Calhoun-Kent County MI Archives Obituaries.....Corkins, Olive Jeanette (Wheat) May 21, 1950 ************************************************ 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, 7:55 pm Battle Creek Enquirer & News May. 22, 1950 Mrs. Olive J. Corkins,73, widow of Frederick Corkins, died at 11:15 a.m. Sunday in her residence at 542 Bedford Road after an illness of three years. She was born in Cedar Valley, OH., Dec. 13, 1876, a daughter of William and Sarah (Cobb) Wheat. While she was an infant her family moved to Grand Rapids where she married to Mr. Corkins in 1903. They came to Battle Creek in 1909. Mr. Corkins died here Jan. 1, 1945. Mrs. Corkins is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary G. Whaley of 532 Bedford Road, Mrs. Dale (Olive) VanOrder of 548 Waubascon Road and Mrs. Ralph (Isabelle) Peterson of 119 Arlington Avenue; seven sons, Vernon N. of San Lorenzo, Calif., Roy of 87 Post Avenue, Phillip W. of 26 Sylvan Avenue, Lloyd A. of 570 Bedford Road, William R. of Lacy Road, Edward T. of 555 Wellington, Level Park, a sister Mrs. Gertrude Sanford of Grand Rapids, a brother John of Lowell, 29 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Additional Comments: Buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/calhoun/obits/c/corkins82ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb