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UNION PLAIMS CEMETERY: section 1, part three 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 12

410
SHAFER
Aubra L.
1910-

Ruth E.
1913-1973
double stone

411
SHAFER
east side of large stone

412
GULICK
Marie
Katherine
1934-1986
wed
1957
Louis Jasper
1933-1973
double stone

413
GULICK
west side of large stone

414
Father
Bert W.
1871-1938
see number 484

415
Mother
Edessa M.
1884-1960
see number 484

416
DRAKE
W. H.
1908-1986

Lucile B.
1911-1984
married Feb. 14, 1939
east side of double stone

DRAKE
west side of stone

417
HONKE
Loretta A.
1908-1989

Edward A.
1906-1983
double stone

418
Father
William F.
Sept. 30, 1868
Feb. 5, 1936
see number 492

419
Mother
Ettie S.
Mar. 25, 1870
May 15, 1946
see number 492

420
Roy C. MORTIMORE
June 2, 1897
Nov. 12, 1984

421
Pauline E. MORTIMORE
Dec. 23, 1894
Feb. 19, 1991

422
Cleopatra M. SHELP
May 6, 1906
matches number 421 in style and color

423
Reese BOWLES
born Jan 7, 1835
died Mar. 1, 1906

424
Ida M.
wife of Willard BOWLES
born Jan. 5, 1862
died Dec. 22, 1910

425
Agnes L. BRANHAM
1888-1955

426
Hattie E.
wife of Willard BOWLES
born Oct. 26, 1866
died Feb. 4, 1901

427
Elmer C.
1863-1940
see number 495

428
Elizabeth M.
1861-1945
see number 495

429
Mary J. MASSEY HOWARD
1931-1995

430
George H. HOWARD
1903-1941

431
Father
see number 433

432
Mother
number 431 and 432 share the same base
see number 433

433
RUSSELL
Edward
1858-1932

Almeda
his wife
1865-1926
double stone

434
RUSSELL
Donna A.
1922-

Aug. 18, 1944

Floyd A.
1921-1995
double stone

435
Diar RATHBUN
1851-1921

436
Alta A. RATHBUN
1860-1941

437
Earl L. RATHBUN
1885-1967

438
Donna RATHBUN
1887-1964

439
Glendell E. ROBBINS
1906-1985

440
cement base

441
SELF
Alma
1939-

married
Feb. 28, 1959

Maynard L.
1938-1988
double stone

442
Helen
wife of N. P. HARDER
1848-1919
broken footstone beside stone

443
Libbie M.
wife of N. P. HARDER
1846-1898

444
Louis E. LA FEVER
1901-1992

445
Barbara C. LA FEVER
1904-1980

446
PHILLIPS
Thomas B.
1943-

married Oct. 21, 1967

Eugenie I.
1933-1985
number 444, 445 and 446 match in style and color

447
BEMISS
Howard F.
1892-1923

448
Fred B. CHAMBERS
1860-1921

449
Carrie B.
wife of F. B. CHAMBERS
1864-1945

450
Father
Parley M. SHELP
1836-1903

451
Mother
Helen M.
wife of P. M. SHELP
1840-1921

452
Edwin D.
son of P. M. & H. M. SHELP
1880-1965

453
Stella A.
dau of P.M. & H. M. SHELP
1866-1905

454
Franklin A. BRADEN
1851-1913

455
Ella H.
wife of F. A. BRADEN
1859-1941

456
Until we meet
BRADEN
east side of large stone

457
Clifton A. BRADEN
1886-1951

458
Flossie D. BRADEN
1891-1988

459
William ROGERS
1819-1882

460
Emiline ROGERS
1822-1894

461
this stone is flat on the ground and mostly unreadable
______________
U. S. INF.
_________________

462
John H. ROGERS
1855-1885

463
W. H.
__________

464
Mother
wife of Wm. HUGHES
1832-1913

465
COLE
Elizabeth
1874-1964

Emily E.

Harvey
1865-1931

William H.
east side of stone

COLE
west side of stone

466
T. P. S.
see number 513

467
R. M. S.
see number 513

468
Mother
see number 513

469
O. M. H.
see number 513

470
base with a piece of a broken stone
see number 513

471
Mary E.
west side of stone

Mary E.
dau of W. & C. CLOUCH
died Feb 28, 1863
aged___9 m’s; 25 d.
east side of stone

472
FULLER
Mabel O.
1880-1957

Judson A.
1877-1961
east side of double stone

FULLER
west side of stone

Row 13
473
Ella STURGIS WIMBLES
1884-1919

474
NEAL
John G.
1865-1939

Anna Belle
1880-1953
double stone

475
BACON
west side of stone

Floyd W.
1898-1944
east side of stone

476
John C.   -   7-24-1947   -   8-14-1947
Daniel J.  -  10-19-1949   -   11-18-1949
Sharon S.  -   2- 6-1951   -   3-7-1951
Ruth L.  -  7- 6-1951

477
Our son
Rodney Duane SHAFER
1965-1965

478
Samuel David SHAFER
June 15, 1981

479
Ross H. DELBRIDGE
1901-1984
Father

480
Emma A. DELBRIDGE
1903-1958
Mother

481
KELLY
Lawrence C.
Mar. 24, 1927
Feb. 10, 1993

married Jan. 19, 1953

Mary L.
June 6, 1927

482
Robert Scott DELBRIDGE
October 31, 1928
June 5, 1998
our beloved Dad

483
Son
Lloyd L.
1907-1956
see number 484

484
PARKHURST
large stone

485
Geo. W. ROGERS
born Sep. 22, 1836
Died May 6, 1897

486
Delphine ROGERS
Nov. 13, 1844

487
ROGERS
large stone

488
Father
Oren L.
1869-1934
see number 487

489
Jimmie ROGERS
born Nov. 5, 1879
died Feb. 8, 1894

490
Albert G. WALTER
Jan 7, 1924
Sept. 1, 1973

491
Lorraine B. WALTER
Feb. 19, 1925
Nov. 26, 1995

492
MORTIMORE
large stone

493
BOWLES
large stone

494
BOWLES
Alta M. 1870-1940

Willard
1862-1939
between rows 13 and 14

495
ELLSWORTH
large stone

496
RATHBUN
Cleon E.
1907-1982

married Aug. 31, 1930

Beatrice C.
1911-
double stone

497
WINSHIP
Marguerite H.
1909-1982

Francis G.
1906-1971
double stone

498
HARDER
large stone

499
Eva Pearle SEXTON
1903-1957

500
Elburn H. SHELP
1899-1986

501
Agnes SHELP
1902-1996

502
Frank B. SHELP
1868-1948

503
Ida M. SHELP
1872-1951

504
SHELP
large stone

505
Harold SHELP
1896-1978

506
William A. ROGERS
1860-1915

507
footstone size stone no writing

508
Wm. HUGHES
died Jan. 25, 1875
aged 64 yr; 11 m’s; 25 d’s.
HUGHES
east side of stone

509
small stone with cement lamb on top

510
small stone with cement lamb on top

Baby

511
D. R. B.
512

Ore Ella BETTERLY - GILLETT
1853-1929

513
Orianna M.
wife of G. E. HERRIMAN
dau of T. F. and E. SHELDON
died Sept. 1, 1876
aged 25 y’s; 4 m’s; & 5 d’s.
west side of stone

Dan’l R. BETTERLEY
died Aug. 11, 1876
aged 30 y’s; 3 m’s; & 9 d’s.
north side of stone

Tho’s F. SHELTON
died Mar. 18, 1873
aged 54 y’s; 7 m’s; & 23 d’s.

Eliza
wife of T. F. SHELTON
died June 8, 1888
aged 60 y; 4 m.
at rest

SHELTON
east side of stone

Robert H.
son of T. F. and E. SHELTON
died April 18, 1865
aged 5 mo’s.
south side of stone

514
GRAHAM
Bertha
1876-1958

John
1864-1929
double stone

515
GRAHAM
Glen H.
Feb. 1897-Apr. 1980

Julia A.
Aug. 1907-Mar. 1970
double stone

Row 14

516
HORCHA
Susan
1878-1948

Steve
1873-1945
double stone

517
P. F. C.
Paul HORCHA
1908-1945

518
Julia HORCHA CESS
1901-1983

519
Louella May WILKINS WALKER
May 25, 1908
July 30, 1944

520
BENTLEY
married Sept. 15, 1923
Earl H.
1900-1978

Elsie
1889-1983
double stone

521
Baby
June 6, 1925

Betty Jean BENTLEY
Apr. 27, 1927-Feb. 16, 1931
double stone

522
WILKINS
Forrest L.
1882-1959

Edith J.
1886-1974
double stone

523
cement base, no stone

524
HAWKEY
Father
LaVern G.
1899-1957

Mother
Grace A.
1897-1959
double stone

525
HAWKEY
Mary B.
1883-1948

Leslie J.
1877-1946
double stone

526
MORTIMORE
large stone

527
Lesa L. MORTIMORE
(Blank)-1962
mortuary marker

528
BIXBY
Lyle F.
1904-1982

529
BIXBY
Ferin J.
1878-1946

Emma L.
1879-1969
double stone

530
GULICK
Edwin A.
1878-1963

Luella B.
1897-1975
double stone-mortuary marker for Edwin

531
GULICK
Henry J.
1855-1933

Mary M
1856-1938

John
14-3-21

532
Father
see number 560

533
Mother
see number 560

534
Frank W.
1867-1925
see number 560

535
Leona E.
1870-1926
see number 560

536
A. R.
footstone size stone

537
Charles W. HOOVER
1874-1900
beloved father of LaVerne D. HOOVER

538
Norman F. HOOVER
Aug. 11, 1881
June 16, 1932

539
HOOVER
George W.
1825-1908

Ellen C. FETTERMAN
1844-1934
double stone

540
footstone size stone

541
E. A. C.
footstone size stone

542
Father
see number 543

543
Edith E.
wife of F. G. WHIPPLE
died July 2, 1890
Aged 26 y’s; 7 m’s; 23 d.
west side of stone

William M. WHIPPLE
died Aug. 6, 1881
aged 47 y’s; 11 m’s; 6 d’s..
east side of stone

544
Edith E.
see number 543

545
Father
Archibald MC CAUGHNA
born at Armoy, Ire.
Mar. 17, 1824
died Jan. 11, 1910

546
Mother
Catherine MC CAUGHNA
born at Kanturk, Ire.
Nov. 18, 1825
died
stone is sunk in ground

547
Archibald MC CAUGHNA
1824-1910

Catherine MC CAUGHNA
1824-1905

MC CAUGHNA
double stone- Mason logo

548
daughter
Catharine H. MC CAUGHNA
1864-1910

549
Daughter
Dr. Rose E. MC CAUGHNA
1855-1924

550
Stephen BIXBY
June 28, 1830
Oct. 23, 1906

551
Elizabeth BIXBY
Mar. 5, 1836
Oct. 23, 1921
numbers 550 and 551 share one base

552
BIXBY
Ivah
1880-1939

Eugene
1870-1956
double stone
BIXBY
west side of stone

553
CHRISINSKE
John I.
(Jack)
1923

Helen J.
(Harris)
1925-1994
married January 24, 1943
double stone

CHRISINSKE
on west side of stone

554
RUSSELL
Minnie M.
1873-1917

Arthur H.
1872-1958
double stone

555
Lloyd Alvin RUSSELL
1903-1933
mortuary marker

556
Allegra RUSSELL
1896-1932

557
Ethel E. FISHER
1907-1989

558
Clayton W. FISHER
1903-1973
Mason Logo

559
Henry LAHRING
1870-1934

560
Alice M.
wife of Henry LAHRING
1882-1921

561
Earl E.
son of H. & A. M. LAHRING
1907-age 3 mo’s
numbers 558, 559, 560 and 561 all match in color or style.

562
SWEET
Kathryn M.
1909-1985

Harold C.
1903-1980
double stone

563
Gary Davis SWEET
Michigan
St G3 U. S. Navy
Vietnam
Dec. 24, 1941 - Jan 29, 1971

564
Rolland T.
son of F. O. & B. E. SCRIBNER
1908-1911

565
Fred O.
Father

Fred O. SCRIBNER
1879-1963
numbers 564 and 565 share one base

566
MILLER
Jennie J.
1867-1955

Bert F.
1863-1951
Mason & Eastern Star logo’s
double stone

567
Claudie F.
son of B. F. & J. J. MILLER
died July 26, 1885
aged 3 mo’s; 26 d’s.

568
Ellen 1849-1937

FOSKET
Byron S.
1841-1928
double stone

569
Frank G. COLE
1848-1913

570
Martha J. COLE
1852-1929

571
David CHAFFEE
1884-1936

572
Mabel CHAFFEE
1884-1938
numbers 571 and 572 are matching stones

573
J. A. W.

574
footstone size stone

575
J. H. H..

576
Father
George W. PRUSIA
1852-1894

577
Mother
Ruth E. PRUSIA
1854-1911

578
FOSKET
west side of stone

FOSKET
Hugh B.
1902-1973

Gretchen E.
1898-1991
east side of double stone

579
Father
see number 582

580
Mother
see number 582

581
Mary E.
see number 582

582
GULICK
Anna E.
1903-1994

L. C.
1899-1951
double stone

583
Father
see number 625

584
Mother
see number 625

585
Emma
see number 625

586
Jay
see number 625

587
Father
see number 589

588
Mother
see number 589

589
CLARK
east side of stone

Lorenzo W. CLARK
1822-1893

Lucy CLARK CHALKER
1842-1924

Benton J.
son of L. W. CLARK
1850-1902
west side of stone

Row 15

590
Wife of F. W.
Ellen J.
1926
see number 526

591
Frank W.
1908-1981
see number 526

592
Mother
Jennie M.
1884-1953
see number 526

593
Father
Fred
1878-1963
see number 526

594
Francine Eve JACOBS
Feb. 14, 1940
Feb. 15, 1989

595
Katherine E.
daughter
1890-1960

596
Paul E. HAWKEY
Michigan
Pvt. 21 Ord. Med Maint. Co.
World War II
Sept. 14, 1917 Jan. 11, 1963

597
DURLING
Glen D.
1913-

Frances L. (WARREN)
1914-
double stone

598
Fredrick DURLING
February 5, 1909
December 28, 1988

599
ROHRABACHER
Floyd I.
Aug. 20, 1877
Dec. 23, 1952

Phebe M.
July 17, 1879
May 4, 1947
double stone

600
William H.
Oct. 28, 1833
Aug. 10, 1913

Mary J.
his wife
Nov. 11, 1843
Mar. 26, 1932

ROHRABACHER

601
daughter
Allie N. HOOVER
June 15, 1884
Feb. 22, 1887

602
Father
Nelson G. HOOVER
May 24, 1857
Aug. 16, 1911

603
Mother
Katie HOOVER
Jan. 9, 1859
May 11, 1913

604
Lillie D. LA MAY
Nov. 2, 1877
Aug. 9, 1920

605
Bertha A. FENTON
Sept. 16, 1879
Nov. 11 1966

606
LANCKTON

Phoeba LANCKTON
1823-1900

607
Theone G. WHIPPLE
1840-1899

608
Mary WHIPPLE
1850-1921

609
J. Edgar WHIPPLE
1880-1954

610
WARE
George
1863-1930

Ida Jane
1873-1948
double stone

611
Archibald MC CAUGHNA
1860-1864

612
David D. MC CAUGHNA
1858-1864

613
RUSSELL
Gerald
1900-1970

Dear Alta
1900-1991
double stone

614
SCHMIDT
Alice
Oct. 5, 1921
Nov. , 1998

Thelma
Dec. 14, 1901
May 19, 1979
double stone

615
WALWORTH
Sophie B.
1878-1946

William J.
1881-19(blank)
double stone

616
Anna M. ANDERSON
1872-1960
wife of Ernest O. COBB

617
F. G. COLE
east side of large stone

618
Claude B.
Infant son of G. W. & R. E. PRUSIA
Mar. 3, 1886

619
Son
Franklin O. PRUSIA
1881-1964

620
PRUSIA
east side of large stone

621
Frank
1864-1942

Frank LAHRING
1864-1942
mortuary marker

622
Mary E.
died Jan. 10, 1877
aged 20 y’s; 1 mo’s; 9 d’s.
dau. of H. &. M. LAHRING
north side of stone

Harmon LAHRING
died Oct. 16, 1873
aged 60 y’s; 1 m’s; 9 d’s.

Catherine
his wife
born May 10, 1829
died Dec. 24. 1906

LAHRING
east side of stone

623
Father
Jacob
1875-1933
FLT logo
see number 625

624
Mother
Sylvia M.
1879-1953
see number 625

625
Henry DRAKE
died Jan. 28, 1888
aged 57 years

DRAKE
east side of stone

Emma
dau of Henry & Amelia DRAKE
died Sept. 20, 1895
Aged 15 yrs; 3 mo’s, 7 d’s.
north side of stone

Emelia DRAKE
died May 8, 1922
aged 74 years
Emelia is spelled with an A on the north side and with an E on the west side of
this stone
west side of stone.

Jay DRAKE
born June 22, 1882
died July 14, 1907

DRAKE
south side of stone

626
daughter
Sylvia M.
1910-1948
see number 625

627
Benton
see number 589

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