Spencer Cemetery, Crystal Township, Montcalm County, Michigan *****Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. This message must appear on all copied files. Commercial copying must have permission. ***** Submitted by Judy Hardy SPENCER CEMETERY, CRYSTAL TWP.. Copied by Betty Spooner August 1974. Sexton or burial records were added Feb 1997 by Judy Hardy. ALLISON: James b. 28 Aug 1917 - d. 28 Aug 1917 Nettie 1897-1970 bur 5 Sept 1970 Oscar 1887-1959 bur 15 Aug 1959 SEE: Collins (they are also buried in this plot) ANDERSON: Lot #14 owned by an A. Anderson with the following burial records: Hugh 1856-1909 Ulysses G. 1870-1924 Berton H. 1874-1938 There are 3 broken stones on north side of lot besides these three - unreadable. BAIRD: Baby Mary E. bur 1872 BALL: Vernie H. bur 2 Jul 1972 (between lot 84 & 99 Old South Rd) Clara B. bur 1956 Ransom R. bur 23 Dec 1954 (between lot 85 & 98 Old South Rd.) Stanley H. bur 25 Feb 1974 James 8 Dec 1888-19 Jun 1907 Lloyd 25 Mar 1903-2 Mar 1904 Weltha 20 Mar 1892-Mar 1892 Harvey W. "father" 9 Nov 1908 ae 65 yrs Francis A. 1854-1922 John W. 1885-1934 Chester John 1911-1977 bur 19 Nov 1977 Grace M. 1914-1981 Gerold J. "Johnny Boy" 1939-1942 Duane W. "Corky Bill" 1940-1947 (bur rec says 1942) SEE: N. Millard & M. Clay (also bur in this lot) James 8 Dec 1888-19 Jun 1907 BARGER: Lewis M. bur 1936 Father 1845-1917 Mother 1850-1926 (lot owned by James Barger. Also bur there, SEE: Wittaker, Martha. Burial recs say "old records" indicate lot may be full. Lots held 5 bur plots) Edward A. 1880-1945 Eva P. 1888-1931 Myrtle H. 1888-1924 George W. 1870-1954 bur 30 May 1954 Ida Mae 1873-1963 bur 21 Oct 1963 BARGER: James bur 1 Feb 1960 (bur with George Dickinson) BASSETT: Alta bur 1826 on lot owned by W. Bassett position #2 Stone on position #5 but unreadable according to bur rec BEARD: Albert E. 1889-19 Roy A. 1885-1965 bur 8 Jul 1965 Alta E. Beard Andrews bur 15 Aug 1871 BELL: Clara B. 1885-1956 Ransom R. 1879-1954 Vernie H. 1903-1972 BENNETT: Della A. 1876-1955 Benjamin 1873-1954 Samuel 1846-1913 Sarah 1843-1938 (bur rec says 1928. Rec shows lot as full - 5 plots) BETCHAR: Henry W. burial record doesn't list a date. Bur with a Mrs. Taylor. BRIGG: Minnie wife of R.W. 1900-1926 (bur with L.J. Smeed or Sneed) BRIGGS: Doris Irene 1914-1970 bur 4 May 1970 Rollie W. 1894-1968 bur 30 Apr 1968 Walter E. 1899-1931 (bur rec say 1929) Jedh bur 21 Jul 1941 BROOKS: Chandler D. 1878-1878 Ellen 1858-1938 Norman A. 1850-1925 BROWN: Arthur O. 1923-1923 Glennie E. son of NO & CC d. 2 Aug 1890 ae 7/0/21 Jessie dau of NO & CC d. 6 Nov 1898 ae 11/4/0 (bur rec says 1911?) Mammie E. 1883-19____ bur 30 Nov 1957 Norval O. 1858-1937 bur 18 May 1937 mother 1862-1919 CLARK: Lillie M. 1878-1976 bur 23 Mar 1976 Ralph E. 1875-1929 SEE: David Schaeffer (bur with them in same lot) CLAY: Mrs. Maud 1886-1952 SEE: Ball & Millard (buried together in same lot) COAN: Janine M. 1962-1963 Katie (bur rec say a Janine & Marie were bur here 26 Feb 1963) COLLINS: Dennis C. 1869-1938 Ettie E. 1870-1948 SEE: Allison, James CONNOR: Sylvia E. wife of __V 29 Jul 1904-19 Sept 19___ (Bur rec say lot owned by Wm Connor. Also say a veteran, no stone or rec is bur in positon #2 with Sylvia bur in position #5) CONLEY: Robert L. Indiana Sp 4 Co. B 60 Inf 9 Div Vietnam PH 22 Jan 1948-1 Feb 1968 bur 23 Feb 1968 COOK: A. Cook no dates only indication on burial record that he is buried in position #1. Lot owned by A. Cook. CRONIN: Patricia Husted Cronin 1933-1973 SEE: Husted CUNNINGHAM: James D. 1919-1937 (old rec show the name "Willie" in position #1 but stone says James) Donivan K. 16 May 1917-29 Jun 1945 MI Tech Sgt 83 Armd Rcn Bn WWII CURRIER: Donald E. bur 17 Mar 1961 Roxinda bur 4 Dec 1964 DICKINSON: Albert N. 1877-1910 Luren A.B. 17 Jun-17 Oct 1880 Milo 1845-1934 Susan M. 1848-1886 (rec also shows another burial, but no date and stone ureadable) Vance 1869-1961 bur 30 Dec 1961 R. bur rec but no date Mrs. Don bur rec but no date William bur 10 May 1967 George A. 1887-1965 bur 1 Mar 1965 See: Barger, James (also buried in this lot) Flossie Glee bur 10 Sep 1960 James K. 1908-1932 Annalee 1926 Max D. 1913-1922 (lot owned by George Dickinson. Old rec show a burial in position 1, but no stone or dates) DiVITO: Anthony 1889-1972 bur 25 Feb 1972 DURBIN: Cecil 1895-1963 bur 20 Dec 1963 Bernard Ray 1929-1931 Mable 1897-1989 baby, Russell Durbin bur 1936 (on lot owned by F. Lindsay) DUDRBIN: Betty J. Durbin Turner 1922-1969 bur 1 May 1969 Vercil E. 1892-1972 bur 17 Apr 1972 Wayne 1923-1925 Ara L. 1896-1989 Gary L. 1937- EASTMAN: John L. 22 Sep 1834 - no date, not even on sexton's records Charlotte w/o JL 5 Sep 1844-1 Feb 1902 Daisy Pearl "mother" 1878-1932 Jennevia dau of JL & C 24 Sep 1880 ae 10/1/1 Alice dau of JL & C 12 Sep 1880 Stanley 1900-1957 bur 31 Apr 1957 Lena 1879-1971 bur 7 Dec 1971 Richard 1873-1925 (old map has burial marked for position #1. Lot owned by Richard Eastman) EVANS: Jay A. 1873-1936 Myrtle T. 1897-1963 bur 13 Aug 1963 (the north 1/2 of this lot was owned by Lou Ernest Evans. No burials rec there) Dorothy M. "mother" 1904-1922 FASSITT: Alta dau of ____ &____ 11 May 1876 ae 0/4/11 FLINT: Harry O. 1880-1954 Mary "mother" 1880-1932 Marie 1904-1928 Charlotte no date ae 10 months Perry bur rec show no date W.D. d 10 Mar 188__ ae 12/7/10 bur rec show no date (lot owned by a Warren Flint) Bell__ora dau of WD & MC d 28 Nov 1870 ae 7/6/20 Hazel J. 1895-1943 bur 21 Oct 1943 (lot owned by a John Flint) Geneva 1887-196__ GALLOUP: Carl B. 1895-1895 GEARHART: Alida (only bur rec - bur 1940) SEE: Smith, Fred D. Alida bur in lot owned by Fred. GREGORY: Beatrice P. 1894-1978 bur 11 Nov 1978 HARDMAN: Raymond W. 29 Jun 1895-13 Dec 1966 MI Sgt Co M 337 Inf WWI HARMON: A lot owned by S. Harmon shows an unnamed veteran buried there. HARRIGAN: Neva bur 1890 (Lot owned by a D. Harrigan) HART: Elizabeth J. w/o George d. 7 Jun 1890 ae 68/3/15 SEE: Hendrick, Leda & Orville (also buried in this lot. Old recs say a man that apparently had a headstone with "father" and he was a veteran is buried in position # 1, there are no dates. Lot is owned by D. Hart. HAZZARD: Seymour "son" no dates father no dates Thomas P. (bur rec has no dates but lists him as a veteran) Amy `mother" no dates (lot is owned by a Theo Hazzard. It lists Amy as "Mrs. Theo") HELSLL: Edward Joe (he is listed on the burial rec. but shows no dates. Lot is owned by E. J. Helsll) HENDRICK: Leda T. 1904-1949 Orville J. 1899-1970 bur 21 Mar 1970 SEE: Hart, Elizabeth. They are buried on same lot. Nancy L. 1930-1974 bur 27 Aug 1974 Sherman 1934- HINER: George W. 1882-1965 bur 24 Jul 1965 Myrtle A. 1875-1959 bur 3 Dec 1959 HOAG: Raymond 1907-1951 Rhoda 1908-1993 Thomas C. 1938-1960 bur 3 Mar 1960 HOGLE: John (bur rec list him in lot #48 N1/2, he is a veteran and has no stone or date) HONDRICK: Rev. Barbara 1870-1945 Rev. Moses R. 1873-1953 Lee Patrick (bur rec lists him but no date) SEE: Ramseyer, Mary E. (They are all buried in the lot owned by her) HOOVER: Byron 1853-1932 Ida 1866-1954 Frank 1895-1982 Pearl 1897-1986 HORIGAN: Neva dau of D & A d. 22 May 1890 ae 1/3/2 HOSNER: Charles 1876-1955 Charles L. 1900-1944 Della 1881-1963 HOUSEMAN: L.C. 1860-1928 Lee (listed on burial rec, bur 1960) Iola (bur rec say Ida M.) Houseman Husted 1875-1952 SEE: Venhuizen, Nettie & Husted, Elmer (buried together on Houseman lot) HUFFERD: Jacob "husband" 1840-1915 Lydia "wife" 1846-1917 SEE: Stedman, Eva & Ernest (bur together on Hufferd lot) HUSTED: David 1865-1948 John 1872-1957 bur 5 Apr 1957 William E. 1897-1978 bur 21 Aug Greta M. 1899-1994 HUSTED/CRONIN: Patricia Husted Cronin Matla 1933-1973 bur 31 Dec Donna D. 1927-1932 Doris (bur rec only, no dates) Jennie w/o Ernest d. 6 Mar 1908 Ernest (bur rec only, no dates) HUSTED/VENHUIZEN: Elmer George 1885-1960 bur 24 Apr Nettie M. Venhuizen 1884-1953 HYDE: Baby boy bur 23 Jun 1964 (bur rec say son of Gary, grandson of Forest Spencer) HYRE: Family stone - no names. Burial records show the lot as being owned by a Joe Hyre but doesn't show any burial for there. JARSTFER: Rhoda Ann "mother" 1841-1911 Leonard K. 1897-1918 182 Aero Squad Otta A. 1902-1971 bur 20 Jun 1971 Leroy K. 1862-1924 Floy Belle 1876-1964 bur 8 Nov 1964 Dorothy 1919-1973 bur 19 Jun 1973 Rayburn 1914-1977 bur 18 Jul 1977 Eva A. 1886-1971 bur 1 Dec 1971 Frank A. 1868-1951 JOLLEY: Ada I. 1885-1964 bur 27 Oct 1964 Harley 1885-1967 bur 26 Apr (bur rec list him as Charles not Harley) KIRKPATRICK: Donald 1915-1932 Darrold 1911-1912 Wynna D. 1893-1964 bur 14 Jan 1964 KRIMES/SCHULTZ: Grandfather no dates on tombstone or burial rec Grandmother no dates on tombstone or burial rec position #3 empty unknown burial no dates on burial rec Mother 1869-1914 (lot is owned by a Fred Schultz and Phillip Krimes) LANGDON: Arlina w/o L.P. 1854-1907 L.P. 1855-1922 (burial records show one other unnamed burial - no dates) In lot # 90, owned by Charles Langdon are little stones on positions 1 & 5, but there are no names readable. LOBSINGER: Myron L. 1940-1966 bur 27 May 1966 SEE: Lobsinger, Kenneth on Spencer cem update. LOTT: Hattie B. 14 Jun 1879-9 Jan 1893 Charles 1847-1923 "mother" 1857-1890 (bur rec says Martha) Bessie May dau of Charles & M____17 Sep 1885 ae 10 da Melissa w/o Charles 9 Mar 1850-9 Oct 1912 ae 57/7/0 (burial record shows her buried in the Edwin Stedman lot) Robert H. 1884-1967 bur 18 Feb Chester R. 1907-1978 bur 6 Oct Lila M. 1913-1992 married 2 Jun 1929 LOUCKS: Burial records list 3 Phillips babies as being buried in position #1 and the date of burial as 26 Sep 1941 on a lot owned by just the last name Loucks. Also buried there are: Harvey Lee 29 Jan 1907-31 Mar 1971 MI Cpl 7 Ferrying GP AAF WWII Mrs. Loucks (as listed on burial rec and bur 1938) McCLELLAND: Max E. 1917-1968 bur 23 May Nada R. 1916- McCLOSKEY: Grant 1884-1934 Flora A. 1858-1942 Charles P. 1852-1928 Douglas K. (he's listed on burial rec only, bur 1918, a veteran) Floyd (listed on burial rec only, bur 1911) John B. 10 Aug 1850-16 Feb 1915 Ellen A. no dates Mother 1857-1926 Edith 14 Apr 1877-26 Jul 1889 McCLOSKEY/SHAPPEY: all on same stone: Charlott w/o B. McCloskey d. 17 Aug 1864 ae 37/3/18 Mary A. w/o G.W. Layman d. 14 May 1876 ae 18/7/11 Harriet w/o S. Shappey d. 1 Aug 1868 ae 61/0/2 bur rec show a B. McCloskey there with no date bur rec also states old rec shows lot is full (lots hold 5 bodies) McGREGOR: Burial records show 2 burials on N1/2 of lot. It suggest it may be Mr. & Mrs. A. McGregor (the owner of the lot) McMULLIN: Mr. McMullin (bur rec only - no dates) Mrs. McMullin (bur rec only - no dates) SEE: Williamson, James and Quigley, Myrtie MANGUS: Baby bur 14 Oct 1958 Flossie 1897-1963 bur 22 Sep (owner of lot is Charles Mangus) Carrie E. 1883-1946 William E. 1875-1942 (old rec show lot owned by Will Mangus is full - holds 5 plots) Claud 1877-1945 Odell 1892-1963 bur 4 Dec Gerald N. d. 18 Mar 1927 Mother 15 Jun 1870-26 Oct 1906 ae 37 yrs (lot owned by Henry Mangus. Bur rec show a veteran bur there with no stone) George (bur rec only - bur 7 Mar 1961. Old rec show this lot owned by Isaac Mangus is full - 5 plots). MILLARD: Millie 1876-1953 bur rec show her bur with Ball, Chester MORGAN: Baby, Susan Kay (bur rec only - bur 13 Aug 1969) MULFORD: Charles E. 1863-1939 Clara E. 1859-1928 Jesse R. 1885-1949 Nancy M. 1889-1983 M. June (bur rec only - no dates) bur rec also show babies Clayton & Marvel Selleck bur here - no dates. OSTERHOUT: Alona G. 1878-1956 Daisy Palmer 1879-1939 (old rec show additional burials but no names) Unnamed veteran (bur rec only - no date) Mother 1838-1917 Infant (bur rec only - no date) Wilford (bur rec only - bur 1865) John d. 20 Nov 1891 ae 59/8/4 PALMER: Daisy 1879-1939 PATTERSON: Rhea I. (bur rec only - bur 6 Nov 1973) Baby, Patterson girl no dates SEE: Thoenen, Charles PEASE: Rev. L. C. 1857-1915 Arnel 1888-1921 Sylvester 1854-1935 Elizabeth A. 1863-1938 PEPLAU: Catherine Dickinson 1912-1956 Adolph 31 May 1903-9 May 1976 Army WWII PERINE: Amanda 15 Nov 1801-18 May 1882 "grandma" Catherine 28 Oct 1838-5 Mar 1926 (bur rec says 1925) Thomas E. 5 Oct 1835-31 Oct 1905 (bur rec says Tobias E. "father") PETERSON: Susan w/o L.P. no dates (old rec show burial on positions 1 & 3 - no names or dates) PHILLIP: Edna 1898-1961 bur 1 Nov Howard L. 1892-1975 bur 11 Jan Babies (see Loucks, Harvey) POLLOCK: Mayme 1897-1936 (bur in lot owned by Clayton West) QUIGLEY: Myrtle (bur rec only - bur 11 Mar 1961) SEE: Williamson, James RACE: Ernest (bur rec only - bur 28 Nov 1959) Ellen (bur rec only - bur 23 Feb 1957) Grant B. 1867-1938 Susie E. 1874-1957 (old rec show lot is full - no other names or dates available) Will (bur rec only - bur 1939) bur on lot owned by Valentine Cross Hattie (bur rec only - bur 1947) old rec show lot is full RAMSEYER: Mary E. 1848-1930 RICHARDSON: Euric M. 1901-1978 bur 30 Nov Nina E. 1907-1978 bur 11 Feb ROBBINS: Elizabeth R. 1850-1939 Willard E. 1860-1947 ROSE: Austin S. 30 May 1898-17 Oct 1964 SARVER: Harvey W. 1885-1974 bur 25 Feb Nellie M. 1900-1974 bur 11 Jul SCHAEFFER: David 20 Mar 1920-7 Jun 1944 Pfc Inf WWII Mi Sarah Mildred 1899-1974 bur 25 Aug SCHULTZ: Edna M. "mother" 1884-1940 Harold B. "son" 1909-1929 John C. 1880-1974 bur 24 Apr SCHULTZ/KRIMES: SEE: Krimes/Schultz SELLECK: Clayton and Marvel - our babies - no dates SHAPPEY/McCLOSKEY: SEE: McCloskey/Shappey SMITH: Albert 1902-1973 bur 21 Sep Forest 1891-1928 Frank 1861-1928 Hattie 1868-1946 Vera 18 Aug 1911-29 Oct 1911 Hattie R. 13 Sep 1864-23 Mar 1882 Frank son of S & MJ d 21 May 1881 ae 19/15/6 Fred D. 1896-1936 SEE: Gearhart, Alida Lorna 1906- SNEED/SMEED: Louis J. 1874-1915 (bur rec says 1945) Mary A. 1874-1949 Sumner son of LJ & MA 1907-1926 Minney V. (Mrs. R.W. Briggs) 1900-1926 SNYDER: Addie E. 1883-1958 bur 21 Oct Agnes R. 1904-1920 Dena M. 1920-1924 Rev. Freddie E. 1880-1957 bur 7 Dec Raymond E. 1922-1936 SOUTHWARD: Burt 1888-1963 bur 27 Feb Nina 1895-1967 bur 14 Apr SPENCER: Florence M. 1915- Martha A. 1889-1986 George J. 1884-1960 bur 13 Oct Forest R. 1909-1966 bur 16 Jan STAFFORD: Mildred 1900-1922 STEDMAN: Edwin d. 26 Sep 1883 ae 30/8/20 Fred d. 26 Dec 1898 ae 34/10/8 (bur rec say 1889) Porter J. d. 1 Jul 1885 ae 60/1/21 Rhoda (bur rec only - bur 1904) SEE: Lott, Melissa STEVEN: Marion (bur rec only - bur 3 Jan 1978) STEVENS: Samuel (bur rec only - bur 10 Mar 1971) Martin 1938-1939 Ruben Eli 1879-1963 bur 6 Jul Susie 1882-1942 bur 24 Jan 2 Steven's grandchildren (bur rec - no names - dates 1938 & 39. Poss Martin above could be one of them). TAYLOR: Mrs. Taylor (bur rec only - no dates) SEE: Betchar, Henry W. TEED: Owen (bur rec only - bur 1943) TERWILLIGER: Mrs. G. 1902-1945 Jessie A. 1896-1960 bur 20 Jul THOENEN: Charles J. 1858-1937 SEE: Patterson, Rhea TINGLE: Burton S. d. 1 Oct 1899 ae 23/0/21 (Burton buried on position #5, old map shows an unnamed burial on #4) VanDIVER: William J. 1914-1978 bur 24 Jan Genevieve M. 1922- WARD: Etta A. 16 Dec 1876-27 Aug 1904 Mary E. dau of W & SB d. 17 Jan 1872 ae 1/6/0 Theron G. 28 Sep 1873-19 Aug 1954 WATTERSON: Cora 6 Sep 1880-4 Dec 1922 Elizabeth 25 Jan 1863-19 Aug 1911 William (bur rec only - bur 7 Feb 1941) (rec show 1 more unnamed burial on this lot) WELTON: Mary A. 1847-1905 (bur rec show a D. Welton and a Fred Welton bur there - no dates) WEST: Clarence 1857-1930 George E. 1904-1904 Josephine 1912-1913 Nettie 1867-1927 Virginia Lee (bur rec only - bur 1940) Willard J. "Jake" 1891-1978 bur 27 Feb Donald (bur rec only - no dates. Owner of lot is Clayton West. Also buried there is Mayme Pollock and rec say 2 other unnamed burials) WHETSTONE: Katie 1889-1959 bur 15 May WHITAKER: Martha R. 1869-1954 WHITE: (Burial records only) Mrs. Henry no date Perry A. bur 6 Jul 1959 Mary Lou bur 5 Aug 1959 Jesse Ray bur 15 Jan 1965 WIGHT: Hazel A. 1889-1964 bur 14 Sep WILLIAMS: John W. son of EW & UJ d 30 Sep 1872 ae 1/3/18 WILLIAMSON: Cleva M. 1909-1984 James S. 1908-1972 married 21 Jun 1929 SEE: McMullin & Quigley WILSON: Emley w/o J.P. 1844-1914 Family stone has the word UNCLE on the back - no date WIREMAN: Ida F. 1900-1983 Joe N. 1894-1966 bur 19 Aug Veteran ZERBA: Joseph C. 1851-1924 Pheobea A. w/o JC 1855-1920 ZIMMERMAN: Lucille M. 1913-1954 bur 29 May Richard D. 1942-1980