Local Obituaries
Wayne Arnold Rumsey
Dec 30, 2015
Wayne Arnold Rumsey of Nashville, MI, age 81, passed away Wed. Dec. 30, 2015 in Alabama. Wayne was born Dec. 18, 1934 in Bronson, MI the son of Windelle and Isobell (Spring) Rumsey. He had located to the greater Charlotte area in 1968. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and held memberships in the Michigan Pony Pullers Association,...
Helen June Stults
Dec 29, 2015
Helen June Stults of Charlotte, MI, age 88, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at the Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services in Charlotte after an extended illness. June was born September 8, 1927 in Lansing, MI the daughter of Gara and Ellen Kathryn (Murdick) Smuts and had lived most of her life in the Charlotte area. She was...
Jane Arden (Mclane) Farley
Dec 24, 2015
JANE ARDEN (McLANE) FARLEY age 85 formerly of Bellevue, Michigan passed away peacefully on December 24, 2015 at her residence in Georgetown, Kentucky. She was born June 1, 1930 in Charlotte, Michigan to the late Owen McLane and the late Marguerite (Patrick) McLane. Jane was married to her loving husband the late Vernon Garfield Farley on August 21,1954; they...
Bruce Nelson Dowding, Sr.
Dec 24, 2015
Bruce N. Dowding, Sr., of Eaton Rapids, MI, formerly of the Olivet and Charlotte areas, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 at the Eaton County Health and Rehabilitation Services in Charlotte. Bruce was born March 21, 1939 in Charlotte the son of Raymond and Mildred (Greenfield) Dowding. He was a retired farmer and employee of A.E./Hoover in Charlotte. He is...
Raymond Weston Snyder
Dec 23, 2015
Raymond Weston Snyder of Charlotte, MI, age 94, passed away Dec. 23, 2015 at the Eaton Community Palliative Care. Raymond was born October 11, 1921 in Charlotte, MI the son of Raymond R. and Gladys (Karr) Snyder. He graduated from Charlotte High School in 1940, served in the U. S. Navy for 6 years, retired from G. M. in...
Terry Lee King
Nov 28, 2015
Terry Lee King of Charlotte, Michigan. After a courageous battle with cancer the Lord called Terry Lee King, of Charlotte, home on Saturday, November 28, 2015 with his loving family at his side. Terry was born May 16, 1948 in Lansing, Michigan the son of Harold and Isabelle (Griswald) King. He was a retired employee of General Motors in...
Betty Woodman Adkins
Nov 24, 2015
Betty Woodman Adkins of Charlotte, MI, age 90, died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at the Hayes-Green-Beach Hospital in Charlotte. Betty was born March 14, 1925 in Benton Township of Eaton County the daughter of Emanuel and Alice (Merrill) Cribley and had lived most of her life in the Potterville and Charlotte area. She was a retired Cook having been...
Rodney Lee Mott
Nov 13, 2015
Rodney L. Mott of Port Charlotte, FL, formerly of Olivet and Charlotte, MI, age 64, died unexpectedly on Friday November, 13, 2015 in Port Charlotte. Rod was born June 17, 1951 in Lansing, MI the son of Ivan and Patricia (Burley) Mott. He was a retired Building Contractor having owned Mott Builders and G & R Poured Walls. He...
Letha Joan Halsey
Nov 7, 2015
Joan Halsey of Bellevue, Michigan, age 86 died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at Bronson Battle Creek. Joan was born October 25, 1929 the daughter of Evan and Lillie (Brandenberg) Myers and had been a Bellevue resident for 19 years. She was a graduate of Larwill Indiana High School where she was Valedictorian of her class and was a was...
Iva Marie Lapoint
Nov 7, 2015
Iva M. LaPoint of Olivet, Michigan, age 86, died Saturday, Nov. 7;, 2015 at her residence with her loving family at her side. Iva was born August 14, 1929 in Nashville, Michigan the daughter of Ruben and Martha (Wyble) Norton and had lived most of her life in the Olivet area. She was a graduate of Olivet High School...
Tim N. Snow
Oct 16, 2015
Tim N. Snow of Olivet, Michigan, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015. Tim was born Feb. 20, 1951 in Hastings, Michigan the son of Harold and Ramona Alice (Cooper) Snow and had lived most of his life in the Olivet area. He was a lifelong farmer, was involved in the Cattle breeding business, had been...
Dwight E. Ripley
Oct 13, 2015
Dwight E. Ripley of Marshall, Michigan, age 72, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Dwight was born November 3, 1942 in Marshall, MI the son of Oral and Dorothy (Conley) Ripley and was a lifelong Lee Township resident and a lifelong farmer. Surviving are: his wife, Mary A. (Krug) Ripley; four children, Aeric Ripley...
Archie M. Scott
Oct 3, 2015
Archie M. Scott of Charlotte, MI, age 99, died Saturday Oct. 3, 2015 at his residence. Archie was born Jan. 26, 1916 in Fulton County, Ohio the son of Clair and Mable (Smith) Scott and had lived most of his life in the Charlotte area. He had attended the Smith School on M-50 northwest of Charlotte. He and his...
Norma Jean Etson
Sep 27, 2015
Norma Jean (Gregg) Etson of Olivet, MI, age 82, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 at the Eaton County Health & Rehabilitation Services in Charlotte. Norma was born March 24, 1933 in Charlotte the daughter of Murl and Darleen (Finch) Gregg and was a lifelong Olivet and Charlotte area resident. She was a 1951 Graduate of Charlotte High School. She...
Jacqueline Jean Allen
Sep 26, 2015
Jacqueline Jean Allen of Charlotte, Michigan passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015. “Jaki Allen” was born as Jacqueline Jean Cutler May 31, 1935 the daughter of John and Lillian (Murray) Cutler in Applegate, Michigan. For all those that had the privilege of meeting Jaki, we would all agree, she had a very special way of making each one of...
Duane Earl Sinclair
Sep 10, 2015
Duane Earl Sinclair of Charlotte, MI, age 67, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at his home after a long illness. Duane was born June 2, 1948 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Donald and Leona (Poock) Sinclair and had lived most of his life in the Olivet area. He served in the U. S. Army from 1965-1968 and...
Duane Earl Sinclair
Sep 10, 2015
Duane Earl Sinclair of Charlotte, MI, age 67, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at his home after a long illness. Duane was born June 2, 1948 in Battle Creek, Michigan the son of Donald and Leona (Poock) Sinclair and had lived most of his life in the Olivet area. He served in the U. S. Army from 1965-1968 and...
Ruby Lois (B.D.) Colson
Sep 9, 2015
Ruby Lois Burdett Colson, known all her adult life as “B.D.,” died September 9 at Eaton Community Palliative Care in Charlotte, MI under the care of Great Lakes Hospice. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Rev. Z William (Bill) Colson, who died in July 2014. She was 91. She was born at home on a Georgia farm to Forrest...
Robert G. Jewett
Sep 9, 2015
Robert G. Jewett, Sr. of Charlotte, Michigan September 9, 2015 saw the passing of a very good man. At least he tried to be. He was 80 years old on his passing. He was a farmer, a grave digger, a school teacher, a carpet installer, a scout leader and a business owner. He was also a pretty fair athlete....
James A. Cooper
Sep 5, 2015
James A. Cooper age 77 of Nashville, Michigan, died Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 after a short illness. Jim was born March 20, 1938 in Battle Creek, MI the son of Frank and Carol (Russell) Cooper and had lived in Battle Creek, Olivet and Charlotte before locating in Nashville. He had attended the Olivet Schools and Kellogg Community College in...
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