This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: philipffej Surnames: Kline Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Have a look here. I see James, Mary, Nettie & Thornton Kline. http://www.rootsweb.com/~miottawa/cemeteries/georgetown/georgetown/2004ijk.html I would think with Abigail's age she died in St. Joseph Co.. Hope this helps a bit. JP Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JosephAHittle Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: By looking into this even further, James and Mary Kline are in Ottawa County in the 1900 and 1910 census. I haven't found them yet in the 1880 census, so I have no timeframe as to when they moved from K-zoo to Ottawa other than sometime between 1870 and 1900. Since I posted, I have found a gedcom which gives their names as James L. and Mary B. Kline. I'm working on the hypothesis that Mary Kline was the daughter of Abigail Thornton, and that Abigail very possibly was the eldest daughter of my 3rd great grandparents. David and Hannah Hittle. Unfortunately, there is a LOT about David's family that no-one has been able to find documentation for, so I'm having to do this the hard way. I appreciate your input. I guess I'm not going to get nearly as lucky as I was hoping to be on this. Thanks! Joe Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: What is the chance they returned to PA, or some other place? There is a site called GENDIS and covers the years 1867-1897 deaths in the State of Michigan. None of the Klines appear there, nor does Abigail. WHL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No-but I do and she is not there either. WHL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Incorrect spelling of CRAMB. It should be spelled KRAMB. Signed Jean Hamill, daughter of Ruth Hamill -------------- Original message -------------- From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: AJP44 > Surnames: HAMILL, FROBENIUS, KAMMERER, CRAMB > Classification: obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalam > azoo/22144/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Mrs. Ruth M. HAMILL - 1400 North Drake Rd., died Saturday, morning September 14, > 1996. Ruth was born November 25, 1900 in Cooper Township, the daughter of Frank > and Mary (KAMMERER) FROBENIUS, and had been a lifelong area resident. She was a > graduate of Kalamazoo College in 1923; was a past matron of OES Loyalty Chapter > #497, and a member of the Daughters of the Nile. She was preceded in death by > her husband, Thomas E. HAMILL, Sr, and a daughter, Beatrice CRAMB. Surviving > are a son, Thomas E. (Kathleen) HAMILL, Jr. of Richland; a daughter, Jean > HAMILL of Plymouth, MI; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may > meet the family on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at Langeland Memorial Chapel, 622 > S. Burdick, A Trust 100 Chapel where a[n] Eastern Star Service will be held > Monday evening at 7 pm. Private family graveside service will be held in > Riverside Cemetery. A Memorial Service for Mrs. Hamill will be held 11:00 > Tuesday at the KIVA Room at Friendship Village (14! > 00 N. Drake Rd.). Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer > Society. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Sept 1996 (submitted by a volunteer, no > family connection) > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like > to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond > on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIKALAMA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JosephAHittle Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks, I appreciate the heads up. Does the clerk's office there handle the probate records? Joe Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22152.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Abigail Thornton does not appear in the records of the Kalamazoo County Clerk's office. WHL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: DOREMISE, AVERY, DORCMIERE Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/4044.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is the only record I found in any of the available Kalamazoo County Clerk's records for the folks you are interested in. I suspect you need to look further north! Kalamazoo County Clerk's Marriage Record Book 4, page 292, doc. #4490. Groom David DOREMISE(sic); age 21; occ Laborer; res White Cloud, Newaygo Co, Mich; POB William(sic) Co, Ohio; Bride Ida M. AVERY; age 18; res Grand Haven, Mich; POB Grand Haven. DOM 7 June 1881; POM Kalamazoo, Mich; official James M. Davis, Justice of the Peace; wits Joseph Fearhuly & Sally A. DORCMIERE(sic) both of White Cloud, Mich. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: edmaxwellvtours Surnames: Clendenen,Shroyer,Sopher,Wilson, Criffield,Parrish,Borders Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/20152.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: >From a newspaper article that appeared in the Dowagiac Daily News (unknown date). I tried to copy everything word for word. My corrections are [in brackets .] Life on Walnut St. elicits rush of good memories By Lisle Borders 404. 404 Walnut St., that is. When I look back to my early years, I think of Walnut St. That's where I was born and lived until I was 20 years old. The earliest I recall was that my grandma took care of me because my mother, Carrie Ellen Borders, was a seamstress and did most of her sewing at the home of the ladies for whom she made dresses. I remember I used to run away and grandma tied me to the big cottonwood poplar tree in our front yard. I recall that before I was out of grade school I already had been in the hospital four or five times. I had my appendix taken out and two ruptures -- one on each side -- my tonsils taken out and had a badly broken left elbow. That happened on Oct. 2, my birthday. These things always happened on my birthday. Grandma used to send me get well cards on my birthday as she figured I'd be in the hospital then. Kennie Sopher, my cousin who lived two doors down south of us, decided that because it was a half day of school we'd put a wire in the barn and learn to tightrope walk. The reason it was a half day of school was that they always let school out for half day so we could go to the Hartford fair. Kennie took the wire to the east end of the barn and I took the other end to the west end of the barn I reached for a cross beam and it broke loose. I fell head-first about 11 feet. My left arm was instantly thrust forward to break the fall , which demolished my elbow. I was out of school the rest of that year, as in the winter I fell downstairs and broke it in the cast. I remember Dr. Green took the cast off on Memorial Day. I then carried a small pail of sand around a lot and I always carried pump water with my left arm. I got so I had about 50 or 60 percent of full use of my arm that way. When I got a little older, George Wilson, who lived three houses south of us, started teaching me to polevault and I think the jerking during vaulting straightened my left arm a little, also. Across the street from us lived the Places. George was about my age. He had an older brother, Enos, and a younger sister, Helen. I can't recall, but he might have had an older sister, too. Enos was named for his mom's maiden name, I believe. I know that a couple years later a kid who was their cousin moved here and his name was George Enos. He later married a cousin of mine. Well, I guess they weren't my cousins. They were my grandmother Selena Shroyer's brother's kids. Anyhow, their mom was always known as Aunt Hattie. Aunt Hattie made some of the best oatmeal bread I've ever tasted. They lived one block over, on the corner of Chestnut and Lowe streets. Between Places and the next house south was a vacant lot that was always used as a garden by Mr. Mather in the next house. He had two boys, Bob and Jake. Jake was a boxer. The house next to ours on the south was Jean Heck's and then the next one was my cousins, the Sophers at 408 Walnut. My Aunt Grace, my mother's sister -- and her husband, Jerry, had five boys and two girls. Their names in order were Kenneth, Ernest, Francis, Robert, and Jerry. Then after thinking that was the end, a couple years later they had a long sought-for-girl, Virginia and then Darlene. Make a lot of kids from within just five houses. Kitty corner across the street from Sopher's was the Clendenings [Clendenens]. They had a couple girls and boys. I don't remember the oldest girl's name. The younger girl was Geraldine. The boys were Bob and an adopted brother Norman Williamson. Next to them lived the Rectors, Merle and Vera. Then back to the west side of the street was one vacant lot south of Sophers and the the Wilsons. George, Sr. was the fire chief. They had four children -- two girls and two boys, George and Don. Both boys were good athletes. George went on to George Williams College with Dean Parrish and both became Little All-Americans. Florence and Barb were the girls. George taught me to polevault, broad jump, high jump, shot put and throw the javelin and discus. I did compete in the broad jump, pole vault and low and high hurdles. On May 16, 1936, I broke the state record in the 200-yard low hurdles in 23.6 seconds at Kalamazoo in a regional meet. Next door to the Wilsons lived the Criffields. They had two boys Dean and Doyle. Dean was a big, stout kid and Doyle was younger. I remember Doyle had six toes on both feet. They had a chicken fenced-in area out back and he had been running around inside the pen and stepped on a slat with a nail in it and it drove the nail right up through his insteps. We broke the ends of the slat and he was taken to the hospital. It turned out okay. No infection and he was fine in a few days. Next door to the Criffields was the Pollards. They had only one son, Orlan. He was a little older than me, but I think my two sisters thought he was the nuts. Between the next house and the Pollards's was a little-used dirt alleyway that led back to the end of Maple Street. The Killins lived just south of the alley and they had a garage that was situated about 20 feet from the alley. We kids used to play basketball there with an old barrel hoop nailed up on the end. We even played out there on cold, snowy days. I recall that one day Ernie and I were down there and I suggested we try going down the hill standing up on our sleds. I made it quite a ways but Ernie only made it about halfway and he fell and broke his collarbone. I felt terrible 'cause it was all my fault. Out in front of Killin's where the street ends was a great big hickory nut tree. Right next to the tree the road turned into a small sand trail that continued south until it met the old streetcar tracks and then it turned east over to S. Lowe Street. Just across the tracks was Valdes greenhouse. They had two boys, George, the older one, and Shindus. He was a whale of a football player at the same time as George Wilson and Dean Parrish. Mention Dean Parrish brings to mind that Dean had a younger brother who married Helen Place who lived from across the street from us at 404. They lived farther down Lowe Street across the Dowagaic Creek at the corner of Lowe and Pokagon streets. North of my house and left on Chestnut Street was Ray Ropp. He had a younger brother, Kenneth. First house west of him lived Lee Iliff. Lee married Ester Abbs. She lived around the corner from Lee on Maple Street. She did at one time live next door to us in the house that Jean Heck lived in at 406 Walnut. Later on, Jack Thomas and his sister Donna lived there. I recall that for a long time after they moved in, I thought Jack was a girl because he had a beautiful head of long blond curls. Their dad's name was Floyd. He also worked at the fire department. Farther north of us and around the corner of Walnut and High Street lived another Thomas family. They had one son, Brooks. In later years he and I ran around a lot together because we were the only younger guys left in town. All the rest were in the Army or Navy. Sprague and Madge were his Mom and Pop. Sprague was some kind of boss at Rudy Furnace Co. One of the nicest guys I've ever had the privilege to know. A regular Abe Lincoln. Madge sang in the Federated Church Choir and Brooks and I sang with them from about junior high on. I remember one time Madge had Brooks and Glenn Andrews and I sing for some woman's group. Maybe it was the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She could have been the president for all I know, only she didn't carry an axe. She lived to be about 99. She was also one of the best known Republicans in Michigan. Later on I'll tell you one of the funniest things that ever happened to Sprague. Kitty corner across the street from my Aunt Hattie's on Chestnut Street lived the Gieslers. They had two boys, Albert, always called Al, and Edward. Edward was much younger, but he used to be over in our gang of kids and played basketball down at Criffield's and football at the field between Sopher's and Wilson's houses. Those two lots were vacant all the way back to Maple Street. The southwest end was the most level and we used to play football there. The lot nearest to the Sopher's was many times used to stake a cow out to graze by Jerry Sopher. Had to watch out for fresh cow pads on the way to the football field section or you'd slip on a fresh cow pad. Jerry Sopher had an old big Atwater Kent Radio with about six dials on it and a big horn speaker. Sometimes during the day Kenny would have it set at WLS. Ernie and I didn't care for that music so I remember one day we sneaked in and turned to another station. Ken chased us through the dining room and through the kitchen and out the door that led to the side porch . I heard Ernie yell and we stopped running. We found out that Kennie had grabbed a granny fork on the way through the kitchen and heaved it at Ernie. It stuck him in the heel. It must have hurt plenty, but we never changed the radio on Kenny again. One day my Aunt Grace called us all in and said, "Who was the one or ones who got into my dresser drawer and took a chocolate bar?" Of course we all knew nothing about it. She said okay then, she'd find out later. And sure enough she did. Turned out it was on Ex-Lax bar and Ken had eaten the whole thing. I really didn't like to have any of the boys get caught as their Dad Jeremy always whipped them with a razor strap. That time I don't recall Kenny getting whipped, but I am sure that he never took another bar of chocolate and ate the whole thing again. Whenever I got a spanking it was done by grandma. She had a large wooden spatula that she used to press water out of the butter and it was curved just right to find my buttocks. She spanked me and then made me sit down on the warmed-up bottom. I usually got the point, too. I only got it when I needed it. At times 404 was a full house. I lived with my grandma, Aunt Helen, my mother, and sisters Virginia and Florine. I was always outnumbered by women. Sometimes my grandpa, Dan Shroyer lived there, too. He had a small farm just across the creek on the M-62 on the south side of the road. It ran back to the street car tracks. Before he sold off part of it, it ran all along the tracks to M-40. The farmhouse sat where Hale's Hardware is now. They moved north and east a short ways and in that new plat. Grandpa stayed out to the farm from about April to November and then came to town and stayed with us at 404. I remember one year during the Depression, my Uncle Ramey and Aunt Luella and their kids Don and Jean Shroyer, came to live with us for the winter. Really had a full house then. Sometimes my mother could afford to buy a half-ton of coal from Franklin's coal yard. I don't remember where we all slept, but I do remember it was my job to take care of the fire in the Round Oak stove and to haul the ashes and sweep a path to the outhouse. I remember Virginia got tired of that cold flat and tacked fur collar on it so it wouldn't be so cold. Yes, 404 brings back a lot of memories. Good memories. Lisle Borders, 78, lived at 404 Walnut from 1917 to 1938. The 1937 Dowagiac graduate lived at 312 Orchard St. in Dowagaic until moving to Eau Claire eight years ago. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: raincloud153 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22194.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks you so much, God Bless, Tina Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: myrna1964 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/4228.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am Myrna Schwartz, Cecile Hill is my Father's sister. My last name was wrong and also Cecile's sister's last name is Houska. I understand these things can happen. We also were wondering who had put this on here. It is very nice of you to do that. The only reason I wrote anything is for the sake of people doing genealogy to have the correct names. So do you do all of Vicksburg and Kalamazoo? I would like to get some more of the family obits if that would be possible. Thank you for your time. Myrna Schwartz Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AJP44 Surnames: HILL Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/4228.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Myrna - I am a volunteer who has posted thousands of obituaries in southwestern Michigan. Hopefully, I did not make the mistakes on the obituary, however that is possible. Do keep in mind that many errors are made in obituaries because of human error at all levels. If you have knowledge of the correct spellings of names, just add a reply to the obituary and explain who you are. That will assist others who will look up the name in the future. Ardis Pierce Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: myrna1964 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/4228.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I was wondering who did this message as some of the family names are spelled incorrectly. I would like to change those if possible. Myrna Schwartz Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22194.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: KG 09/12/1992 B,003:6 NEWS Contact the Kalamazoo Public Library Tech Center, give them the info above, and they will send you a copy of the obit for $1. WHL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: raincloud153 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22194/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Would someone be so kind and do an OBIT look up for, Richard M Swanson, who died 11 Sept 1992. What I found on SS records, list Richard M Swanson was born 5 Aug 1936, and died 11 Sept 1992 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, MI. It listed his residence as Texas, Kalamazzo, MI. Would like a copy if possible of his obit. Thank you or any help. Tina Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: philipffej Surnames: Kuis Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22151.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Here is another obit for James Kuis who is living at the same address as Barney, Jennie, Cecelia & Irene in a 1942 city directory. KG 01/14/1981 D,005:4 NEWS Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22151.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: KG 07/24/1946 ,002:5 NEWS Barney KG 12/12/1966 2,029:8 NEWS Jennie KG 05/19/1992 C,005:4 NEWS Irene KG 04/02/1997 C,003:5 NEWS Cecelia Contact the Kalamazoo Public Library Tech Center, provide them with the info above and they will send you copies of the obits for $1 each. WHL Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Oakland-Kalamazoo-Lenawee County MI Archives Obituaries.....Weeber, Thomas Haw January 5, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet Neubauer mijan@wowway.com January 30, 2008, 4:50 pm Observer & Eccentric, January 27, 2008 WEEBER, THOMAS HAW; Passed away January 5, 2008 at age 66. He was a resident of Ruskin, Florida but was a former Michigan resident. At one time he was part of the family restaurant in Blissfield. Survivors include his 4 brothers and 2 sisters, and many nieces and nephews. Memorial service and interment will be in White Chapel Cemetery, Troy in February. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mi/oakland/obits/w/weeber2874gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mbieliauskas Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22193/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to determine the likely route from Franklin county NY to Kalamazoo about 1860-1870. I think it's likely they came thru Detroit, so I am wondering if they would of cut across Canada. Does anyone know of a map that might show that timeframe? Also, I am searching for information about the highway from Kalamazoo to Detroit. I think I had read that it originally was an Indian trail. Any suggestions as to where I can find that info? Thanks for any help with this. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: AJP44 Surnames: GRIFFITH, HOOPER, GRIFFIN Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22192/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mrs. Pauline H. GRIFFITH - Kalamazoo, MI, died Sunday evening, December 7, 1997. Mrs. GRIFFITH was born May 1, 1910 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a daughter of Harry and Nellie HOOPER. She had been a lifelong Kalamazoo area resident, and owned Griffith Dairy for 40 years with her husband before her retirement. She also taught at Roosevelt School years ago. She was an active member of the former Simpson United Methodist Church and presently Westwood United Methodist Church. On August 7, 1933, she was united in marriage to Frank B. GRIFFIN, who survives. Also surviving are a son, Dale (Darlene) GRIFFITH of Kalamazoo; 2 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services will be held 11 o'clock Wednesday from the Langeland Family funeral Homes Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St. with the Rev. Mr. Eric Beck officiating. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. this evening. Private interment will be in Mt. Ever-Rest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Westwood Unit! ed Methodist Church. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Dec 1997 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection) Note: This obituary shows the surname of GRIFFITH and also of GRIFFIN (an error) so both surnames are listed in the surname bar. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.