Eaton-Livingston County MI Archives Obituaries.....Barnard, Irene Mae Blair July 30, 1976 ************************************************ 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: Sharlene Thuma tsthuma@juno.com April 24, 2010, 10:14 pm Charlotte Republican-Tribune, Aug. 5, 1976, p.12 Irene Barnard. Mrs. Irene Barnard, age 71, of Route #4, 145 W. Spicerville Hwy., Charlotte, passed away at the Eaton County Medical Facility on Friday, July 30, 1976. Her husband Harry preceded her in death in 1967. Survived by five sons; Harry of Florida, Darwin and Marshall both of Lansing, Alden of Middleville and Dean of California; four daughters, Mrs. Harold (Marie) Saunders of Charlotte, Mrs. David Esterline of Hillsdale, Mrs. Denzel (Barbara) Mann of Charlotte and Dorene Barnard of Charlotte; one brother, Carl Blair of Lansing, 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services were held Monday, August 2, 1976, at 1:30 p.m. from Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte. Interment in Fowlerville Cemetery. Additional Comments: Irene' maiden name is Blair. Mr. & Mrs. Jay Horton raised her from a small child. Irene's mother abandoned the family & her father couldn't care for her & the siblings. I believe the father placed them in an orphanage (family info). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton/obits/b/barnard3703nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb