Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Whitford, Mary J. (Tuthill) 1955 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 30, 2014, 12:00 pm Belding Banner-News, 26 May 1955 Mrs. Mary Jane Whitford, 84, passed away suddenly at her home on Little avenue about noon Tuesday. She had been across the street to the home of her brother, and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Tuthill during the forenoon and they had a lunch together. She was found lying in her yard about 12:30 where she had passed away. Mrs. Whitford was born August 3, 1870 in Oakfield township, Kent Co. the daughter of Henry and Eliza Tuthill. She had lived in this city for 50 years and was a member of Victoria Rebekah Lodge No. 60 for 50 years. Her survivors include two grandsons, Stewart Vanderpoole of Grand Rapids and Vernon Vanderpool of Greenville, eight great grandchildren and nieces and nephews, two brothers, Phineas Tuthill of this city and Elmon Tuthill of South Loyns and one sister, Mrs. Lottie Spicer of Durand. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 at Ellis Funeral home with Rev. H.S. Ellis officiating and Victoria Rebekah Lodge assisting in the burial service at White Swan cemetery in Oakfield township. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/w/whitford28094nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb