Rachel Mae Willey's obituary, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan

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Obituaries from the Clare County Review September 26, 1999


Rachel Mae Willey, 92, of Farwell, passed away on Tuesday, September 22,
at the Northwoods Nursing Center in Farwell.  She was born the daughter
of Charles and Hattie (Crow) Mayo, on April 25, 1907 in West Olive,
Michigan.  She married Jefferson Willey in 1927, in Farwell, and he
preceded her in death in 1974.  Mrs. Willey had retired as the Clare
Elementary School Librarian.  She was a member of the Farwell Rebekah
Lodge and the Farwell Church of Christ.
    Survivors include her three sons:  Jefferson F. Willey of Rosebush,
Edward and Camilla Willey and Joseph and Beverly Willey, all of Farwell,
nine 

grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grand
children.  She was preceded in death by a grandson, Steven and four
siblings.
    Funeral Services were held Friday, September 24 at l:30 pm from the
Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home in Clare, with Pastor Donald Mainprize
officiating.  Burial was in the Surrey Twp. Cemetery.  Memorials may be
made to the Farwell Church of Christ or to Northwoods Nursing Center.