Calhoun-Allegan-Kent County MI Archives Obituaries.....Corkins, Frederick January 1, 1945 ************************************************ 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 -- July 26, 2007, 7:45 pm Battle Creek Enquirer Jan. 2, 1945 Frederick Corkins, 72, of 542 Bedford Road, died in a local hospital at 10 a.m. Monday after an illness of four months. He was a resident of Battle Creek for 35 years and a carpenter employed at various times by Grand Trunck Railroad, Bennett Oven Co. and the A-B Stoves, Inc. Mr. Corkins was born Dec. 29, 1872, in Wayland, the son of Chester and Mary Corkins. He is survivied by seven sons and three daughters: Vernon N. of Seattle, Wash., Roy of 79 Clark, Phillip W. of 554 Bedford Road, Lloyd A. of 570 Bedford Road, Corp. Edward Theodore, now in the Phillippines, William R. of 120 Robinwood, Gilbert J. of 436 North Twenty-Second Street, Mrs. Clyde (Mary G.) Whaley of 62 Pittee, Mrs. Dale (Olive) VanOrder, of the Waubascon Road, and Mrs. Ralph (Isabelle) Peterson of 119 Arlington. Mr. Corkins also leaves 24 grandchildren and three brothers, Ernest and Chester of Wayland, and Bert of Chicago. Additional Comments: Use to be a Fireman in Grand Rapids, MI. Buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/obits/c/corkins81ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb