Isabella County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Backus, Edward A ************************************************ 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: Karen Darwin Robert kr78028@gmail.com January 28, 2011, 12:17 pm Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery - Mt. Pleasant MI Name: Edward A Backus Date Of Photograph: July 25, 2009 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/isabella/photos/tombstones/riverside/backus160373gph.jpg Image file size: 58.2 Kb This is a dual tombstone with his 1st wife Lucille W. Backus; however, this photo is only a closeup of his side of the marker. His inscription is on the right side under the header Backus. Inscription: Backus Edward A 1899-1979 Additional Comments: Birth: Jan. 25, 1899 Belva, Nicholas County, West Virginia Death: Jul. 25, 1974 Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan OBITUARY - Edward A. Backus, 5066 Corvallis Drive, Mt. Pleasant MI, died Wednesday, July 25, 1974, at his home. He was 80 years old. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 pm at the Stinson-Helms Funeral Home. Dr. Albert Fervert, First United Methodist, will officiate with burial at Riverside Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant MI. Born Jan. 25, 1899, in Belva, West Virginia, he moved to this area from W. Va. in 1935. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club for 27 years and served as Secretary for 25 years. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church for many years. He was employed by the Johnson Oil Company as it's bookkeeper for 21 years. He retired in Feb 1970. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Mary Ann) Birch of Durand MI; a stepson, Donald Welsh of Mt. Pleasant MI; six grandchildren; one brother, Evart of Burton WA. Spouses: Lucille W Backus (1899 - 1957) Ruby W Robert Welsh Backus (1908 - 1990) Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County MI Plot: Block 80 Lot 1 Space 2. Section 6, from the NW corner moving east, Row 11 Find A Grave Memorial #39855307 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/isabella/photos/tombstones/riverside/backus160373gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb