Obituary of Sophia Elizabeth Fletcher, Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan




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MRS. J. H. FLETCHER
 Sophia Elizabeth Fletcher, age 88, died Monday, June 15, 1953, in Helen's
Haven Convalescent Home in Dowagiac. Her hip was broken in a fall February 9,
and she was in Lee Memorial hospital 11 weeks before removal to Helen's Haven,
where she has been the past seven weeks.

She was born September 2, 1864, in Schoolcraft, Mich., fifth in a family of
eight children, to Frederick and Julia (Grogan) Stute, all of whom preceded
her in death. 

She was married September 11, 1881, to Julius H. Fletcher. Four children were
born to them. Mabel, Mrs. L. S. Long, died in 1923; her only son, Wyborne, two
years ago July 4; and her youngest daughter, May, Mrs. Alex Kettles, July 27,
1952.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Emory Brown, with whom she had lived the
last five years; four grandsons, Arden McNinet of San Francisco, Gerry and
Merton Brown of Battle Creek, and Donald Brown, of Buchanan; a granddaughter,
Barbara, Mrs. Ivan Wheaton of Holland, Mich.; and 9 great-grandchildren; also
several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Mrs. Fletcher was a member of the Evangelical United Bretheran church and of
the Eastern Star Lodge.

Funeral services will be held in the Romig Funeral Home, today (Thursday, June
18) at 2:30 p.m., conducted by her pastor, Rev. Gerald Wilkie. Pallbearers
will be her four grandsons.

Burial in Marcellus cemetary.



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