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This tree filled cemetery is located on Bennington Road at the south west corner of Colby Road. We started reading from the gate on Colby Road and worked our way to the west fence. We read the rows from south to north. This cemetery has been divided into two pages. A link for part two is located at the bottom of this page.

Row 1

1
BERTHUM
(stone bench)

2
Our beloved Mother
Wenona M. SABISCH
Sept 6, 1930-June 24, 1993

3
HARRIS
Thelma E.
1914-
Maurice W.
1906-1980
double stone

4
HUSTED
Orvel D.
1901-1975
Goldie M.
1908-1991
double stone

5
Pat SCHRADER
1911-1975
my beloved Husband
has a clock with the time as 12:25 and says My Friend Time

6
RUSSELL
Roy C.
1905-1978
Addie L.
1915-1995
double stone

7
our baby
Patricia Lee BECKER
July 22, 1980

8
L. M.
small white stone

9
COLBY
large stone between rows 1 and 2

10
L. M.
small white stone

11
C. G.
small white stone

12
small gray stone no apparent writing

13
Henry F. REYNOLDS
Sept. 27, 1880
Feb. 20, 1939

14
REYNOLDS
Thrulie F.
May 30, - June 2, 1930

Ed J.
Apr. 15-16, 1931

Myrland A.
Feb. 11, 1937

Betty L.
Aug. 23-24, 1938
all appear on one small stone, top to bottom one side.

15
cement urn on a cement base with a floral arrangement

16
Nellie E.
dau of J.C. & E.F. REYNOLDS
sunk in the ground

17
Emily F.
wife of J.C. REYNOLDS
1856-1913

18
James C. Reynolds
1856-1923

19
small gray stone

20
Susanah ASHER WETMORE
died Mar. 5, 1883
aged 71 years

21
small gray stone

22
Marcellus C. HARRIS
died Sept. 15, 1867
aged 60 yrs, 6 mo; 19 da

23
Newton D.
son of M. P. & A. D. HARRIS
died June 9, 1852
aged 2 yrs; 2 mo; 19 da;

24
I. A. H.
small white stone

25
Ida A.
dau of C.S. & S. M. HARRIS
died June 29, 1865
aged 1 yr; 3 mo; 17 da;

Row 2

26
PECK
Richard Guy
Oct 8, 1924-
Oma
Sept. 19, 1918-Dec. 30, 1981
married Mar. 9, 1945
double stone

27
WULFF
Large stone

Alfred F. WULFF
T Sgt US Army
World War II
1916-1977
as a footstone to large stone

28
Mother
Alice A. WULFF
1922-1981

29
SHELDON
Friedericke
1899-1971
Jesse
1898-1969
double stone

30
George A. COOPER
1935-

31
Janet L. COOPER
1938-

32
our baby
George A. COOPER, Jr.
Aug 1-15, 1955

33
Albert W.
son of W.A. & M. COOPER
1925-1927

34
G. A. COOPER
Large stone between rows 2 and 3

35
Minnie E. COOPER
1906-1957

36
Walter A. COOPER
1890-1967

37
Robert HEARNDEN
1815-1867

Sarah his wife
1830-1911
double stone

38
Leander J. CHURCH
1844-1927

39
Charles C. PURDY
died Jan 23, 1877
aged 32 yrs; 11 mo; 26 da;

40
Etta E.
1867-1897
see number 41

41
WATSON
south side of large stone between rows 1 and 2

ELLIS
north side

42
Horace A.
1840-1930
see number 41

43
Julina L.
1843-1927
see number 41

44
WILCOX
James WILCOX
Dec. 2, 1835 - Jan 15, 1905
Kind Husband and Father

Sarah C. HARPER
wife
May 27, 1833-May 8, 1920
A consistent Christian

45
Harvey J.
Aug. 6, 1869
Aug. 21, 1924
see number 44

46
Eva
A babe
see number 44

47
Caroline R.
May 12, 1871
May 1, 1880
see number 44

Row 3

48
HAYES
Kathleen M.
June 18, 1944 - May 4, 1993
James E.
Feb. 7, 1933-
double stone

49
John Henry HAYES
Michigan
Sgt 1125 Demob GP
World War I
Aug 17, 1889-Oct 27, 1968

50
Our Baby
Walter L. COOPER
Aug. 11, 1956
this stone is between rows 2 and 3
see number 34

51
Lillian May
daughter of G. & H. COOPER
Feb. 9, 1885
Dec 7, 1897

52
Hattie E.
1855-1918
see number 34

53
G. A . COOPER
1847-1926
between rows 3 and 4

54
Lucia
Apr. 3, 1875
aged 1 yr; 10 mo; 28 da;
south side of stone

Lester
died July 5, 1874
aged 2 yrs; 11 mo; 12 da;
north side of stone

Our other loved ones
MOORE
east side of stone

55
Eliza L. COLBY
born Oct. 21, 1825
died July 28, 1893

56
James S. COLBY
born Mar. 14, 1822
died Feb. 21, 1902

57
Wayne S. COLBY
born Jan. 9, 1888
died Dec 27, 1891

58
Lucille COLBY
born Feb. 6, 1895
died May 2, 1987

59
Georgia COLBY
born Mar. 14, 1861
died July 29, 1952

60
Rudolph COLBY
born Sept. 12, 1855
died Apr. 3, 1948

61
McGILLVRA
Charles L.
1844-1920
Adeline L.
1847-1884
double stone

62
Henry HUNT
1809-1852

Elizabeth HUNT
1811-1871
north side of double stone between rows 2 & 3

63
William Stanley
son of Samuel & Sarah NICHOLS
died Aug. 22, 1864
sunk in the ground

64
Bell NICHOLS
died Aug 5, 1874
aged 3 yrs; 9 mo; 13 da;

65
small gray stone

66
Anna
dau of M.C. & Martha M. HARRIS
died Mar. 31, 1862
aged___________

67
Edson L.
son of ___ & M. HARRIS
died Aug. 8, 1861
aged 1 yr.
broken and leaning against number 66

68
E. L. H.
Small gray stone

Row 4

69
CONN
Vern C.
1897-1975
Beatrice B.
1906
double stone

70
SASKA
Richard G.
1952-1980

Alma L.
1914-1983

Gerald H
1913-1998
triple stone

71
Arthur William
CARSTENS
1913- 1998
Ethel SASKA
CARSTENS
1915-
double stone

72
Minnie SASKA
1843-1923

73
Pearl SASKA
1887-1980
Henry SASKA
1882-1959
double stone

74
Everett V. FINNEY
1887-1948

75
Wallace W. MOORE
died Apr. 11, 1885
aged 51 years

MOORE
north side of large stone

76
My Wife
west side of stone

Alice C.
wife of Addison LEWIS
died May 18, 1877
aged 28 years
east side of stone

77
Sarah M.
wife of W. LEWIS
Apr. 7, 1831
Nov. 5, 1898

78
D. R. C.

79
LEWIS
north side of large stone

80
A. B.

81
Jennie
wife of F. H. LEWIS
May 19, 1860
Oct. 30, 1881

82
T. B.

83
J. L.

Row 5

84
Roy Carlon Jr.
STEWART
1965-1983

85
CONN
Elaine
1927-1974
Norman J.
1926-
west side of double stone

CONN
east side of stone

86
ARNETT
David
1928-

Virginia M.
1930-1995
married May 26, 1947
double stone

87
ARNETT
Ernest
1899-1982
Inez E.
1909-
double stone

88
KOSTOFF
Steve
1926-
Jean E.
1929-1996
double stone

89
WILLETT
Sidney L.
1890-1973
Mary M.
1904-1996
double stone

90
Henry M. WILLETT
1853-1921

91
MOORE
Frank A.
1882-1941
Edith D.
1894-1980
double stone

92
Father
see number 91

93
Matilda
wife of Asa BLACK
died Nov. 26, 1872
aged 40 yrs; 8m; 16 d.

-------
also two infant children
BLACK
east side of tall large stone

Lewis VAN CLEAVE
died July 4, 1871
aged 68 yrs; 8 m; 11 d.
south side of stone

Asa BLACK
June 4, 1826
Sept. 19, 1897
north side of stone

94
M. B.
see number 93

95
A. B.
see number 93

96
L. V C.
see number 93

97
Luther HARTSHORN
died Apr. 20, 1891
aged 72 y; 4 m; 10 d.

98
this is a grave marker between number 97 and 99. It is made of pipe, a rectangle in shape with legs. There a good size dove hanging in the center of it with small urns at each corner. There are oval cement tablets on top rail on the two short ends of the rectangle.

99
Achsah
wife of Luther HARTSHORN
died Dec. 28, 1861
aged 42 yrs; & 4 mo.

Row 6

100
ARNETT
Ernest L.
1926-1987
Jean E.
1931-
married Aug 15, 1952
veteran marker-double stone

101
Sheree A. DUFFIELD
(ARNETT)
1955-1975

102
REYNOLDS
Father
Perry N.
1887-1970

Mother
Thurlie
1897-1967
double stone

103
DECKER
Diana
1933-
Harold
1940-1979
double stone

104
BARTLETT
Irene G. (RN)
1906-1964
Duane G.
1905-1971
double stone

105
BARTLETT
Samuel G.
1862-1943
Elizabeth
1868-1959
double stone

106
gray footstone size stone

107
gray footstone size stone

108
F. A. H.

109
G. H.

110
gray foot stone size stone

111
gray foot stone size stone

112
SHAFFER
west side of large stone

113
Father
Justus T. BEMISS
stone has sunk in ground

114
Mary S.
wife of Justus T. BEMISS
died June 1, 1872
aged 40 yrs; 5 mo; 8 d’s

115
Ada
dau of J. & M. S. BEMISS
died Feb. 13, 1862
aged 6 mo’s.

116
Geo. Clinton LOOP
born Dec. 27, 1824
died Oct. _1, 1908
at Rest
stone broken and repaired

117
Sophia
wife of Jacob LOOP
died Dec. 10, 1867
aged 68 yrs; & 9 mo.

118
Nancy
wife of Jacob LOOP
died Nov. 20, 1863
aged 67 yrs; 1 mo; 19 days.
stone broken and repaired

119
Jacob LOOP
died Dec. 2, 1876
aged 84 yr; 2 mo; 11 d.
Mason logo

120
Orie
daughter of Orra & Hannah COOK
born Oct. 13, 1864
Aged 2 yr’s; 6 mo’s; 14 d’s.

121
daughter of Orra & Hannah COOK
died Dec. 24, 1864
aged 15 yrs; 6 mo; & 8 d’s
broken at top

top found leaning against number 122
Frances M..

122
Orra COOK
died Sept. 17, 1878
aged 67 yrs; & 8 m’s
Anchor on top of stone

123
Hannah E. COOK
born May 10, 1832
died May 5, 1912

Row 7

124
JASKOWIAH
Frank J.
1920-1990
Ruth E.
1928
married March 8, 1946
west side of double stone

Frank J. JASKOWIAH
Pvt. U. S. Army
World War II
Sept. 6, 1920-Feb. 5, 1990
east side of stone

125
Mother
Ruth Ann RIDDLE
1939-1977

126
BUCKHANON
Durene
1931-1993
James
1928-
double stone

127
Gavin HAMILTON
died June 15, 1888
aged 70 years.

128
gray stone the size of a foot stone

129
M.C.

130
Ettie O.
dau of W. & E. JOHNSTON
born Sept. 30, 1889
died
stone sunk in ground

131
Father and Mother

JOHNSON
west side of stone

132
George JOHNSTON
died Apr. 18, 1881
aged 73 yrs.
south side of stone

Ann JOHNSTON
died Feb. 11, 1881
aged 68 yrs.
north side of stone

133
S. G.

134
My wife
west side of stone

Mary A.
wife of T. G. GLADDEN
died Dec. 25, 18753
aged 27 yrs; 2 m; 13 d.
east side of stone

135
Charley
son of T. G. & M. A.GLADDEN
died March 27, 1871
aged 2 yrs; 2 m; & 6 d.

136
Sarah GLADDEN
1826-1870

137
Charles GLADDEN
1820-1890

138
A_ _ es M.
unreadable

139
Saxton COOK
died Sept. 3, 1876
aged 71 yrs; 3 m’s; 1 dy.

140
Laura D.
wife of Saxton COOK
Feb. 22, 1865
aged 51 yrs; 2 mo’s; & 17 d.
broken with the two pieces leaning together

141
Urania COOK
wife of Seth COOK
died Aug. 7, 1852
E. 76 yr; 10 m’s; 19 d’s.

142
Seth COOK
died Dec. 19, 1859
E. 77 yrs; 10 mo; 11 dy’s.

Row 8

143
son
Randy L. HENDERSON
Sept. 4, 1954
Sept. 9, 1984

144
BAUGHAN
Paul Wesley
1901-1975
Hazel ROLIXMAN
1901-1988
double stone

145
BAUGHAN
Nathan R.
1868-1942
Edith L.
1878-1941
double stone

146
gray footstone size stone
flat on ground and broken

147
Husband
Geo. A. HALL
Dec. 21, 1847
Aug. 27, 1913
148

Adella M. SHERIFF HALL
Wife of Geo. A. HALL
1862-1930
brass plate fastened to top of footstone

A. H.

149
Clarissa W.
wife of Daniel HALL
died Sep. 26, 1888
aged 67 yrs; 10 m; 13 d.

150
Frances A.
son of John W. & Nancy M. HALL
died
sunk in ground

151
Daniel HALL
died May 21, 1877
aged 60 y’s; 5 m’s; & 16 d’s.

152
Father
see number154

153
Mother
see number 153

154
LINDLEY
west side of large stone

David A. LINDLEY
died Jan. 21, 1895
aged 81 yrs; 9 m; 25 d.

Charlotte B.
wife of D. A. LINDLEY
died Jan. 26, 1892
aged 74 yr; 4 m; 18 d.
south side of stone

John LINDLEY
died April 10, 1858
aged 88 yrs.
north side of stone

155
Grandpa
see number 154

156
John LINDLEY
died Apr. 10, 1858
aged 88 year’s

157
Louisa LINDLEY
1845-1927

158
Chas. A. LINDLEY
1844-1921

159
Wm. HALL
died Jan. 3, 1855
aged 63 yrs.

160
S. J.

161
J. L.

162
B. J.

163
Harriet B. GRANT
died Oct. 28, 1867
aged 77 yrs; & 7 d’s.

164
Clara L.
dau of Daniel & Clarissa HALL
aged 13 years

Harriet E.
dau of Daniel & Clarissa HALL
aged 11 yrs; 3 mo; & 8 d’s.
double stone

along the fence by Bennington road in the center of the section that is at the corner of Bennington and Cook road. There is the following large stone with smaller stones around it in a circle which lies at the north end of rows 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

165
REYNOLDS
north side of large stone

Mary E.
wife of M. H. REYNOLDS
died Feb. 18, 1875
aged 38 years.

Mary J.
wife of M. H. REYNOLDS
died Aug. 10, 1880
aged 31 yrs.
west side of stone

Seneca REYNOLDS
died Apr. 14, 1872 aged 76 yrs.

Ann His wife
died Sept. 25, 1871 aged 67 yrs.

REYNOLDS
south side of stone

166
N. L.

167
Father
Myron H. REYNOLDS
1839-1919

168
M. J. R.
In loving remembrance
see number 165

169
Sister
Frankie L. LEMON
1865-1902

170
M. E. R.

Our dear Mary
see number 165

171
A. R.
see number 165

172 S. R.
see number 165

173
George S.
son of G. M. & M. P. REYNOLDS
died Sep. 2, 1886
aged 21 years

174
Mary P.
wife of Geo. M. REYNOLDS
died 1890
aged 64 yr’s.

175
George M.
husband of Mary P. REYNOLDS
died 1891
aged 66 yr’s

176
Father
Ed. REYNOLDS
1831-1904

177
Mother
Sarah REYNOLDS
1834-1916

the drive in from Bennington road goes thur here

Row 9

178
Beloved Mother & Grandmother
Irene J. SMITH
1933-1997

179
Sophronia "Michelle" PLONSKY
January 31, 1966
June 20, 1984

180
ANDERSON
Ruth BAUGHAN
1903-1989
Henery James
1902-1988
Son
Robert Duane
1930-1933
east side of triple stone

ANDERSON
west side of stone

181
Robert J. HOVIND
S3 U. S. Navy
Vietnam
Jan. 2, 1947
Dec. 8, 1984

182
William J. DARCY
Michigan
CPL BTRY C 213 AAA GUN BN
Korea BSM
March 11, 1932-Dec. 17, 1971

183
Nancy M. HALL
Mother
1837-1913

184
John W. HALL
Father
1839-1916

185
Mary HALL
daughter of J.W. & N.M. HALL
1874-18__

186
HALL
Margaret D.
1877-1966
Daniel W.
1879-1950
double stone

187
Our Little
Ormal E.
son of James & Matilla BALL
died Jan. 23, 1875
aged 1 mo; 27 d’s.

188
W. B.

189
Irving BALL
Sep. 23, 1877
Sep. 7, 1899

190
Cora BALL
1858-1901

191
O. B.

192
C. B.

193
PEARSON
south side of large stone between row 9 and drive

POST
James H. POST
Olive A. POST
north side of stone

194
Mother
1848-1908
see number 193

195
Father
1826-1881
see number 193

196
Carry POST
died Aug. 27, 1880
aged 6 mo’s; 19 d’s.
dau of J. & O. POST

197
Henry H.
see number 199

198
Mother
see number 199

199
Esther LEFFINGWELL
1840-1912
south side of stone

Linus W. LEFFINGWELL
1864-1955
east side of stone

Nora A. LEFFINGWELL
1873-1924
north side of stone

Henry A. LEFFINGWELL
died Feb. 10, 1888
aged 57 yrs; 9 mo’s; & 24 days.

LEFFINGWELL
west side of stone

200
Linus
see number 196

201
Nora
see number 196

202
Elias KINGSLEY
1834-1911

203
Fredie E.
son of Henry & Esther LEFFINGWELL
died Sept. 11, 1866
aged 6 mo’s

Row 10

204
Anna M. GREEN
June 13, 1934

205
Paul W. GREEN
Michigan
SGT S1GC USAR
May 5, 1930-March 18, 1969

206
Planted urn appears to be an unmarked grave

207
NAGELVOORT
west side of stone

NAGELVOORT
Bernard A.
1904-1987
Caroline E.
1902-1992
double stone-east side of stone

208
Don M. RICHARDSON
1894-1956

209
Emma L. RICHARDSON
1868-1934

210
Gail RICHARDSON
a stone made like a bench

211
Charles S. RICHARDSON
1860-1933

212
MATTOON
west side of large stone

213
Agnes A. MATTOON
1843-1930

214
Gershom W. MATTOON
1842-1911
Co. E. 6 Mich. Vol. Cav.
Served 3 1/2 yrs. under Gen. Custer

215
JONES
Nora
1870-1934
Fred
1863-1934
double stone

216
Mother
Mary BROWN
wife of W. H. JONES
1845-1883

217
Betsy E.
wife of W. H. JONES
died Feb. 25, 1866
aged
sunk in ground

218
B. E. J.
see number 214

219
Cecil
son of S. T. & C. H. WAUGH
died Nov. 21, 1879
south side of stone

220
Carrie H.
wife of S. T. WAUGH
died Dec. 27, 1893
aged 35 yr; 7 m’s; 28 d’s.

221
Elmer N. WAUGH
1867-1928
Mary D. WAUGH
1870-1940
double stone

222
WAUGH
large stone

2203Mother
Lois J.
wife of F. N. WAUGH
1884-1913

224
Father
Freeman N. WAUGH
1832-1915

225
Father

226
Mother

227
Jane S.
wife of A. C. COOPER
died Mar. 6, 1893
aged 72 y’s; 9 m’s; 12 d’s
south side of stone

COOPER
east side of stone

A. C. COOPER
died Aug. 10, 1876
aged 66 y’s; 8 m’s; & 29 d.
west side of stone

228
John T. COOPER
died June 12, 1895
aged 41 y’s; 9 m’s; 18 d’s

229
Blanche K. COOPER
1864-1949

230
Sadie J. COOPER
1892-1953

231
L. M. C.
see number 227

Read by Daniel, Karen and Shirley Gorman August 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.