Calhoun County MI Archives Cemeteries.....Bedford R-S ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robin Ellis davenrobn@gmail.com Updated August 25, 2008 Abstracted By: Robin Ellis Bedford Cemetery is located on M-37 (Bedford Rd) behind the Bedford Township Fire Department. Contact: Bedford Township Office 115 S Uldriks Dr Battle Creek, MI 49037 Phone: (269) 968-6917 Information from headstones. This is a list of headstones photos on the USGenWeb Tombstone Project. Feel free to email me additions and correctons. Photos can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/tsphoto/calhoun/bedford-s.htm Last First Middle/Maiden Birth Death Inscription/Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ragsdale Bessie 1884 1969 Ragsdale Herley 1906 1976 Ragsdale Lillie 1917 1968 Ragsdale Maude 1887 1974 Ragsdale Willard 1881 1937 Rainey Mervin 1915 1947 Rall Andrew 1859 1914 Rall Elizabeth 1860 Rall Delores Ann 1935 1937 Rall Don W 1927 1968 Rall Florence 1906 1964 Rall Frances 1921 1939 Rall Grover C 1892 1959 Michigan PVT 69 SPRUCE SO World War 1 Rall John W 1864 1931 Rall Rex V 1922 1972 Michigan PFC 2136 AAF Base Unit World War II Rector Frederick 1866 1938 Rector Mary 1875 1959 Reed Patricia 1927 2003 Rees Minnie Jul. 07, 1881 Aged 39 Years Reese Joe 1843 1926 Reese John 1883 1956 Reese John 1941 1982 Reese Johanna 1854 1932 Reese Joseph 1916 1990 Reese Retta 1883 1953 Reese Marcelle 1919 2003 Reesman Fern 1915 1999 Reesman Robert 1941 1998 Reesman Stanley 1910 2004 Reiber Mayme 1879 1950 Reiber Rosewell 1905 1927 Reiglar Agnes 1875 1945 Remster Dewain L 1931 1969 Michigan SGT 605 Air Comdo SQ AF Korea Ress John Aug. 20, 1869 Rettman Waldemar 1904 1960 Reynolds Gladys 1903 1973 Reynolds Helen 1914 1999 Reynolds Kenneth 1912 1990 Reynolds Leon 1901 1978 Reynolds Minnie 1900 1985 Reynolds Opal 1932 1952 Reynolds Roger 1946 1985 Reynolds Smith 1902 1982 Reynolds Stephen K 1948 1976 Rhoades Charles 1897 1983 Rhoades Effie 1899 1995 Rhoades Winton 1918 1972 Rhodes Roger 1923 1985 Rial Ilde 1904 1967 Rial Lawrence 1897 1966 Ribble Jack 1885 1940 Rice David A 1947 2004 Rice Michael Lee Jr. 1982 1982 Richards E Morley 1836 1906 Richards Eugene 1915 2001 Richards Louise 1894 1975 Richards S Lucille 1917 2003 Richardson A Eugene 1907 1997 Richardson Harrison 1856 1936 Richardson Helen 1907 1979 Richardson Helen 1915 1991 Richardson James 1904 1981 Richardson Nellie 1883 1960 Richardson Olive 1868 1950 Richardson Rolland 1900 1937 Rickles Bertha 1882 1967 Rickles Elmer 1879 1955 Rickles Oscar 1907 1990 Riley Claude 1901 1962 Ripley Dorothy 1916 1975 Ripley Tempa 1885 1978 Risley Ellen 1917 Ritter Nellie 1878 1951 Ritter Roy 1874 1957 Rivers Henry 1845 Oct. 20, 1887 Rivers John Dec. 12, 1905 Rivers Mary 1902 Rizor Charles 1884 1959 Rizor Frances 1954 Roach Catherine 1932 1979 Roach Daniel R 1953 1991 Roach James 1919 1971 Roach Jimmy Lee 1956 Roach Robert L 1928 1993 Roberts Anna 1914 1983 Robertson Arthur 1893 1952 Robertson Lee Arthur 1914 1989 TEC 4 US Army World War II Robertson Tressie 1893 1944 Robertson William K 1924 1944 Michigan PVT 133 INF REG 34 INF DIV World War II Robinson Ada 1878 1955 Robinson Antholyn E 1910 1982 Robinson Arlene 1915 1996 Robinson Dorr 1902 1987 Robinson Ethel 1910 1983 Robinson Evelyn Mae 1912 1980 Robinson Floyd 1895 1967 Michigan PVT CO F 38 Infantry World War 1 Robinson Frances E 1893 1972 Robinson Frank C 1905 1979 Robinson Gayle 1914 1978 Robinson Genevieve 1915 1990 Robinson Gladys 1908 1971 Robinson Harold 1915 1996 Robinson Hubert 1902 1967 Robinson Margaret L 1912 1934 Wife of R. W. Robinson Robinson Myron 1874 1942 Robinson Myrtle L 1890 1981 Robinson Rex W 1905 1982 TEC 5 US Army World War II Robinson Timothy D 1957 Robinson William H 1879 1969 Rodek George 1891 1956 Roemish Emma 1867 1923 wife of Emil Roemish Rogers Ada C 1887 1986 Rogers Bertha 1936 2003 Rogers Bunnie E 1913 1990 MMG3 US Navy World War II Rogers Charlie H 1928 1995 Rogers Clyde 1889 1971 Rogers Emma R 1880 1969 Rogers Harold R 1920 1926 Rogers Helen 1839 1917 Rogers Irene 1925 1962 Rogers Joseph T 1866 1920 Rogers Kyle D 1952 1999 Rogers Larry Robert 1941 1941 Rogers Melonie 1957 1990 Rogers Robert 1920 1984 Romig D Everett 1910 1985 Romig Gladys 1913 1985 Ronk Cecil H 1874 1946 Root Archie 1898 1965 Root Eleanor J 1919 1968 Root Lewis W 1918 1926 Root Lola 1910 1925 Root Nina 1902 1955 Root Ryan S 1979 Root Willard L 1889 1960 Rose Alta Mary Page 1913 1992 Rose Floyd 1910 1995 Rose Sandra 1942 1959 Ross Jamie L. Horton 1927 1985 Ross John C 1932 1932 Ross Loren 1905 1970 Ross Mae 1899 1984 Rossman Louise M 1910 1998 Rounds Fred 1918 1979 Rounds Martha I. Packham 1925 2005 Rowden Baby 1948 Rowden Bertha 1901 1988 Rowden Harold 1900 1972 Rowden James 1875 1957 Rowden Mary 1881 1940 Roxbury Stephen E 1896 1967 New York PFC Quartermaster Corps World War 1 Royer Eliza 1901 1979 Royer Loy D 1903 1975 Royer Terry A 1954 1989 Rupright Harold 1907 1978 Rupright Marie 1906 1989 Russell Hattie 1871 1950 Ruthruff Joyce 1933 1998 Ruthruff R Ann 1956 Ryder Charles 1880 1962 Ryder Florence 1881 1948 Sackett Harry 1887 1947 Sackett Nettie 1888 St.Onge Willa 1889 1968 Sallows Arvilla 1877 1961 Sallows George 1903 1990 Sallows Mildred 1901 1946 Sallows Robert 1877 1946 Sanborn Emma 1878 1971 Sanborn Grace 1874 1953 Sanborn Harold 1898 1966 Sanborn John 1872 1950 Sanborn W O 1870 1945 Sandt Conrad 1877 1959 Sandt Frances 1866 1955 Saunders Frederick C 1903 1966 Saxman Mary G. Corkins 1906 1980 Scidmore W Ralph 1890 1976 Schmid A Eva 1858 1925 Schmid Elizabeth 1825 1894 Schmid Jennie B 1854 1933 Schmid Johannes 1808 1900 Schmid Julia D 1861 1943 Schmid Margaret R 1851 1913 Schmidt Albert 1877 1938 Schmidt Godfrey 1903 1991 Schmidt Irmgard 1904 1977 Schmidt Lassale 1888 1958 Schmidt Miriam 1880 1953 Schmidt Sadie 1869 1942 Schock Karl 1884 1956 Schock Nellie 1895 1979 Schoder Ada 1916 1989 Schoder Robert 1918 1994 Schoonard Agnes Bynam 1890 1918 Schoonard Edward 1864 1928 Schoonard Emma 1865 1940 Schoonard Florence 1897 1982 Schoonard Forest 1890 1979 Schoonard Mildred Rathbun 1891 1913 Schott Bessie 1887 1975 Schott William 1876 1950 Schroder John Sep. 24, 1907 aged 87 years Schroder Mary Feb. 24, 1879 Wife of John Schroder, aged 65 years Schroyer Bertha 1881 1957 Schultz Fred Oct. 2, 1894 aged 18 years Schultz John Feb. 11, 1893 Schultz Minnie 1882 1918 Schultz Sophia 1846 1918 Schultz Unknown Oct. 10, 1872 aged 75y & 6m, Broken Stone Schwanger Frank 1893 1936 Schwartz Anna 1870 1946 Schwartz Hannah 1888 1968 Schwencer Mae 1908 1960 Schwencer Paul 1906 1972 Scidmore Carl 1908 1950 Scidmore Carrie 1869 1928 Scidmore Kirk 1868 1945 Scidmore Verne 1898 1963 Scott Addie 1899 1970 Scott Frank 1874 1955 Scott Frank 1889 1960 Scott Mary 1882 1979 Scott Robert 1923 1995 Scott Ruth 1911 1975 Scott William 1912 1981 Scougale Alice 1859 1940 Scougale Angus 1851 1926 Scougale Elizabeth Feb. 2, 1874 aged 61y 5m 2d Scougale George 1865 Scougale Hattie 1861 1945 Scougale Roland 1854 1929 Scougale Roland 1881 1941 Sears Anthony John 1974 Baby Sedelbauer Anna 1893 1962 Sedelbauer Julius 1894 1981 Severance Emory 1868 1953 Shaffer Stephen K 1943 1998 Sharpsteen Edward Lyle 1901 1975 Sharpsteen Mildred C 1915 1977 Shasky Charles 1897 1969 Shasky Helen 1904 1995 Shaver Baby Girl 1962 Daughter of Corky & Marilyn Shaver Shaver Clinton 1908 1986 Shaver Nicole Rosa 1974 1979 Shelton James W 1935 2004 Shepard Rolyn 1844 1911 CO. F. 10th MICH. CAV. Shepard Rozella 1905 Sheren Verna 1886 1937 Sherman Lewis 1889 1958 Sherman Milton Broken Stone Sherman Orlie 1878 1957 Sherman Rush L Feb. 11, 1876 son of M. & E. Sherman Sherman Unknown Broken Stone Sherwin Adele J 1928 1932 Sherwin Joyce 1931 1999 Sherwin Orlen 1905 1992 Sherwin Vera 1907 1998 Sherwood Content 1846 1906 Sherwood Fred 1865 1951 Sherwood Jennie 1867 1954 Sherwood Milan 1837 1917 Shortidge Helen Coash 1911 1961 Shrontz Opal 1951 2004 Shults Clayton 1889 1892 Shults Edward 1859 1952 Shults Etta 1865 1947 Shults Levi 1824 1909 Shults Sarah 1829 1913 Shultz Baby Girl 1948 1948 Shultz Fred 1893 Shultz Sophinana? Shultz Bernard 1909 1996 Shultz Gertrude 1911 1967 Sidman Blanche 1887 1967 Sidman Clyde 1885 1961 Simmons E Rhea 1896 1913 Simmons Edith 1877 1931 Simmons Ernest 1871 1950 Simmons Iva 1909 1924 Simmons Lucile 1905 1921 Simmons W Pierre 1888 1903 Simmons William T Jan. 1, 1886 CO. L 2 MO. CAL. Simo Agnes 1922 1997 Simpson Ardella 1910 1994 Simpson James 1902 1989 Simpson Joyce 1910 1983 Simpson Oscar 1909 1983 Sisler Delores A 1957 2004 Sivacek Melinda 1943 1997 Slack Evelyn May 1929 1948 Slack Gertrude 1908 1996 Slack Roy 1907 1981 Slaton Robert J 1928 1977 PFC US ARMY World War II Slawson Claude 1867 1913 Slayton Betty 1899 1991 Slayton John 1903 1968 Sleeper Albert 1909 1985 Smith Anthony R 1903 1983 Smith Bessie 1912 1977 Smith Bessie I 1911 1999 Smith Billie In Memory of Billie, Son of Voloure & Bessie Smith, No Dates Smith Carl E 1956 1979 Smith Charles A 1882 1960 Smith Crystal Marie 1986 1987 Smith Cyrenius 1860 1944 Smith Edna A. Nesbet 1878 1974 Smith Edward B 1903 1973 PVT US Army Smith Edwin 1875 1948 Smith Elizabeth 1900 1968 Smith Emmett 1853 1933 Smith Essie C 1889 1963 Smith George E 1856 1931 Smith George S 1906 1984 PFC US Army World War II Smith Harold A 1898 1899 son of Jas. K. & Marie Smith Smith James K 1869 1954 Smith John A 1895 1962 Tennessee Wagoner SUP CO. 338 INF. World War 1 Smith John H Aug. 22, 1852 son of R. & M. Smith, AE 4yrs 1d Smith Kent W 1937 1998 Smith Laura Bell 1898 1968 Smith Leona 1950 2004 Smith Levi W Sep. 12, 1877 Smith Louisa L 1838 1919 Smith Lyda 1870 1933 Smith Maggie J 1903 1972 Smith Marie M 1877 1936 Smith Marjorie B 1906 1943 Smith Mary J 1843 1922 Smith Minnie 1871 1950 Smith Nora L 1908 1986 Smith Robert Jul. 15, 1866 Aged 47 y'rs 6 m's 16 d's Smith Susan K 1862 1937 Smith Thomas Jay 1959 1972 Smith Thomas W 1933 1981 Smith Voidure D 1909 1968 Smith William 1901 1965 Snearly Louis 1870 1946 Snearly Margaret 1876 1945 Snowberger Larry D 1960 1970 Snyder Earl 1918 1993 Snyder Julia 1922 1990 Snyder Nora 1888 1967 Sonicksen Caroline 1873 1943 Sonicksen Jerry W 1956 1980 EM 3 US Navy Sonicksen M Maxine 1915 1999 Sonicksen Oscar 1902 1953 Sonicksen Peter 1867 1949 Sonicksen Willis J 1904 1989 SGT US Army World War II Sootsman Baby Boy 1981 Spalding Dorothy 1899 1959 Spalding Helen 1914 1998 Spalding Robert 1918 1996 Spalding Rupert 1896 1968 Spaulding Charles R 1898 1977 PFC US Army World War 1 Speelman Doris 1921 2002 Speelman Harry 1916 1989 Spencer Vernon Jay 1909 1985 Spiller Byron Dates hard to read Sperry Clara D. G. Sep. 9, 1881 wife of J. B. Sperry Sperry Clara Mae Oct. 2, 1881 daughter of J. B. & C. D. G. Sperry Sperry Sheryl Kronk 1963 2000 Sprague Eddy 1865 1949 Sprague Franc M 1866 1926 Sprague Mary C. Hanna 1863 1947 Sprague Pearl 1905 1995 Sprague Phyllis Ruth 1923 1926 Sprague Thomas 1895 1990 Stagg Agnes 1827 1911 Stagg Caroline 1881 1940 Stagg Robert 1876 1964 Stagg Sarah 1878 1962 Staggs Ernest W 1926 1976 PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II Stamm Forrest 1907 1993 Stamm Rebekah 1912 1981 Stamp Charles 1872 1942 Standley Lois 1870 1948 Standley Peter 1868 1950 Stanley Arletta Ella 1924 Stanley Fannie B 1873 1975 Stanley Leonard T 1870 1965 Stanley May V. Noble 1905 1962 Stanley Thomas E 1904 1973 Stanley W Alan 1925 1947 Stanton Bernice 1902 1945 Stanton Edith 1926 1987 Stanton Elsie 1909 1965 Stanton Jana 1962 2000 Stanton Laura 1935 2006 Stanton Manson 1911 1992 Stanton Maynard 1931 2004 Stanton Mervin 1899 1993 Starken Mary 1889 1959 Starken William 1882 1964 Starks Mary 1901 1978 Starks William 1900 1950 Steadman David 1874 1968 Steadman Hettie 1880 1966 Steadman R Helen 1904 1991 Steadman Rollin 1903 1982 Steadman W Ellen 1897 1971 Stebleton David 1889 1950 Stebleton Levi 1908 1909 Baby Stebleton Lydia 1890 1977 Steeb Sheldon Quincy 2000 Steeby Nancy Uldriks 1935 1980 Steely Zachary Paxton 1984 1985 Steiner Edith 1915 1989 Stenholm Albin J 1929 1984 PFC US Army Korea Stenholm Ann J 1911 1969 Stephens Carlton 1888 1958 Stephens Effie 1889 1945 Steve Anna M 1867 1948 Steve Jessie Steve John Feb. 6, 189? Steve John C 1864 1921 Steve Mable 1890 1964 Steve William 1891 1965 Stewart Roderic 1884 1927 Stillman Donald 1915 1973 Stillman Fred 1859 1917 Stillman Reba 1893 1957 Stillman Susan 1861 1923 Stillman Thomas 1891 1943 Stillman Timothy Lynn 1961 1961 Stillman William N 1883 1939 Stough John 1863 1945 Strabbing Herman 1892 1972 Strabbing Ruth 1898 1981 Strasser Russell C 1900 1967 Pennsylvania PFC Medical Dept. World War II Strevens Reese 1872 1939 Stringham Eunice 1859 1916 Stringham Walter 1856 1920 Struwin Beatrice 1911 1981 Struwin Charles H 1850 1897 Struwin Harold C 1935 2002 Struwin Jessie Steve May 1883 Wife of R. Struwin Struwin Lena 1861 1938 Struwin Lorelle 1904 1996 Stults Anna 1880 1973 Stults Homer 1872 1958 Stults Vaughn 1906 1994 Sult Floella 1902 1942 Sult Larry A 1948 1989 Sult Otto F 1899 1960 Sult Winfred O 1960 1980 PFC US Army World War II Sundberg Charles E 1924 1981 US Army World War II Sundberg Grace E 1925 1926 Sundberg Ida M 1885 1979 Sundberg John L 1922 1987 US Army World War II Sundberg Victor L 1878 1944 Swank Earl 1890 1968 MISSOURI PVT CO 6 19 INFANTRY Swank Cora Lee 1895 1953 Swanson Clarence 1876 1947 Swanson Donald 1841 1908 Swanson Donald M 1905 1991 Swanson George 1810 1896 Swanson Gertrude 1870 1891 wife of J. H. Swanson Swanson Maxine 1907 1977 Swanson Naomi 1876 1969 Swanson Otto S. Jr. 1916 1992 Swanson Richard L 1927 1983 Swanson Ruby E. 1848 Swanson Sophia 1820 1856 Sweet Harold R 1902 1956 Swensen David 1895 1985 Swensen Nettie 1900 1991 Sypher Francis 1916 1961 Sypher LeRoy 1899 1941 Sypher Martha 1870 1957 Sypher Ruby 1896 1964 Sypher Verne 1893 1957 Sypher Walter 1870 1940 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/cemeteries/bedfordr98gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/