Copyright © 1997 by Douglas Willett. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ MRS. JOSEPHINE E. WILLETT Mrs. Josephine E. WILLETT, widow of Wesley J. WILLETT, a former Adrian resident, died last night at 11:35 in the home of her son Fred W. WILLETT of 4025 Philadelphia West, Detroit, after an extended illness. She was aged 70 years. Mrs. WILLETT was born in Adrian, the daughter of Joseph S. and Janette LAING. Her husband operated a grocery store on North Main Street for many years and after his death she with her son Louis moved to Detroit in 1910. Since the death of her son she had lived with Mr. And Mrs. Fred WILLETT. She has been in ill health for the last five and one half years and confined to her bed the last year. Surviving her are the one son, Fred W. WILLETT, one grandson Wesley F. WILLETT and two great-granddaughters, Marilynn J. and Barbara Ann WILLETT, all of Detroit. The funeral will be held in Detroit at the WILLETT home Thursday at 1 o'clock and the burial will be in the family lot in Oakwood. -Adrian Daily Telegram, Tuesday, February 21, 1939 dz