Leon E.
1882-1962 1886-1945
double stone
row 6
132
EDDY
A loving wife & Mother Till we meet again
Mary Louise Frank H.
(GRAHAM)
Sept. 30, 1928 June 14, 1921
Mar. 11, 1994
double stone
133
ELLWOOD
Donald H. Catherine J.
1927-1977 1922-1977
double stone
134
Ellen
wife of Albert SMITH
born Aug. 19, 1843
died Sept. 26, 1897
SMITH
135
Belva I. PROCTOR
1913-1984
136
Ernest E. PROCTOR
1906-1953
137
Howard E. PROCTOR
1937-1975
138
Duane M. VANCISE
1932-1934
139
FERRIS
west side of large stone
140
Linda Diane CRAVEN
October 30, 1950
Our Baby
141
Doris Jean
Apr. 30, 1929
Nov. 1, 1949
141A
CRANDELL
west side of large stone
142
SAYRE
east and west sides of large stone
143
Ethel E. WISELEY
1901-1980
144
FAWCETT
James Sr. Martha J.
1859-1943 1870-1936
double stone
145
John SPAID
1873-1932
flag on grave
146
GRISWOLD
west side of large stone
147
GRAY
Mabel Jane Homer C.
1894-1977 1886-1952
double stone
148
GRAY
west side of large stone
149
Alice Jane RANDALL
1887-1955
150
Theodore O
son of _. L. & E. J. DE______
died
stone is flat on the ground and broke
151
Ida L.
this is an old stone
152
Henry A. CARGILL
died Oct. 6, 1862
aged 26 yr’s; 6 m’s; 25 d’s.
153
Matham CARGILL
____________
_____________
154
cement urn
row 7
155
Althea FERGUSON
1901-1989
156
A. J. FERGUSON
1897-1936
157
Anna FERGUSON
1874-1957
158
James FEGUSON
1866-1933
159
G. W. HOPKINS
erected by
name is on top of stone and stone is sunk almost to ground level
160
Marvin Hayes LUECKEMAN
SFC U. S. Army
Korea Vietnam
Jan. 17, 1926-Mar. 1, 1984
161
Pauline J. SNOW
Ellwood LUECKEMAN
1926-
162
J. D. ELLWOOD
Michigan
EM2 USNR
World War II
Dec. 12, 1924-July 7, 1968
163
ELLWOOD
Lillie B. William E.
1887-1951 1885-1958
double stone
164
Beebe TROBSBELL
died Apr. 22, 1849
AE 44 y’s; 7 m’s.
165
____ba__ R.
wife of Beebe TROBSBELL
died March 30, 1873
aged 65 yrs.
166
J. S. COLE
24 th Mich Inf.
167
Howard L. WARE
died ______ 8, 1891
aged 18 yr’s; 11 m’s; 20 d’s.
168
Edwin WARE
1850-1906
his wife
Emma
1855-(blank)
double stone-stone is tipped over
169
Emma Ware
1852-1922
170
Arrilla BROMFIELD
1834-1906
171
Chas. P. JONES
Co K
9 Mich. Inf.
172
Luther POTTER
died March 8, 1880
49 yr’s; 5 m’s; 27 d’s.
173
Caroline
wife of John K. POTTER
died Feb. 29, 1880
aged
stone is sunk in the ground
174
George W. WISELEY
PVT U.S. Army
World War II
1921-1980
175
Frank M. QUICK
Michigan
1st SGT 338 Inf 85 Div
World War I
Nov. 7, 1891-May 9, 1952
176
Stone with no visible writing on it
177
Stella
Dau of C. R. & A. FOX
died Sept. 10, 18__
aged 7 m’s & ____
178
Arabell
wife of Calvin R. FOX
died Jan. 1, 1879
aged 28 yr’s; 4 m’s; 27 d’s.
179
wife
Mary Eva SMITH
1895-1965
180
Father
Rev. R. E. SMITH
1891-1969
181
Wife
Beatrice H. SMITH
1887-1951
182
B. Helene SMITH
1923
183
R. Alston SMITH
1921-1922
184
Mother
wife of Chas. HERRIMAN
1830-1898
stone is off base on the ground
185
Father
Chas. HERRIMAN
1834-1885
stone is off base on the ground
186
____________HERRIMAN
died ____ 23, 1884
aged 10 yr’s; 5 m’s; 25 d’s.
187
Mary E. GRIFFIN
1862-1901
188
GRIFFIN
west side of large stone
189
Alonzo GRIFFEN
1859-1935
Mason logo
190
Lou A. GRIFFIN
1864-1955
Eastern Star logo
191
Aaron HUFF
born Mar. 6, 1821
died Feb. 23, 1901
Elizabeth
his wife
born Aug. 22, 1832
died July 30, 1910
HUFF
west side of double stone
HUFF
east side of stone
192
Husband
Luther I. Osborn
1893-1950
193
Betsey GRIFFIN CORESON
1857-1888
194
Father
Daniel CORESON
1851-1891
row 8
195
Isaac COLLINS
1846-1927
196
a flag
197
Mother
Catherine
wife of L. F. RANDOLPH
1840-1899
west side of stone
Lorezo F. RANDOLPH
husband of Catherine
1836-1909
east side of stone
198
BEDELL
Eva Marie Eluas X. L.
1906-1990 1901-1966
west side of double stone
BEDELL
east side of stone
199
Minnie
beloved daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Herbert GOLLOP
born Nov. 1, 1900
died Sept. 10, 1903
age 2 yr’s; 110 m’s; 7 days.
200
Eva FOSTER
1863-1901
201
JORDAN
Barbara (TYLER) Richard Arlen
1926- 2000 1928-1986
married Sept. 12, 1948
there is a star with US in the center of it between the two dates on Richard
west side of double stone
Richard Arlen JORDAN
S Sgt U. S. Marine Corps
World War II Korea
1928-1986
202
Claude E. MC ALLISTER
Michigan
Pvt. Co B 10 Infantry
World War I
May 22, 1890-June 22, 1960
203
Florence MC ALLISTER
ANDREWS
Mar. 25, 1892-Mar. 22, 1986
204
Lydia Mae MC ALLISTER
1920-1930
205
daughter
Betty L. CREEDON
1933-
206
Mother
Avis M. LYNCH
1913-
207
VAN CISE
Sadie E. CHARLES D.
1907-1978 1908-1983
double stone
208
Pauline L. QUICK
Feb. 13, 1898
July 12, 1991
209
BILLS
Olive F. Wilbur H.
1916-2002 1906-1968
double stone
210
Husband
Paul D. Koerner
1916-1989
211
Daughter
Ruth E. SMITH
1916-1964
212
Mother
Emma H. BAXTER
1852-1933
213
HERRIMAN
Nelson J. Mable A.
1868-1941 1870-1959
double stone
214
_____________
died Nov. 8, 1885
aged 51 yr’s; 8 m’s; __ d’s.
HERRIMAN
row 9
215
Kyle R. SMITH
1912-1932
216
wife
stone is sunk in the ground
217
BECSI
Father Mother
Peter P. Clara
1888-1951 1893-1984
double stone
218
Steve BECSI
1911-1912
219
Steve BECSI
1863-1911
220
Lucy D.
1885-1973
see number 221
221
Thomas A. LUCAS
1877-1933
numbers 220 and 221 match in style and color
222
SMITH
John Mary A.
1852-1935 1856-1930
double stone
223
Mother
Nancy J. AMIBAL
1844-1921
224
Lutetia wife of Pinhis PUTMAN
died
stone is sunk in the ground
225
_arker P. PUTMAN
died
stone is sunk in the ground
226
there are two stone here side by side
Mother
older stone
Lucy SUTERLAND
1868-1913
newer type stone
227
GOULD
west side of stone
228
Father
Tony A.
(may be GOULD but stone is broke and worn at surname)
died Apr. 16, 1899
ground is sunk in the ground
229
WISELEY
Joseph H. Jessie R.
____-____ 18__-19__
a cement marker and badly worn
230
Bentas
died_____12, 1855
____46 yr’s; 8 m’s; & 18 d’s.
stone is flat on the ground and broke
231
Father and Mother
ARTHUR
west side of stone
Edward ARTHUR
Oct. 14, 1833
Sept. 20, 1876
south side of stone
Harriet L. ARTHUR
June 3, 1836
Dec. 26, 1893
north side of stone
232
Alton R. SIMONS
Illinois
SC 2 U. S. Navy
World War II
Oct. 14, 1925-July 24, 1970
233
Son & Brother
Scott Eric HELGESON
Dec. 27, 1960
Aug. 22, 1978
west side of stone
Scotty
east side of stone
234
Melinda
wife of Thomas SMITH
died April 7, 1852
E. 40 yr’s; 11 m’s; 26 d’s.
stone is flat on the ground and broken
235
Thomas SMITH
died Aug. 22, 1894
aged 89 yr’s; 5 m’s; 5 d’s.
stone is flat on the ground and broken
236
Mother
________
wife of _ MC COMB Jr.
1813-1870
stone is flat on the ground and off base
237
George MC COMBS Jr.
died Mar. 21, 1864
aged 51 yr’s & 6 m’s.
stone is broken and flat on the ground
238
George MC COMBS
died Aug. 26, 1850
AE 90 yr’s.
stone is broken and flat on the ground
239
Mother
Mary J. GRIFFEN
1835-1906
240
Little Johnny
Mar.-Oct. 1862
see number242
241
Father
Reuben GRIFFIN
1826-1912
Bat H 1 Mich. Lt. Art.
242
GRIFFIN
west side of large stone
243
Adah FOWLER
1822-1917
244
Mother
see number 191
245
Father
see number 191
246
MONROE
Birdie S. Chas. E.
1878-19(blank) 1866-1943
double stone
247
Jason
son of Reuben & Mary _ GRIFFEN
died Aug. __, 1872
aged 28 yr’s; 10 m’s; 17 d’s.
Mason logo
row 10
248
SMITH
north side of large stone
249
Foot stone size stone-no writing
250
small thick grey stone no visible writing
251
STOCKDALE
Roseanna John Leo
1894-1971 1892-1975
double stone
252
WARSTLER
Hugh T. Kathryn M.
1896-1987 1906-1985
double stone
253
Allan E. DRURY
Nov. 10-11, 1950
254
Harold J. HYDE
1899-1953
255
Blanche A. HYDE
1877-1962
256
Husband
Clarence HYDE
1867-1924
257
VAN CISE
Albert M. Virginia L.
1919-1983 1917-1979
double stone
258
Russell V. VAN CISE
May 4 1910
Aug. 6, 1973
259
Father
Clarence J. WISELEY
1902-1973
260
Isabell C.
wife of _. J. BENTL___
__________
_________
stone is broke and flat on the ground and grass covered
261
PIPER
Opal Irene Frank
1911-1974 1905-1995
double stone
262
CUNNINGHAM Sisters
Rhonda Debbie
1963-1978 1959-1978
double stone
263
Father
Frank L. FLUENT
1879-1914
264
Rose HARRINGTON
1867-1922
265
Geo. O. HARRINGTON
1860-1934
266
Betsey B. DIBBLE
1818-1910
267
Theresa RHODES
1846-1932
268
GRIFFEN
Anna C. James W.
1865-1947 1869-1945
double stone
269
HUTTON
Arthur C. Berenice J.
1887-1936 1889-1985
double stone
270
Mary Lou (HUTTON)
ADAMS
Aug. 14, 1921
May 15, 1997
271
Minerva GIFFEN LEWIS
1852-1869
read by Karen and Shirley Gorman summer of 1999.
Proofed and update November 2002 by S. Gorman.
Copyright © 1999 – 2003.