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Index to Locations
Alamo Alamo Center Cemetery
Augusta Fort Custer National
Cemetery
Cooper West Cooper Cemetery
Cooper Township Cooper Township
Cemetery
Kalamazoo Unknown location
Kalamazoo Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park
South
Kalamazoo Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Kalamazoo Mountain Home Cemetery
Kalamazoo Riverside Cemetery
Kalamazoo Township Grand Prairie
Cemetery
Portage St. Barnabas Episcopal
Church
Richland Prairie Home Cemetery
Schoolcraft Unknown location
Schoolcraft Schoolcraft Township
Cemetery
Vicksburg Vicksburg (Schoolcraft
Township) Cemetery
Alamo Center
Cemetery
Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Edward W. Upham (1860-1945) —
of Williams, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego, Allegan
County, Mich., June 2,
1860.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1917-18; defeated, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1928, 1930; candidate
for Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1926.
Died in Alamo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
29, 1945 (age 85 years, 210
days).
Interment at Alamo Center Cemetery.
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Fort Custer
National Cemetery
Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Merle Floyd Augustine (1924-1991) —
also known as Merle Augustine —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born June 25,
1924.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1966.
Died in Bedford Township, Calhoun
County, Mich., June 23,
1991 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery.
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John Henry McDermott, Sr. (1921-2005) —
also known as John H. McDermott —
of Brighton, Livingston
County, Mich.; Verona, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
10, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; served in the
U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1968; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 51st District, 1974, 1976.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
18, 2005 (age 84 years, 38
days).
Interment at Fort Custer National Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Anna-Lisa E. Soisalo. |
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West Cooper
Cemetery
Cooper, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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J. Hackley Skinner (1876-1957) —
of Cooper, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cooper, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., July 9,
1876.
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1910.
Died May 8,
1957 (age 80 years, 303
days).
Interment at West Cooper Cemetery.
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Cooper Township
Cemetery
Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Carl F. DeLano (1890-1952) —
of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
25, 1890.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1931-38; defeated in primary, 1928; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1939-45; resigned 1945; charged
on December 6, 1944, along with four other legislators, with accepting
bribes from naturopathic phyisicians; tried in
1945 and convicted;
sentenced
to three to five years in prison;
charged
on July 20, 1946 (along with 18 other legislators) with accepting
bribes to vote against a banking bill, but the entire case
collapsed when the star prosecution witness, Charles
F. Hemans, refused to testify.
Died in 1952
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Cooper Township Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to Irene
Lane. |
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Unknown
Location
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Mt. Ever-Rest
Memorial Park South
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Wayne Bell Sackett (1907-1983) —
also known as Wayne B. Sackett —
of Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Gobleville (now Gobles), Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1907.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1969-76 (47th District 1969-72,
55th District 1973-76); defeated in primary, 1976.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
11, 1983 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South.
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Clara Mae Fleming (1886-1960) —
also known as Clara Mae Young —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bristol, Kendall
County, Ill., July 4,
1886.
Republican. Insurance
agent; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1922.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 243
days).
Interment at Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park South.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Isaac Ketchum Young and Julia Elizabeth (Knox) Young;
married 1912 to Harry
Cowles Fleming. |
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Mt. Olivet
Cemetery
2003 Mount Olivet Road
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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Francis Edward McAllister (1888-1948) —
also known as Frank E. McAllister —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
30, 1888.
Railway
supply business; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1939-41.
Died, from a heart
attack, on a
train in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
30, 1948 (age 60 years, 61
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Mountain Home
Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Julius Caesar Burrows (1837-1915) —
also known as Julius C. Burrows; "The Columbian
Orator" —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in North East, Erie
County, Pa., January
9, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-95 (4th
District 1873-75, 1879-83, 1885-93, 3rd District 1893-95); defeated,
1874, 1882; resigned 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1884;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1895-1911; defeated in primary, 1910.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1915 (age 78 years, 311
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Epaphroditus Ransom (1798-1859) —
of Vermont; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Shelburne Falls, Shelburne, Franklin
County, Mass., March
24, 1798.
Lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1830; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1836-48; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1843-48; Governor of
Michigan, 1848-50; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1850-51; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1853-54.
Died in Fort Scott, Bourbon
County, Kan., November
9, 1859 (age 61 years, 230
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Charles Edward Stuart (1810-1887) —
also known as Charles E. Stuart —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Waterloo, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
25, 1810.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1847-49, 1851-53;
defeated, 1848; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1853-59; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1858; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1860.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 19,
1887 (age 76 years, 175
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Francis Brown Stockbridge (1826-1894) —
also known as Francis B. Stockbridge —
of Saugatuck, Allegan
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bath, Sagadahoc
County, Maine, April 9,
1826.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1869-70; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1871-72; U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1887-94; died in office 1894.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
30, 1894 (age 68 years, 21
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Marsh Giddings (1816-1875) —
of Galesburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Sherman, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
19, 1816.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1849;
probate judge in Michigan, 1860-68; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1866-70; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868;
Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1871-75.
Congregationalist.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., June 3,
1875 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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David Safford Walbridge (1802-1868) —
also known as David S. Walbridge —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., July 30,
1802.
Hardware
merchant; miller;
member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1849-50; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1849-53; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1855-59.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 15,
1868 (age 65 years, 321
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Samuel Clark (1800-1870) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Clarksville, Albany
County, N.Y., 1800.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1833-35; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1853-55; defeated,
1854.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
2, 1870 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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William Sprague (1809-1868) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
23, 1809.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1849-51.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
19, 1868 (age 59 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Allen Potter (1818-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Galway, Saratoga
County, N.Y., October
2, 1818.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1857-58; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1875-77; defeated,
1872; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1884.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 8,
1885 (age 66 years, 218
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Albert May Todd (1850-1931) —
also known as Albert M. Todd; "The Peppermint
King" —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born near Nottawa, St. Joseph
County, Mich., June 3,
1850.
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1894; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1897-99; defeated,
1895 (Fusion), 1898 (Democratic); member of Michigan Union Silver
Party State Central Committee, 1899; Democratic candidate for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1900; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Michigan.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
6, 1931 (age 81 years, 125
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Frederick Bush (d. 1892) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1891-92; died in office 1892.
Died in January, 1892.
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Alfred B. Connable, Sr. (1871-1951) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., October
18, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1913-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Died in Plainwell, Allegan
County, Mich., April 4,
1951 (age 79 years, 168
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Charles B. Hays (1862-1958) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
15, 1862.
Democrat. Builder;
real
estate developer; paper
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1912.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 31,
1958 (age 95 years, 197
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1889 to Luella
Phillips. |
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William Erastus Upjohn (1853-1932) —
also known as William E. Upjohn —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in 1853.
Physician;
inventor
of the "friable pill" to make medicines more digestible; founder of
the Upjohn Pill and Granule Company, which later became the The
Upjohn Company; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1918.
Died in 1932
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Uriah Upjohn; married to Rachel Babcock and Carrie (Sherwood)
Gilmore. |
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Nathaniel Hammond Stewart (1847-1919) —
also known as Nathaniel H. Stewart; Nat H.
Stewart —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., July 20,
1847.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1894, 1910; candidate
for mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1896, 1901, 1902; circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1913-14; appointed 1913.
Member, Elks.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1919 (age 71 years, 258
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Hezekiah Griffith Wells (1812-1885) —
also known as Hezekiah G. Wells —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, June 16,
1812.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 11th District, 1835;
Whig candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan at-large, 1837, 1838; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856,
1872
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member
of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1871-83; member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 4th District, 1873.
Episcopalian.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April 4,
1885 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1840 to Achsah
Strong. |
| | | Wells Hall (built 1877 as dormitory, burned
1905; rebuilt on same site 1907, converted to offices 1940s,
demolished 1966; rebuilt on different site 1960s as a major classroom
and office building, and expanded since) at Michigan State University,
East
Lansing, Michigan, is named for
him. |
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James T. Upjohn (1858-1936) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
29, 1858.
Republican. Physician;
real
estate business; business
executive; one of the organizers of the Upjohn pharmaceutical
company; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 1st
District, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1929-34; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1934.
Died in 1936
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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John A. Doelle (1878-1962) —
of Michigan; Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born February
10, 1878.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1922; resigned 1922.
Died in Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne
County, Mich., March 7,
1962 (age 84 years, 25
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Huston B. Colman (1853-1917) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Michigan, June 8,
1853.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1897-98; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1899-1916.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March
29, 1917 (age 63 years, 294
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Donald C. Osborn (1879-1928) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Franklin, Venango
County, Pa., March
26, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Kalamazoo County Republican Party, 1918-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1921-24.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
17, 1928 (age 49 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Alfred Barnes Connable Jr. (1904-1999) —
also known as Alfred B. Connable —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1942-57; defeated, 1957.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Pi
Delta Epsilon; Alpha
Kappa Psi; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., November
16, 1999 (age 95 years, 269
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Dallas Boudeman (1846-1925) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Valley Township, Montour
County, Pa., January
20, 1846.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1908;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
3, 1925 (age 79 years, 256
days).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Karla Van Ostrand Parker (1894-1986) —
also known as Karla Parker; Karla Van Ostrand; Mrs.
James C. Parker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in South Haven, Van Buren
County, Mich., November
30, 1894.
Republican. School
teacher; candidate for Michigan
state board of education, 1964.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; League of Women
Voters.
Died in 1986
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Mountain Home Cemetery.
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Riverside
Cemetery
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Claude S. Carney (1875-1940) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
25, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-08; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1908; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1912, 1924; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1936;
candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1932; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1934.
Died in 1940
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Homer Arnett (1903-1985) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky., January
29, 1903.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Kalamazoo
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1949-50; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1952; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1957-66 (Kalamazoo County 1st
District 1957-64, 46th District 1965-66); defeated in primary, 1966.
Methodist.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 9,
1985 (age 82 years, 100
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Ural Stebbins Acker (1879-1950) —
also known as Ural S. Acker —
of Cooper Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in St. Johns, Clinton
County, Mich., May 28,
1879.
Republican. Papermaker;
deputy
sheriff; Kalamazoo
County Treasurer, 1919-22; Kalamazoo
County Clerk, 1925-28; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1939-50; died in office 1950.
Died June 18,
1950 (age 71 years, 21
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker; married to Luella
Munger. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Thomas E. Clark (1906-1972) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born February
18, 1906.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
16, 1972 (age 66 years, 302
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Grand Prairie
Cemetery
Grand Prairie Road
Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
St. Barnabas
Episcopal Church
929 East Centre Avenue
Portage, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
here: |
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N. Lorraine Beebe (1910-2005) —
also known as Nellie Lorraine Boekeloo —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., June 19,
1910.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1967-70; defeated, 1964, 1970;
candidate for secretary
of state of Michigan, 1974.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Inducted to Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame, 1983.
Died, in Tendercare nursing
home, Portage, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 2005 (age 95 years, 54
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
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Prairie Home
Cemetery
Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
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Gilbert Ezra Read (1822-1898) —
also known as Gilbert E. Read —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt., May 6,
1822.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-66 (Kalamazoo County 2nd
District 1861-62, Kalamazoo County 1st District 1863-66); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1865-66; member of
Michigan
state senate 11th District, 1877-78.
Died in Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., May 16,
1898 (age 76 years, 10
days).
Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
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Edward George Read (1864-1932) —
also known as Edward G. Read —
of Richland, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Richland Township, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., September
3, 1864.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County 2nd
District, 1919-24; defeated in primary, 1924.
Died May 2,
1932 (age 67 years, 242
days).
Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Schoolcraft
Township Cemetery
Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
| Politicians buried
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Garry Eldridge Brown (1923-1998) —
also known as Garry Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., August
12, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 6th Senatorial
District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-66 (6th District 1963-64, 21st District
1965-66); U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1967-79; defeated,
1978.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Elks; Jaycees.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
27, 1998 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery.
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Stephen Vickery (d. 1857) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Whig. Kalamazoo
County Clerk, 1834-36; Kalamazoo
County Register of Deeds, 1836-38; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1838,
1843-45, 1848; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1845.
Died in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., December
21, 1857.
Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery.
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Edwin H. Lothrop (1806-1874) —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born March
22, 1806.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1835-37,
1842-44, 1848; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1844; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872.
Died in Three Rivers, St. Joseph
County, Mich., February
17, 1874 (age 67 years, 332
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Lakin Brown (1809-1899) —
also known as E. Lakin Brown —
of Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth, Windsor
County, Vt., April
16, 1809.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kalamazoo County, 1841;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-56, 1879-80 (21st District 1855-56, 11th
District 1879-80).
Died in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., April
12, 1899 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery.
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Addison Makepeace Brown (1859-1931) —
also known as Addison M. Brown —
of Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., February
15, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1899-1900; defeated in primary, 1928.
Died in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., March 2,
1931 (age 72 years, 15
days).
Interment at Schoolcraft Township Cemetery.
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Vicksburg
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Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
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Victor Earle Bucknell (1904-1969) —
also known as Victor E. Bucknell —
of Vicksburg, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Burr Oak, St. Joseph
County, Mich., August
23, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1944-49; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1948.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in 1969
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Vicksburg (Schoolcraft Township) Cemetery.
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