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UNION PLAINS CEMETERY: section 1, part two of three.

On west side of Grand River Road between Vernon Road and Bath Road in Burns Township. Long narrow cemetery with many large old maple trees. New section is on the sight of the old Union Plains one room school house. We started reading on the north end west side.

Row 7

201
Luther PRATT
died June 3, 1902
aged 76 yrs; 22d’s.

Lunah S. his wife
died Aug. 13, 1893
aged 66 yrs; 10 m’s; 10 d’s.
west side of stone between rows 6 and 7
PRATT
east side of stone

202
BRANDT
Martha E.
June 20, 1918

Joseph J.
March 4, 1918
October 5, 1980

Harry A.
May 17, 1942
Mason logo
east side of stone
BRANDT
west side of stone

203
Joseph J. BRANDT
MM3 U. S. Navy
World War II
Mar. 4, 1918-Oct 5, 1980
behind number 202

204
HONSBERG
Richard
1891-1965

Emma
1893-1980
double stone

205
VROMAN
Dorothy M.
1939-

William D.
1938-

Wed
Aug. 20, 1955
double stone
VROMAN

206
Donald Wayne HAUEISEN
1916-1963

207
HAUEISEN
Henry M.
1865-1936

Ella M.
1868-1936
double stone

208
Frank L. HAUEISEN
1890-1974

209
SANDT
C. Alice
1871-1960

Victor I.
1871-1962
Eastern Star and Mason logo’s
double stone

210
William L. MC CONNELL
1870-1921

211
Mother
Ella MC CONNELL
May 27, 1873
June 13, 1954

212
Herbert MC CONNELL
1904-1946

213
MC CONNELL
Father
Fred
1894-1970

Mother
Eva
1901-1972
double stone

214
Arthur A. MC CONNELL
1934-1935

215
Mother
Ella M.
1865-1980
see number 217

216
Father
Adelbert
1862-1943
see number217

217
RATHBUN
large stone

218
Lucy L. RATHBUN
1905-1987

219
Cecil RATHBUN
U. S. Army
World War I
Nov. 16. 1895
Jan. 31, 1992

220
GULICK
Lewis E.
1870-1939

Myrtle L.
1878-1954
double stone

221
GULICK
Ellery D.
1902-1963

Anna
1901-1989
double stone

222
ARMSTRONG
Vesper
1908-1997

Dorothy
1911-1993
double stone

223
LEWIS
Ralph C.
1912-

Pauline V.
1913-
double stone
LEWIS

224
KIME
Thelma A.
"LEWIS"
1908-1979

Oliver W.
1903-1998
double stone

225
Mother
Minnie HARDY
1880-1914

226
Arlene OLMSTEAD
1915-1918

Pauline
1916-1918
double stone

227
HOLCOMB
west side of stone

John A. HOLCOMB
1854-1912
north side of stone

Carrie F. wife of
J. HOLCOMB
1862-(blank)
south side of stone

228
Mother
Manurva MERRILL
B. Nov. 30, 1820
D. Feb. 1, 1904

229
Phebe Eliza
wife of Wm. J. MOORE
died March 7, 1872
ag’d 25 y’s; 4 m’s; & 5 d’s.

230
Baby

231
Earl D. SHIVLIE
June 23, 1920
September 28, 1990
2nd husband of Irma M. BARNES

232
cement base

233
Robert M. ROBINSON
1901-1964

234
Margorie E. ROBINSON
1900-1958

235
Leola K CRAIG THOMAS
1914-1978

236
Adrian J. THOMAS
PFC U.S. Army
World War II
1920-1977

237
Fred DIEFFEMDERFER
1882-1961

238
Florence DIEFFENDERFER
1877-1935

239
Marcia June NORDER
1942-1942

240
Adelbert T. SOPER
1867-1926

241
Timothy R. SOPER
1828-1890

242
Rhoda A. SOPER
1837-1899

243
Emma E.
daughter of T. R. & R. A. SOPER
died June 2, 1883
aged 11 y; 3 m; 23 d.

244
John D. GULICK
1874-1947

245
Mother
see number 246

246
Jacob GULICK
born Apr. 17, 1820
died Apr. 11, 1893

Julia GULICK
born Feb. 25, 1833
died Mar. 26, 1906

GULICK

247
Father
see number 246

248
cement base

249
Mother
see number

250
Father
see number

251
Charles E.
see number

252
Sophia A.
see number

253
GRANT
Lewis
1838-1923

Augusta E.
1853-1938
double stone

254
Minnie E. GRANT
1873-1881

255
Husband
Amos FOSTER
Oct. 26, 1811
Aug. 26, 1890

256
wife
Ordelia FOSTER
June 9, 1820
Oct. 22, 1890
number 255 and 256 share a base

257
My Husband
Mark B. FOSTER
died Jun 3, 1870
sunk in ground

258
Husband
George G. FOSTER
Sept. 20, 1838
April 27, 1906

259
Wife
Emma J. FOSTER
July 7, 1846
July 3, 1919
number 257 and 258 share the same base

Row 8

260
Gary L. TAYLOR
May 23, 1962
June 29, 1980

261
Doris M. GRUBAUGH
Dec. 2, 1922
Sept. 18, 1969

262
Virgil D. HAUEISEN
TEC 5 U. S. Army
World War II
Mar. 30, 1925-May 29, 1992

263
WILLIAMS
west side of stone

WILLIAMS
Clifford
1901-1976

Verne
1911-1992
east side of double stone

264
GRAHAM
Mary M.
1902-1986

Leonard K.
1900-1986
Mason logo-double stone

265
ROSHER
married Mar. 10, 1955
Marvin K.
1931-1961

Susan R.
1936-
double stone

266
Dale D. KEESLER
1940-1992

267
Arthur WILLIAMS Jr.
July 28, 1923
May 27, 1991

268
Elizabeth A. WILLIAMS
May 27, 1925

269
FRONRATH
Irvin M.
May 1, 1896
June 29, 1995

Dorothy G.
Sept 22, 1901
May 18, 1993
double stone

270
Irvin M. FRONRATH Jr.
U. S. Army WWII
1926-1984

271
MONTNEY
Raymond L.
1914
Alice M.
1921

272
Lillie B. BULGER
1886-1980

273
SMITH
Ennis E.
Aug. 31, 1916

Ruby F.
May 21, 1920
double stone

274
PITTS
Luby J.
October 17, 1920
July 8, 1991
married July 29, 1945

Buvetta L
August 25, 1924

275
Dad
Francis G. KNIGHT
1896-1979

276
SHAW
1925  -   Gilbert L.   -   1996
1934  -   Alice M.  -   1979
veteran marker-double stone

277
Gilbert L. Shaw Sr
U. S. Army
World War II
1926-1996

278
Lorna M. Johnson
1905-19(blank)

279
GEIGER
Roy R.
1915-1992

Dorothy M.
1919-1985
VFW Ladies Auxiliary marker

280
Matilda COLE
1910-

281
Bradford H. COLE
1909-1998

282
OLMSTEAD
Ester A.
1898-1964

Charles F.
1892-1941
double stone

283
Charles K. HARDY
1864-1948

284
"Auntie Vi"
Viola L. KANE
1896-1981

285
Mother
Margaret E. BRIGGS
1878-1962

286
Ben GODWELL
1886-1920
veteran marker

287
R. D. L.

288
John HUBBARD
1849-1936

289
Mother
Helen HUBBARD
1851-1905

290
V. A. N.

291
NAPIER
Thomas
1877-1919

Bertha his wife
1875-1918
double stone

292
Bertus B.
__________
born Sept 21, 1887
die Sept. 11, 1896

293
George H. GULICK
1853-1918

294
Ellen C. GULICK
1858-1945

295
A. Melvin GULICK
1879-1965

296
planted urn

297
Edna M. HAWKEY
1884-1927

298
Inez Bell
GULICK
1865-1930

Jacob P.
1861-1940

299
WALTS
Roy U.
1892-1942

Helen M.
1893-1966
double stone

300
Peter WALTS
1819-1899

Ann C. WALTS
1825-1906
WALTS
north side of large stone

Charles E. WALTS
1860-1943
WALTS

Sophia A. WALTS
1860-1956
south side of large stone

301
Ray T. WALTS
1890-1979

302
WALTS
Dorathy D.
1916-1970

Charles J.
1916-
double stone

303
Dear Brother
Peter FRACKOWIAK
Aug. 31-1908-June 21, 1981

304
Laura E.
wife of J. b. DUNN
died Feb 7, 1885
aged 47 y’s; 8 m’s; 14 d’s.
north side of stone

Jerome B. DUNN
1825-1901

1886
south side of stone

305
Amos FOSTER
died Aug 26, 1890
aged 78 y’s; 10 m’s
east side of stone

Father & Mother

FOSTER
north side of stone

Ordelia
wife of Amos FOSTER
died Oct. 22, 1890
aged 70 y’s; 4 m’s; 13 d’s
west side of stone

George G. FOSTER
1838-1906

Emma J. FOSTER
1846-1919

Floyd D. FOSTER
1869-1898
south side of stone

306
Floyd D.
son of G.G. & E. J. FOSTER
June 16, 1869
July 6, 1898

Row 9

307
ROOT
Claude D.
Oct. 11, 1923
Sept. 26, 1990

Married
Aug. 5, 1944

Kathleen
(COLE)
Dec. 4, 1925
flag on grave-double stone

308
HAMMOND
Leroy E.
Feb. 7, 1919
Married
Aug. 2, 1942

Marjorie E.
(COLE)
Aug 5, 1921
double stone

309
COLE
Convis D.
Oct. 18, 1912

Married
July 23, 1933

Margaret L.
(SHELDON)
Apr. 16, 1912
double stone

310
Forever in our hearts
Terri L. SWEET
March 2, 1965
March 15, 1995

Row 10

311
Anna S. HOARD
1888-1915
Mother

312
CRIPE
Harold B.
1894-1966

Pauline
1907-1990
double stone

313
Tiffany Marie TAYLOR
July 25, 1987

314
Father
1836-1919
see number 316

315
Mother
1845-1911
see number 316

316
SMITH
large stone

317
John R.
1867-1936

Iva B.
1887-1936
see number 316-double stone

318
MEIER
John G. 1881-1960

Gusta A.
1883-1968
MEIER

319
MEIER
Lamont J.
1909-1981

Leona M.
1909-1991
double stone
MEIER

320
Frank E. ROGERS
1867-1937

321
Florence M. ROGERS
1883-1968

322
Henry A. MUICAHEY
1904-1916

323
1902
Beatrice R.
wife of Albert WILD
1902-1940

324
1900
Iva R.
wife of Ray RYCKMAN
1946

325
ARMSTRONG
June J
1887-1977

Margaret L.
1889-1970
double stone

325
ARMSTRONG
Brothers
Orval J.
Lewis J.
double stone

326
ARMSTRONG
Leon J.
1926-1993
married July 24, 1948

Virginia J.
1930-
west side of stone

Leon J. ARMSTRONG
TFC 4 U. S. Army
World War II
Oct. 2, 1926
Dec. 31, 1993
east side of stone

327
Murl D. ARMSTRONG
1883-1919
Father
Mason logo

328
son
Granden M. ARMSTRONG
1907-1959

329
Mother
Isabelle ARMSTRONG
1883-1963

330
Samuel MC MILLAN
1847-1923
Father

331
Sarah E. MC MILLAN
1855-1930
Mother

332
Father
Charles A.
1877-1948
see number 334

333
Mother
Nettie
1880-1921
see number 334

334
Zella M. Krusel
1901-1927

334 A
In God’s Care
Treva R. LEWIS
Nov 21, 1909
Aug. 16, 1998

335
Maxine E.
May 26, 1912
October 27, 1968
see number 391-Eastern Star logo

336
Auburn W.
April 15, 1910
November 25, 1987
Mason logo-see number 391

337
P. E. M.

338
Hattie A.
daughter of A & S. E. HUGGINS
died Aug. 6, 1856
aged 5 yr’s; 9 m’s; 21 d.

339
SIMPSON
Pauline A.
1918-1974
Wilbur J.
1912-
double stone
SIMPSON

340
Helen M. SCRIBNER
1893-1991

341
footstone size stone

342
Robert S. ELLIS
died Feb. 18, 1872
aged 51 y’s; 10 m; 20 d’s

343
R. S. E.

344
BRUFF
George H.
1857-1942

Mary E.
1855-1941
double stone

345
Myra
born Sept. 19, 1866
died Sept. 16, 1876
see number 347

346
Fred BLIVEN
1874-1954

347
BLIVEN
large stone

348
Mother
Sarah Jane BLIVEN
1832-1916

349
Father
Henry C. BLIVEN
born Nov. 27, 1822
died Jan. 12, 1893

350
Letitia U.
wife of James CUST
died May 27, 18__
aged 44 yrs; 8 m’s; 4 d’s
stone has been broken and repaired

351
broken and flat on ground

352
Frank P. GAULT
1884-1966

353
HODGE
Audrey
1914-

Lewis E.
1916
double stone
HODGE

354
J. C. B.

355
James C. BROWN
died Feb. 17, 1876
aged 36 years; 1 mo; & 19 days
BROWN

356
Mother
Henietta BROWN - LEWIS
1841-1898

357
Orie L. BENTLEY
1868-1931
358
Fredrick HIPP
died Oct. 29, 1871
aged 67 years

359
E. _. _.
footstone size stone

360
Ella May
wife of L. E. WHITMAN
died Sep. 30, 1885
aged 25 yr; 1 mo; & 25 dy’s.
west side of stone

Blanche
dau of D. & S. VIRGIL
died Sep. 29, 1880
aged 3 y’s; & 6 m’s.

my sister
north side of stone

361
Father
Charles M. PARKHURST
Feb. 28, 1836
Jan. 28, 1874

362
Mother
Matilda T.
wife of C. M. PARKHURST
Apr. 12, 1838
stone is sunk in the ground

363
Baby
1897
see number 364

364
PARKHURST
Charles J.
1863-1931

Emma A.
1865-1935
double stone

365
EULER
Adaline
1846-1920

Daniel
1840-1884
double stone

366
Baby son of O. B. & N. M. 1903

EULER
son of
H.B. & L. G.
1935
double stone

Row 11

367
HARRISON
Clarence B.
1910-1987

Lucille
1911-1994
double stone

368
SHAW
Father
Clarence R.
1904-1992

Mother
Odessa
1909-1976
double stone

369
Genevieve M. SHAFER
Oct. 16, 1916

Leroy H. SHAFER
Apr. 4, 1912
Dec. 29, 1995
double stone

370
Father Rev. Leroy
1889-1972
see number 411

371
Mother
Susan
1889-1976
see number 411

372
Junior
1926-1936
see number 316

373
Virginia
1916-1916
see number 316

374
F. Blaine
1919-1919
see number 316

375
MILLER
Arthur G.
1883-1965

Nellie A.
1884-1971
west side of double stone
MILLER
east side of stone

376
MILLER
James B.
1907-1989

Jennie S.
1914-
double stone

377
Joyce I. MILLER
1943-1996

Thomas THOMPSON
1943-

Ellen J. THOMPSON
1945-
triple stone

378
GOUL
Melcher A.
1912-
Dorothy
1919-
double stone

379
Charles
1860-1944
see number 381

380
Victoria
1869-1954
see number 381

381
LAHRING
east side of large stone

382
Roland C. LAHRING
PVT U. S. Army
Feb. 15, 1933-July 9, 1984

383
Harmon C. LAHRING
1906-1968
Mabel A. LAHRING
1906-1971
double stone

384
Charles ARMSTRONG
1855-1924

385
Della A. ARMSTRONG
1854-1957
American Legion marker

386
Gervaise W. ARMSTRONG
Michigan
TEC 4 749 Engr. B Equip. Co.
March 19, 1910-Oct. 26, 1972

387
BLIVEN
east side of large stone

388
George B.
1866-(Blank)
flag on grave
see number 387

389
Eliza
1880-1920
see number 387

390
LEWIS
Paul F.
1921-
Barbara A.
1936-
east side of double stone
LEWIS
west side of stone

391
LEWIS
east side of large stone

392
Andrew HUGGINS
Oct. 27, 1817
June 7, 1891

Our son
Eddie
Sept. 15, 1857
Aug. 19, 1876

Sarah E.
HUGGINS
Mar. 22, 1828
HUGGINS
triple stone

393
Husband
William C. SHELP
1871-1924

394
Wife
Lydia SHELP
1866-19

395
Elna BRUFF
Dec. 8, 189_
Sept.12, 1909

396
Della BRUCE
1904-1925

397
Oscar KELLER
1914-1940

398
Eloise KELLER
1881-1951

399
Albert F. KELLER
1872-1946

400
HALE
Asenath
1849-1926
George H.
1851-1930
double stone

401
Hazek BRUFF WHITNEY
1891-1971

402
BRUFF
Frank R.
1859-1945

Emily A.
1865-1951
double stone

403
Mortimer H. COLE
December 3, 1895
November 3, 1988

404
Pauline E. COLE
September 4, 1899
December 16, 1989
number 403 and 404 share the same base

405
Mother
Eliza TOMLINSON
May 13, 1807
Jan. 23, 1883

406
Grace
wife of Martin HARRINGTON
Nov. 9, 1880
Mar. 14, 1911

407
Matilda T. PARKHURST
died May 8, 1920
aged 82 yr’s; 26 d’s
north side of stone

Charles M. PARKHURST
died Jan. 28, 1874
aged 37 yr’s; 10 m’s; 28 d’s.

PARKHURST

408
HANKINSON
Frank
1909-1964

Lila
1900-1980
double stone

Frank E. HANKINSON
1909-1964
mortuary marker beside stone

409
EULER
east side of large stone

read by Karen and Shirley Gorman, fall of 1998. Copyright © 1998 - 2003.