This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hyde, Doster, Bergman Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/657 Message Board Post: Mr. George R. Hyde - Delton, A loving husband, father and grandfather, George R. Hyde passed away April 29, 2002. Mr. Hyde was born on the family farm in Orangeville Township, on May 2, 1920, the son of Rankin M. and Doris (Doster) Hyde. He was 1939 graduate of Hastings High School, a 1945 graduate of Western State Teachers College, and received his Masters degree from the University of Michigan. Mr. Hyde was a veteran of WW II, serving his country in the U.S. Army. He was a teacher and coach at Hudson and Ithaca Schools, before returning to the Delton area. He taught physical education and social studies, and was a basketball coach before retir-ing in 1975 after thirty years of service, twenty-four of them at Delton Kellogg Schools. After retiring Mr. Hyde farmed full time on the family farm. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Savior, the M.E.A, the N.E.A., and the Barry County Retired School Personnel. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing and all sports. He ! is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Elizabeth (Bergman), whom he married on April 19, 1947, in Toledo, OH; sons, Steve Hyde of Delton, and David (Marcia) Hyde of Comstock; 8 grandchildren; 1 great- grandchild; 2 step-great- grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Denise Hyde of Grand Rapids; brothers and sisters-in-law, John (Josephine) Bergman of Ohio, Robert (Esther) Bergman of California, and William Bergman of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Hyde was preceded in death by his parents; and sons, Richard in 1997, and James in 1980. The family will receive visitors today (Wednesday) 3-5 and 6- 8 p.m. at the Williams-Gores Funeral Home Delton where Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, May 2, 2002 at 11 a.m., Pastor Michael Kemper officiating. Interment Prairieville Cemetery. Memorial contributions to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Lutheran Church of the Savior, or a charity of one's choice will be appreciated. source: Kalamazoo Gazette May 1, 2002 (submitted by a volunteer, not a family member)