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Myrl Boughton
Myrl Boughton, 81, of Corneila, Ga., formerly of Charlotte, died Sept. 1, 2000.
Mr. Boughton was born April 6, 1919, the son of Ray and Myrtle Boughton.
He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Pam; two daughters, Bonny (LeRoy) Sedore of Charlotte and JoJean (Ron) Marple of Houghton Lake; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one son, Danny Boughton.
Services were Sept. 5 in Corneila. Arrangements were made by the Pray Funeral Home.
Beatrice Bowen
Beatrice Hellen Bowen, 75, of Vermontville died Monday, May 29, 2000.
Mrs. Bowen was born Aug. 31, 1924 in Eaton Rapids, the daughter of Goldie and Nellie (Lee) Pritchard. She had been an assistant manager at the Eaton Rapids Kroger store, Wrigley’s, and G.C. Murphy Co., and a Maple Valley school bus driver for 19 years until she retired. She was a member of the Battle Creek Pony Association and Michigan Farmers’ Hall of Fame.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Allen; two daughters, Catherine (William) Nichols of Portland and Janice (Mark) Kersjes of Vermontville; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services were June 2 at Nashville Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lester DeGroot officiating. Interment was in the Freemire Cemetery, Sunfield Township. Arrangements were made by the Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Memorial contributions may be mad to Maple Valley Scholarship Fund.
More information available at www.legacy.com.
Michael R. Bowles
Michael Ramon Bowles, 51, died Nov. 11, 2000 at his home in Alabama.
Mr. Bowles was born in Michigan and relocated to Tuscaloosa five years ago. He was proud of his military service as a Vietnam veteran. He enjoyed gardening, spending time with his wife and family, and spending time with his beloved pets, Hercules, Hiedi, K.C., Miracle, Brandy and Rebel.
He is survived by his wife, June; four sons, Billy Joe (Kari) Stacey James (Jennifer), Dale Archer (Teresa) and Wesley Raymon (Jennifer); two brothers, David and Steve; sisters, Pat and Prudy; his mother, Betty Bowles; and eight grandchildren.
Services were Nov. 16 at Sardis Baptist Church in Ala. Interment was in the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery.
Arrangements were made by the Sunset Funeral Home, Northport, Ala.
Bernice Elizabeth Bowman
Bernice Elizabeth Bowman, age 93 of Eaton Rapids, died Thursday, November 2, 2000 at the Pines Nursing Home in Lansing. She was born July 31, 1907 in Hastings, MI, one of 15 children born to Benjamin and Reda (Siebert) Bowman. Bernice began her career here in Eaton Rapids working for Dr. Bert VanArk as his nurse and ran the day to day operations at the Old Eaton Rapids Hospital (Stimpson Hospital), retiring in 1973. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Eaton Rapids. She is preceded in death by her parents and 11 brothers and sisters.
Surviving are 1 sister, Ethel Weisenhofer of Middleville and 2 brothers, Richard Bowman of Lansing and Chester Bowman of Lawton, Oklahoma and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Bernice will be held Friday, November 10th, at 3 p.m. from he First Baptist Church in Eaton Rapids with rev. Schott Boles officiating. Interment of cremains will be at Rutland Cemetery on the family plot in Hastings, MI. For those desiring, a memorial contributions may be made to either the Eaton Rapids Medial Center or the First Baptist Church in memory of Bernice E. Bowman. The family was served through the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids.
Clair Boyer
Clair Boyer, 80, of Baton Rouge, La., formerly of Bellevue, died Feb. 28, 2000 at his home in Baton Rouge.
Mr. Boyer was born Nov. 15, 1919 in Bellevue, the son of Fred Anthony and Clara Elizabeth (Anderson) Boyer. He enlisted in the U.S. Army March 21, 1941 and was honorably discharged June 3, 1944. He was involved in three major campaigns in the South Pacific during World War II. He served in New Zealand, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Guadalcanal, Russell Island and New George Island. After retiring from the military, he worked in civil service. He married Sadie Caldwell March 13, 1954. He was a member of the Civil Service, VFW, and the Bellevue First Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Sadie; one daughter, Pauline Parrott of Baton Rouge; one son, Johnnie Boyer of Big Rock, Tenn.; one sister, Lottie Howard of Battle Creek; five brothers, Ralph of Lady Lake, Fla., Arthur and Clarence, both of Battle Creek, Donald of Summerfield, Fla., and Ernie of Bellevue; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by twin sons, Dwight Lee and Samuel Jacob Boyer on May 17, 1961, at birth; brothers, Jessie, Fred, John and William Boyer, and three infant brothers; and sisters, Ella Lambert And Edith Ayers.
Services were March 6 at the Shaw Funeral home, Bellevue, with the Rev. John Boyer officiating. Interment was in the Riverside Cemetery, Bellevue, with military honors provided by the United Veterans’ War Council.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mr. Boyer’s wife, Sadie.
Bob Boyles
Bob Boyles, 68, of Charlotte, died May 14, 2000.
Mr. Boyles was born March 13, 1932 in East Alton, Ill., the son of Forrest and Ruth (Northcut) Boyles. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He came to Charlotte in 1973 from Alton, Ill., and retired in 1988 as a quality supervisor for Owens-Illinois Glass Containers. He was also a bailiff for the Eaton County courts for nine years He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and Charlotte Country Club.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Bonita “Bonnie” (Drexelius); two daughters, Cindy (Ron) Presocki of St. Johns, Susan (Jerry) Boyles-Martin of New Baltimore; two sons, John (Susan) of Charlotte, and Robert (Ann) of Hickory Corners; and nine grandchildren, Sarah, Jennifer, Michael and David Presocki, Jerry Martin III, Shelby Jean Martin, and Aaron, Craig and Sydney Boyles; brother, Ray (Martha) Boyles of East Alton, Ill.
He was preceded in death by one grandson, Jake Robert Martin.
Services were May 17 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Charlotte, with Father Thomas Nenneau officiating. Arrangements were made by the Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary Catholic Church.
More information is available at www.legacy.com.
Ernest Brewer, Jr.
Ernest Brewer, Jr., age 77 of Eaton Rapids died Tuesday, April 11, 2000. He was born September 27, 1922 in Glascow Junction, Kentucky, the son of Ernest W. and Lela (Butler) Brewer. Mr. Brewer was a Army Veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion Harold Teeter Post #15 of Eaton Rapids. He retired from Diamond REO in Lansing and was a member of the New Hope Worship Center in Albion. He was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren, Valary Lee and Patrick Lee Brewer.
Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Jeta; 3 sons, Larry Joe (Mary) Brewer of Marengo, Indianan, Ernest Lee (Carolyn) Brewer of Eaton Rapids and Gary Lamaar (Kathy) Brewer of Albany, Texas; 11 grandchildren and 11great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Irene Fletcher of Charlotte; 2 half-brothers, Ronald Brewer of Bedford, Indianan and Donald Brewer of Phoenix, Arizona and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 14th from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids with the Rev. William Steere of the New Hope Worship Center in Albion officiating. Burial followed in the Rosehill Cemetery in Eaton Rapids with full military honors provided by the American Legion Post #15.
Emma Britain
Emma Britain, 91, of Charlotte died June 22, 2000.
Mrs. Britain was born Oct. 12, 1908, in Buhler, Kansas, the daughter of Abe and Tina (Kirsch) Berg. She was a member of the Grand Ledge Baptist Church.
She is survived by one sister, Clara While of Charlotte; nine nieces and nephews; and many grand nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl; one sister, Helen Ackley; and one brother, David Berg.
Services were June 26 at the Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, with Rev. Andrew Ford and Rev. Don Kirkland officiating. Interment was in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grand Ledge Baptist Church Building Fund.
James Brock
James Lester Brock, 68, of Charlotte died April 14, 2000.
Mr. Brock was born June 4, 1931 in Memphis, Tenn., the son of James and Iva (Willis) Brock. He retired after 34 years from General Motors Corp. in the Quality Control Department.
He is survived by his wife, Lorna; two sons, Gregory of Fremont and Daryl of Charlotte; three grandchildren; his mother, Iva Brock of Charlotte; one sister, Billie Johnson of Bradenton, Fla.; and one brother, Terry of Hastings.
Cremation has taken place.
Memorial services were April 18 at Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church, Charlotte, wit the Rev. George Fleming officiating. Arrangements were made by the Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte.
Memorial contributions may be made to LAUMC. More information is available on the internet at www.legacy.com.
Gordon Burpee
Gordon Burpee, 68, of Nashville, died April 21, 2000 at his residence.
Mr. Burpee was born Jan. 8, 1932 in Dowling, the son of Clinton and Crystal (Card) Burpee. He attended Dowling and Hastings schools and married Phyllis Warner. He worked for General Motors for 30 years and retired in 1983. He also spent time farming his own land, restoring old tractors and gardening. He was a member of Grace Community Church, Nashville.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Phyllis Burpee of Nashville; one daughter, Bonnie (Steven) Bosserd of Battle Creek; four sons, Jeffrey (Mary) and Gary (Carla), both of Nashville, Gregory (Barb) of Charlotte, and Matthew (Beth) of North Carolina; ten grandchildren; three sisters. Allie Smith of Hastings, Gladys (William) Rodewald and Nora (Lawrence) Butcher, both of Calif., Dorothy (Royal) Gorham of Battle Creek; five brothers, Kenneth, Herbert, Bill, Pete, and Merle (Beth), all of Dowling; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Gerald.
Services were April 25 at Girrbach Funeral Home, Hastings, with Pastor Don Roscoe officiating. Interment was in the Barryville Cemetery, Barry County.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Community Church.
