Local Obituaries
Wanda L. Dailey
Aug 21, 2011
Wanda L. (Watson) Dailey, age 74 of Olivet, MI, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Residence, Battle Creek. Wanda was born Feb. 1, 1937 in Liberty City, Kentucky a daughter of Clarence E. and Lillie (Stone) Watson and was a lifelong Olivet area resident. She was a Graduate of Olivet High School, was a member...
William D. Davis
Aug 18, 2011
William D. Davis Charlotte, Mich. Age 86 passed away August 18, 2011. Bill was born in Kalamo Township, MI, the son of Frank and Bernice (Perkins) Davis. He was a lifelong Charlotte resident and a 1942 Graduate of Charlotte High School. He retired from A.E./Hoover after 34 years of service. He enjoyed golf and was a member of the...
Edna Belle Tomlinson
Aug 12, 2011
Obituary Edna B. (Moon) Tomlinson, age 84 of Charlotte, MI, died Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 at the Eaton Community Hospice House. Edna was born Jan. 9, 1927 in Eaton Township, Eaton County the daughter of James and Jennie (Tompkins) Moon and was an area life resident. She was a 1944 Graduate of Charlotte High School, was a 1945 Graduate...
Billie Ray Rose
Aug 6, 2011
Billie Ray Rose age 52 of Charlotte, MI, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011 at the Eaton Community Hospice House. He was born July 3, 1959 in Mansfield, Ohio. He had been a resident of the Dexter A. F. C. since July of 2000. Billie is survived by his caregivers, Sherry Dexter, Mildred Flashaar, their families, along with his house...
Barbara Jean Curtis
Aug 1, 2011
Barbara Jean Curtis age 78 of Charlotte, MI, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing after a short illness. Barbara was born Feb. 16, 1933 in Minneapolis, MN, a daughter of Doria J. and Thecla I. (Findorff) Maher and had been a Charlotte resident for about 50 years. She was a retired Pharmacist having been...
Theodore Wayne Fraley
Jul 22, 2011
Theodore Wayne Fraley, age 60, of Albion, MI, died Friday, July 22, 2011 at his residence. Wayne was born June 14, 1951 in Hastings, MI the son of Clarence R. and Juanita May (Patrick) Fraley and was a lifelong area resident. He had been employed as an iron worker in the Foundry business. Surviving are: his children, Mike (Cindy)...
Barbara Elizabeth Masters
Jul 22, 2011
Barbara Elizabeth Masters, 38, of Olivet passed away on Friday, July 22nd at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. Barbara was born on Oct. 23, 1972 in Aurora, IL. She graduated from St. Joseph Elementary and High School in Lakewood, CA. She relocated to Michigan upon her marriage to Craig Masters in 1992. She received her RN nursing degree from...
Norma Jean Goodnoe
Jul 19, 2011
Norma Jean (Ripley) Goodnoe of Olivet, MI, went home to her Lord on July 19, 2011. Norma was born on September 5, 1952 to Aaron Edwin and Dorothy May (Wilson) Ripley in Charlotte, Michigan. She graduated from Olivet High School, Olivet, Michigan in 1971. She married James Edward Goodnoe on the 19th of February, 1972 in Olivet, they spent...
Wilbur G. Estell
Jul 15, 2011
Wilbur G. Estell Charlotte, Michigan Wilbur G. Estell, age 96, passed away on July 15, 2011. He was born in Charlotte, Michigan to Cora and Alfred Estell, the youngest of five children: Raymond, Gladys, Grace and Neva who all predeceased him. He attended the one-room Valley School and graduated from Charlotte High School. Wilbur successfully managed the family farm...
Sharon Murphy
Jul 5, 2011
Sharon Kay (Vedmore) Murphy, of Olivet, MI, passed away at her home on July 5, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. Sharon was born July 7, 1940 in Kalamazoo to Milford and Opal (Morse) Vedmore and was a lifelong area resident. She was a 1957 Graduate of Marshall High School. She was united in marriage to Leon Murphy for...
Clarence Roosevelt Fraley
Jun 29, 2011
Clarence Roosevelt Fraley, age 89, of Albion, MI, formerly of Vermontville, MI, died Wed. June 29, 2011 at the Eaton Community Hospice House in Charlotte. Clarence was born March 13, 1922 in Alger, Ohio, the son of Theodore Roosevelt and Mary (Brown) Fraley and had lived most of his life in Michigan. He was a World War Two veteran...
Shirley Marcia Rinckey
Jun 26, 2011
Shirley M. (Masters) Rinckey age 60 of Charlotte, died Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing after a short illness. Shirley was born January 9, 1951 the daughter of Robert F. and Doris E. (Lynd) Masters and was a lifelong resident of the Charlotte and Olivet areas. She was a 1969 Graduate of Olivet High School...
Margaret Ann Defrates
Jun 23, 2011
Margaret Ann (Kline) DeFrates Charlotte, MI Age 70, died Thursday June 23, 2011 at her residence with her family at her side. Margaret was born Nov. 24, 1940 in Charlotte the daughter of George and Helen (Shaw) Kline and was a lifelong Charlotte area resident. She was a 1958 Graduate of Charlotte High School, received her Associates Degree in...
Betty J Davidson
Jun 12, 2011
Betty J. Davidson Charlotte, Mich. Age 85, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 at the Eaton Community Hospice. She was born August 4, 1925 in Fowlerville, MI the daughter of Alvin and Blanche (Lockwood) Tomlin. She worked at Wilcox-Gay in Charlotte when she was first married and then when they started their family she helped Maynard on the farm. Later...
Gary A Ripley
May 11, 2011
Gary A. Ripley Charlotte, Michigan Died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at the Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Gary was born Oct. 14, 1940 in Kalamo Township, Eaton County the son of Lemuel and Marietta (Edick) Ripley and was a lifelong area resident. He was a 1958 graduate of Olivet High School and had been employed as a Supervisor for General...
Bessie Irene Myers
May 8, 2011
Bessie Irene Myers, age 87 of Nashville, Michigan passed away at Thornapple Manor on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2011. Bessie was born in Detroit on December 24, 1923 to William H. and Bessie (Duncan) Colbridge. She was raised in the Charlotte area and graduated from Charlotte High School in 1942. She married Willard Myers on November 16, 1946. She...
Enola Nicolaou
May 4, 2011
Enola Nicolaou of Charlotte, Michigan. It was a sunny day on May 4, 2011 when Enola Nicolaou passed away at the Eaton County Medical Care Facility amongst family and friends. Enola Glen Adams was born June 29th, 1921 to Enola and John Adams of Natchitoches, LA. She met Andrew Nicolaou at a USO dance at Barksdale Army Air Field,...
Robert W Johnson
May 3, 2011
Robert W. Johnson of Charlotte, Michigan age 76 died Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Grand Rapids after a short illness. Bob was born Nov. 20, 1934 in Charlotte, the son of Darrel and Josephine (Richard) Johnson and was a lifelong Charlotte resident. He was a 1952 Graduate of Charlotte High School and received his Bachelor’s Degree from Michigan State...
Audrey Jean Mahan
Apr 28, 2011
Audrey Jean Mahan Charlotte, Michigan Audrey died Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the age of 85. She was born in Cadillac, Michigan on January 16, 1926, the daughter of Ion and Ila Parr, who soon moved to the family farm in Chester Township. She graduated from Charlotte High School in 1943 and from Michigan State College Short Course in...
Kenneth A. Ryan
Apr 24, 2011
Kenneth A. Ryan age 61 of Charlotte, MI, died Sunday April 24, 2011 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Ken was born Dec. 3, 1949 in Jackson, MI the son of L.B. and Ester (Goddard) Ryan and had been a Charlotte resident for 35 years coming from Lansing. He retired from General Motors in Lansing on June 1,...
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