Paula - this is sad news - may I get permission to pass to my Portage County Mailing List and Message Board. Since she was was born in Belmont, PortageCoWI. Thanks. R/S MAK --- Paula Vaughan <[email protected]> wrote: > I pass this sad news to the many of you who knew > Alta through her hard work > and interest of family genealogy and the research > Alta and Wayne Guyant did > in many of the Wisconsin cemteries in the 1970's. > Alta passed away Sunday, > November 30, 2003 and her obituary is below from the > Appleton Post Crescent. > > Paula > WaupacaCC > > > > Guyant, Alta E. > > Neenah > > formerly of Waupaca > > Age 84, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2003 at > Theda Clark Regional > Medical Center in Neenah. She was born on March 6, > 1919 in the Town of > Belmont, Portage County, WI; a daughter of the late > Dale F. and Zada A. > (Lewis) Dent but she was raised by her grandparents, > Frank B. and Ernie M. > (Watson) Dent. > > She married Wayne A. Guyant on June 12, 1936 in the > Town of Belmont, Portage > County. He preceded her in death on October 20, > 1995. Alta was a member of > the Pioneer 4-H Club, was a Secretary in Pickerel > Lake Grange, belonged to > Crystal Lake Squares, Waupaca Squares and Fox Valley > Square Dance Clubs. She > was the Waupaca Coordinator and life member of the > Wisconsin State Old > Cemetery Society, also life member in the Wisconsin > State Genealogical > Society and Waupaca Area Genealogical Society. Alta > worked for Jewitt and > Sherman Pickle Company in Blaine from 1947-1957 and > for Woody?s Cheese > Company in Waupaca from 1957-1972. Her hobbies were > family genealogies and > copying cemeteries. She was a member of First United > Methodist Church in > Waupaca. Alta was a great lover of kitties. > > Survivors include a daughter, Mary (Tex) Helms, > Neenah; three sons: Dale > (Geraldine) Guyant, Zephyrhills, Florida; Gary (Sue) > Guyant, Neenah; Jerry > (Beverly) Guyant, Neenah; 16 grandchildren, 36 > great-grandchildren, five > great-great-grandchildren; three sisters: Lila > Larson, Waupaca; Leona > Larson, Waupaca; Anna Young, Almond; and a > sister-in-law, Phyllis and > brother-in-law, Paul Pope. > > Besides her parents and husband, she was also > preceded in death by her > sister, June Baker; grandparents and three > brothers-in-law. > > Funeral service will be held Thursday, December 4 at > 1 p.m. at the Holly > Funeral Home in Waupaca with Rev. Paul Nulton > officiating. Visitation will > be on Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of the > service at Holly Funeral > Home in Waupaca. Interment will be held at Lakeside > Memorial > > _________________________________________________________________ > Winterize your home with tips from MSN House & Home. > > http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Vilas County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivilas/ > ===== MAKTranscriber - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/