This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ELLIOTT, SONNERVILLE, ZERBE, PITTS, SCHIEBEL Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JIB.2ACI/12675 Message Board Post: ELLIOTT, Harvey J., June 23, 1978 ELLIOTT, SONNERVILLE, ZERBE, PITTS, SCHIEBEL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carole Lynn (MOHNEY) CARR, Volunteer Transcriber Transcribed from an original newspaper clipping from the “Sturgis Daily Journal, “ which serves the St. Joseph County, Michigan area. Copy provided by the Sturgis Library, Sturgis, Michigan. http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/spl.html Listed on this site are volunteers to do look-ups, check it out to see if they have what you are looking for. http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/stjolookups.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mr. Harvey J. ELLIOTT, 63, Rt. 2, Constantine, died Thursday afternoon in Bronson Hospital in Kalamazoo where he had been a patient nine days. He was born March 16, 1915 in Mentha, Michigan, a son of Walter and Alice (SONNERVILLE) ELLIOTT. He grew up in the Vicksburg area, graduating from Vicksburg High School and continuing his education at Michigan State University where he graduated and received a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Economics. He taught at Cassopolis for two years and was in the farm and home administration in Hastings, Mich., for several years. He had been a club agent in the Cooperative Extension Service in Ottawa and Muskegeon counties and then was an agricultural agent in Oceana County before coming to St. Joseph County where he was county agricultural agent until retired in 1966. He was a member of the Constantine United Methodist Church, of the St. Joseph County Commission for eight years and served in region three. He had been a member of he Centreville School Board, Intermediate School District, Mt. Hermon Masonic Lodge No. 24, F&AM of Centreville, Centreville Chapter No. 11 RAM, Three Rivers Commandery No. 29, St. Joseph County Soil District, St. Joseph County Planning Commission, Constantine Rotary Club and St. Joseph County Farm Bureau. On June 16, 1940 he was married to Mary Jane ZERBE in Constantine who survives with four sons, H.Jay of Mexico City, Michael of Sturgis, Gary of Constantine, Marc of Kalamazoo; one daughter, Mrs. Leslie (Mary) PITTS, of Olney, Maryland; five grandchildren and three brothers, Marion of Sterling, Ill., Walter of Vicksburg, Robert of Galesburg, one sister, Mrs. Frank (Shirley) SCHIEBEL of Beaverton, MI. In accordance with Mr. Elliot’s wishes cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held in the Constantine Untied Methodist Church 7 p.m. on Monday. Rev. David A. Sellick officiating. Interment of the cremains will be in the Buchanan Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the St. Joseph County Park Commission for future planning. Arrangements were made by the Gisler Funeral Home in Constantine. END