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Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Michigan

This cemetery is a large cemetery located in the town of Vernon, Michigan on its north side. It serves a large area including the town of Durand. The cemetery is bordered by Washington Street on the south (front) and M-71 on the north (back). The Shiawassee river runs along the west side. This section is located behind the cemetery garage and the west side. The rows are numbered east to west. The rows were read south to north.

section 1

row 1

1

Rogers F. LA MAR

February 11, 1921-February 2, 1993

2

Jackie Lew HUFFMAN

SP4  US Army

Dec. 11, 1937-Oct. 24, 1999

row 2

3

G. Fred DOANE

son-brother-uncle

1950-1988

4

Mother

Mary M. LA MAR

1927-1986

Eagles’s Auxiliary marker

5

ADAMS

Wallace S.                L. Pearl

1914-1979              1914-

double stone

6

Devere C. JOHNSON

(Jack)

Nov. 28, 1918-April 22, 1979

row 3

7

KITTS

William G.                 Doris A.

1930-1976                1931-1992

double stone

8

Ester DAVIS

1920-1995

wife of Ira Guy

Eastern Star logo

8

DAVIS

father                      mother

Ira Guy                   Eugenia M.

1900-1995             1905-1968

Mason and Easter Star logo’s

east side of double stone

DAVIS

west side of stone

10

WEGENER

Allan J.                   Shirley D.

1922-1995             1927-1974

east side of double stone

Allan J. WEGENER

US   Navy

World War II

Sep. 14, 1922-May 21, 1995

west side of stone

11

BUCHANAN

married March 12, 1949

Lyle J.                 Delloise M.

1923-                  1927-

double stone

12

Franklin D. TULLAR

Illinois

CPL   126   HQ   CBT   Comd   BN

Korea

June 17, 1933 - Nov. 9, 1970

13

Keith M.                    Julia I

1903-1974                1911-1995

married Aug. 30 1927

PERRY

double stone

14

PERRY

Vergelene A.                Bert L.

1934-1996                   1929-

Eagle Auxiliary marker-double stone

row 4

15

MC CLOY

Robert B.                     Jeanette A.

April 5, 1925               November 29, 1924

November 19, 1995

married Sept. 7, 1946

east side of double stone

Robert B. MC CLOY

TEC 4   US  Army

World War II

Apr. 5, 1925 - Nov. 19, 1995

west side of stone

16

SEXTON

Willis E.                 Dorothy

1918-1989            1920-1973

Veteran marker-double stone

17

TEUBER

George J.                 Gertrude J.

1910-1972               1904-1989

double stone

18

David F. STRACHAN

Michigan

SGT Army Air Forces

World War II

May 20, 1916-Sept. 12, 1969

19

FLICEK

Charles M.                      Irma A.

1901-1967                      1905-

double stone

20

ATKINSON

Magdalene Laura                  William Lothair

1919-                                    1917-

double stone

21

Ernest L. WELK

1898-1970

22

Son

Peter R. SCHEITLER

1952-1970

23

PALMER

Richard L.                 Madonna A.

1922-1979                1925-1995

east side of double stone

Richard L. PALMER

PFC   US  Army

World War II

July 26, 1922 - May 12, 1979

24

BREWER

Cecil C.                  Viletta E.

1908-1973              1914-1986

double stone

row 5

25

WEGENER

Clair                       Gertrude F.

1903-1966             1903-1986

double stone

26

HART

Earl L.                     Viola B.

1904-1996              1909-1985

double stone

27

WOODHOUSE

Harold                    Helen

1907-1982             1913-1964

double stone

28

HAGADORN

P. Howard                    Margaret Z.

1902-1963                  1901-1971

double stone

29

TEICHMAN

Theodore                          Mildred Z

1902-1986                       1905-1999

double stone

30

Mother

Geneva M. ROBERTS

1883-1963

31

Mother

Carrie L. TOOMEY

1879-1966

row 6

32

REED

La Grande                   Mary Louise

1906-1982                  1915-1980

east side of stone

REED

Bonnie K.                Donald L.

1944-                      1940-1999

west side of stone

33

DRURY

Hugh A.                      Helen M.

1900-1980                 1908-19(blank)

Eastern Star logo-east side of stone

DRURY

Son

Donald W.

1941-1966

west side of stone

34

ERNEST

Phyllis M.

1925-1991

this sone is a double stone one one blank side

35

SCHEITLER

Guy E.                   Beatrice M.

1901-1990            1905-1998

double stone

36

HAMMOND

Lawrence C.          Margaret I.

“Bud”                     “Peg”

1921- 2002           1921-1993

married 1942

east side of double stone

HAMMOND

west side of stone

37

SPARLING

Norman              Erma L.

1897-1982         1898-1990

married 1920

east side of double stone

SPARLING

west side of stone

numbers 35 and 36 match in color and style

38

MARTIN

Lyle R.                   Margaret J.

1902-1994             1903-1964

Mason and Eastern Star logo’s

double stone

39

Homer L. HOLE

PFC   US Army

World War I

Mar. 28, 1896 - Oct. 26, 1976

row 7

40

THOMPSON

George R.              Maggie J.

1885-1971             1880-1964

double stone

41

COLE

Lottie A.                  Kenneth D.

1909-1963              1909-1972

Mason and Easter Star logo’s

double stone

42

ERNEST

George K.                   Fern

1900-1963                 1903-1981

Mason logo-double stone

43

Frances L. PATTERSON

1903-1975

row 8

44

DAVENPORT

Dorr E.            Esther V.

“Tink”

1913-1978      1913-1991

double stone

45

GURICA

Timothy A.             Winona E.                 William

1946-1964             1920-2002               1919-1991

triple stone

row 9

46

ROUSSIN

Arthur J                     Myrle J.               Arthur R.

1900-1970                1898-1988          1976-1993

east side of stone

Rex C. WILDER

1920-2002

west side of stone

47

Son

David Alan PIERCE

1961-1964

48

George A. SPICER

1873-1964

49

Lottie M. SPICER

1883-1967

50

SPICER

Helen L.                   Stewart A.

1923-1999               1922-

double stone

row 10

51

HAMLIN

Ray L.              Wanda A.

1899-1962        1894-1968

double stone

52

Clara E. LAIRD

1897-1986

53

PIERCE

Robert Lee              Pansy P.                  Robert Lee, Jr.

1903-1962              1912-                      1953

Mason and Eastern Star logo’s

triple stone

row 11

54

SMITH

Michael S.                 Evelyn M.               Judith E.             Conlin Q.

1907-1965                1903-1995             1942-                 1936-

east side of stone

WATSON                                            SMITH

Harry D.                 Maggie L.                Patricia J..

1915-1976             1919-                      1939-1962

Mason and Eastern Star logo’s -west side of stone

row 12

55

J. Gordon DAVIS

1934-1974

east side of stone

James G. DAVIS

Michigan

SP3   US  Army

Korea

Sep. 26, 1934 - Apr. 18, 1974

west side of stone

56

Daughter

Debbie Marie DOWNER

June 8, 1956 - Feb. 26, 1964

57

DOWNER

Victoria E.                  Donald F.

1935-                         1932-

married Dec. 9, 1954

double stone

row 13

58

ATKINSON

Orville V.                  Ruby O.               V. LeRoy

1892-1975               1897-1981           1921-

triple stone

59

DICKIE

Ross                  Alice

1895-1964        1898-1984

double stone

Ross DICKIE

Michigan

PVT   Co  C  21  Machine Gun BN

World War I

March 4, 1895 - May 5, 1964

footstone

row 14

60

CARRIER

Delbert L.             Mary M.                      Lester C.                  Gladys M.

1900-1977           1904-1989                  1902-1994               1904-1964

east side of stone                                      Oddfellow logo         Rebecca logo

CARRIER

west side of stone

row 15

61

1924-2001 Son

Norbert A. WIELANDT

62

William F. MERRILL

1943-

Read by Karen Gorman, May 1999.

Up dated, typed and proofed, November 2002 by S. Gorman..

Copyright © 1999 – 2003.