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OAKWOOD CEMETERY, Bennington, Shiawassee, Michigan
Section 2
This section is located in the southwest corner of the cemetery, bound by the drive entering off M-52 and exiting onto Bennington Road and the roads themselves. The stones were numbered from the north (drive) to the south (Bennington Road). The rows were numbered from the west (M-52) to the east (drive).
row 1
1
Robert HUDSON Jr.
US Navy
World War II
1919-1992
2
Louie E. LUFT
Michigan
PFC 41 Balloon Co Air Service
World War I
April 23, 1895 - March 20, 1947
row 2
3
Veteran marker, no stone
4
Albert R. RIDEOUT
1933-1990
5
VanHOUSEN
Mom married Dad
Irene M Oct. 2, Robert T.
1919-1996 1942 1916-
double stone
6
LUFT
Dad
Edward E.
June 8, 1907
March. 4, 1978
7
LUFT
Mom
Ila I.
August 21, 1917
Octobert 7, 1999
row 3
8
LUFT
F. Lee Virginia L.
1936-1985 1938-1998
double stone
row 4
9
MACKLIN
Geraldine Leroy N.
August 17, 1945 December 8, 1941
August 8, 1992
double stone
10
KUIPERS
Vickie A. married Robert D.
1947 Dec. 18, 1963 1947-1989
double stone
11
EARLY
Merlyn married Paul
“Petie” May 16, “Papa”
Jan. 6, 1948 1970 Jan.24, 1948
Nov. 19, 1997
double stone
12
ARISS
Marie F. married James F.
1938-1997 January 28, 1957 1936-2001
double stone
13
SHEETS
Plen J. Barbara L
1921-1997 1945
double stone
row 5
14
Our precious Daughter
Ashley Lauren BROTHERS
Nov. 7, 1990
Dec. 5, 1990
15
Loving Mother
Elmeda N. MACKLIN
Dec. 1, 1920
Oct. 22, 2000
16
Denny K. MACKLIN
Nov. 16, 1952
Feb. 22, 2000
Loving Father, Son, Brother and Friend
row 6
17
My Son
Billy R. DUMOND
1970- 1973
18
Audrey J. DUMOND
Aug. 30, 1926-
Robert Carl DUMOND
Michigan
S 1 US Navy
World War II
Nov. 7, 1923 - July 8, 1973
double stone
19
CAVERLY
Berniece I. Harry E.
July 24, 1926 Dec 28, 1929
March 23, 1987 May. 30, 2000
double stone
20
HICKMOTT
Lorna G. married Wayne A.
1943- July 14, 1962 1943-1994
double stone
row 7
21
NOBLE
Ruberta M. John A.
1915-1997 1907-1985
double stone
22
Beloved Mother, Grandmother & great Grandmother “Mimi”
Marguerite G. HEARIN
April 23, 1919
December 13, 1994
23
Husband
William E. PRATT
May 23, 1938 - June 19, 1967
24
Beloved Husband
Harry WIELER Jr.
1924-1974
25
Rose M. Ronald H.
1947- 1945-1990
WIELER
double stone-veteran marker
row 8
26
William E. OVIATT
1937-2000
27
OVIATT
Doris B. married Don A.
1906- June 30, 1926 1904-1978
double stone
28
COLLINS
Mabel E. Charles M.
1886-1969 1886-1972
double stone
29
Wayne LeRoy ANDREWS
US Navy
Korea
Jan. 8, 1934 - Jul. 11, 2000
30
GARDNER
Claude Ruth SAWYER
1900-1969 1903-1986
double stone
row 9
31
ALEXANDER
Delbert E. Margaret A.
1919- 1924-
double stone
32
FOSTER
Glen B. Margaret
1901-1976 1910-1999
double stone
33
Jean OLMSTEAD WARREN
Dec. 28, 1925
34
Basil George WARREN
Nov. 19, 1907
Apr. 13, 1985
35
LEONARD
Pauline A. Russell C.
1915- 1912-
double stone
36
COULSON
Edwin
1925-1994
double stone left side is blank
37
SCHMIDTFRANZ
Ethel M. married Wayne A.
1928- Sept. 27, 1947 1928-
double stone
row 10
38
Mary E. CLAYTON
1887-1950
39
JENISON
Beth E. Chester B.
1922-1996 1910-1972
Vet WWII
double stone-veteran marker
40
FOESZ
Anna B. Alfred J.
1896-1976 1891-1978
double stone
41
GALE
Husband Wife
Earl W. Helen A.
1903-1990 1908-1985
double stone
42
MILLER
Mother Father
Imelda F. (BACON) Donald J.
Feb. 17, 1931 January 21, 1925
November 27, 1998
double stone
row 11
43
LONG
Berniece Harold E.
1897-1984 1895-1972
double stone
44
Chester L. CASE
S 1 US Navy
Apr. 5, 1905 - Mar. 20, 1974
45
Leota E. CASE
July 22, 1916
Mar. 12, 1997
46
Clifford W. WRIGHT
WR US Army
Korea
1933-1993
47
Maurice SCHELL
May 2, 1932 - July 31, 1999
Read and prepared by S. Gorman October 2002. Copyright © 2002 – 2003.