This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scobey, Lanphear, Burns, Reigler, Warner, Thornburg Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1457 Message Board Post: Mrs. Geneva B. Scobey, age 80, of Hastings, passed away Saturday, December 25, 1999 at Tendercare in Hastings. She was born on April 26, 1919 in Decatur, the daughter of George & Della Lanphear. Geneva was raised in VanBuren County and attended schools there. She married Wilfred L. Burns in 1936, marriage ending in divorce. Geneva married Melvin O. Scobey in the late 1950's and he survives. She came to the Hastings area in 1936 from Kalamazoo, and later lived in Detroit and Lake Fenton areas for a time, in California for 17 years, returning to Hastings in 1978. Geneva was a homemaker and many years ago, worked at the Ford Hospital in Detroit. She was preceded in death by her parents; two infant children; sister, Mildred; and a brother, Leonard. Geneva is also survived by a daughter, Barbara Reigler of Hastings; a son, Frank Burns of Grand Rapids; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two step-daughters; two step-sons; brother, Lowell Lanphear of Paw Paw; two! sisters, Beverly Warner of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Betty Thornburg of Lawton; and several nieces and nephews. Respecting her wishes, private family services will be held. Burial will be at Oakhill Cemetery, Orangeville Township in Barry county. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made by the Wren Funeral Home of Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" - Tuesday, December 28, 1999.) Transcriber has no family connection.