Charlevoix County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Wightman, Braton ************************************************ 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: Marilyn King msmarly@yahoo.com March 10, 2015, 4:26 am Cemetery: Brookside Cemetery Name: Braton Wightman Date Of Photograph: July 9, 2009 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/charlevoix/photos/tombstones/brookside/wightman293597nph.jpg Image file size: 114.9 Kb Braton Wightman Mar.07, 1861-Mar 17, 1938 OBITUARY BRAYTON WIGHTMAN WAS BURIED MONDAY Hayes Township Farmer Died Friday at Petoskey Funeral services were conducted from the home Monday afternoon for Brayton Wightman, well known Hayes township resident, who died Friday at Lockwood hospital, Petoskey, from cancer. Rev. Edward S. Doan officiated at the services and burial was at Brookside cemetery. Deceased was born March 17, 1857, in Syracuse, N. Y. In 1879 he went to Kankakee, Ill., where he was later married to Miss Ella Malloy. Three children were born to this union, viz: Mrs. Sadie Keough of Chicago, Sterritt E.‘Wightman of Bentonville, Ark., and Fred Wightman, deceased. Mrs. Wightman died in 1898. On July 4. 1901. he was married to Miss Ross Domin of Chicago. In October of the same year they came to Charlevoix county, settling on a farm in Hayes township, where he resided until four months ago when he entered the hospital. Surviving besides the widow and two children are six grandchildren and one great-grandchild, also one brother, Eaton Wightman of Cutler, Calif. Relatives attending the funeral were Mrs. Sadie Keough, Miss Grace Keough, Charles Frank and William Keough. Joe F. Domin, Miss Theresa Wirtel, Mrs. Andrew Wirtel and Miss Mallie Martin, all of Chicago. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/charlevoix/photos/tombstones/brookside/wightman293597nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb