Clare County MI Archives Obituaries.....Garver, Emma Heilman May 21, 1943 ************************************************ 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: Janet Wilkinson Schwartz wilkinschw@aol.com April 24, 2013, 1:14 pm Clare Sentinel, Friday, May 28, 1943 MRS. E. GARVER PASSES AWAY AT SON’S HOME FRI. Funeral Services Held From Brown Corners U. B. Church Mrs. Emma Garver, a resident of Arthur township for many years, passed away at the home of her son, Forest, of Hatton township, Friday of last week. Emma Heilman Garver, the daughter of Mary and Jacob Heilman, was born April 26, 1870, in Henry county, Ohio and passed to her heavenly home May 21, 1943, at the age of seventy-three years. On October 24, 1889, she was married to Charles Garver. They lived in Ohio thirteen years before locating in Clare county, Michigan, where they spent the remainder of their lives. She is survived by eight children, Walter, Mrs. Mabel Leeth, Forest, at whose home she died, Mrs. Florence Kever, Mrs. Beatrice Acre, and John, all of Clare, Ray of Lyons, Colorado, and Mrs. Alta Beattie of Marine City, Michigan; thirty-eight grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Miss Martha Heilman, of Napoleon, Ohio; and Mrs. Kathryn Brubaker, of Defiance, Ohio; one brother, William Heilman, of Defiance, Ohio; and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, six sisters and three brothers. Many years ago she was converted and joined the United Brethren Church and remained a faithful member till death. Funeral services were held from the Brown Corners United Brethren Church at 2:00 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, with the Rev. Marion E. Burkett officiating, assisted by the Rev. Chas. Kleinhardt and the Rev. E. M. Roush, of Carson City. Interment was made in Cherry Grove cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/clare/obits/g/garver19842nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb