BYRON CEMETERY:Byron, Burns Township, Shiwassee County, Michigan Copyright © 1998 by Shirley Gorman. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ BYRON CEMETERY: Located in section 24, in the village of Byron, Burns Township. Byron Cemetery (partial listing) other sections will be added The section that is north of the north drive. As you enter it will be on your left and includes Baby Land. The rows here are short and run from the drive to the north fence, starting at the entrance and going to the east. Most stones face west. row 1 1 SKINNER Jeptha Olive M. 1914- 1915- a double stone row 2 2 SKINNER Harold H Violet E. 1901-1976 1911-1990 a double stone Foot stone Harold H. SKINNER Capt. U.S. Army World War II Aug. 2, 1901-Jul 20, 1976 3 SKINNER Jeptha Tela 1871-1952 1875-1961 1910 Son 1910 double stone row 3 4 Mary PETRY 1852-1938 5 Thomas WOODMAN 1938 6 SNEED Frank A. Ida M. Feb. 7, 1864 June 10, 1867 Mar 28, 1951 Sept 6, 1960 double stone 7 Willis O. SNEED 1898-1968 8 Donald S. SNEED 1902-1980 row 4 9 Abram J. Flora A. WESTLAKE 1861-1944 1867-1932 row 5 10 Henry 1855-1925 see number 12 11 Margaret 1856-1944 see number 12 12 Large stone STELZER 13 NEWBERRY wife married Husband Dolores M January 25, Edward A. 1917- 1935 1914-1995 double stone row 6 14 Deborah A. Foster 1845-1922 Mother 15 William Foster 1851-1933 Father 16 ALDRICH Minnie A. George A. 1872-1950 1870-1939 double stone row 7 17 Emerson F. RICHARDS 1904-1979 Mason Logo row 8 18 Large stone RICHARDS between rows 7 and 8 19 Father Daniel C. 1862-1942 see number 18 20 Mother Mary E. 1864-1918 see number 18 21 RICHARDS Marquerite Fennick 1903-1979 1896-1968 double stone 22 son Ronald RICHARDS 1927 row 9 23 Lewis M. BETTERLY 1848-1916 Martha J. BETTERLY 1852-1922 these are two separate stone on a double base 24 Azuba 1871-1919 see number 26 25 Edward 1853-1921 see number 26 26 Large stone just behind 24 and 25 LOOSE row 10 27 Horace B. WHITTLE 1858-1917 28 Julia A. WHITTLE 1863-1938 29 Charles A. WHITTLE 1900-1937 30 Earl H. WHITTLE 1903-1920 31 Neva C. WHITTLE 1890-1890 row 11 32 Father Robert 1854-1937 Mason logo-see number 36 33 Mother Helen 1856-1918 Eastern Stars logo-see number 36 34 Eddie CHRISTIE 1889-1923 35 Robert J. CHRISTIE 1880-1948 36 Large stone - sets just behind row 11 of stone (esst side) CHRISTIE row 12 37 William CHRISTIE 1857-1939 38 Jennie C. CHRISTIE 1868-1940 39 LONGTHORN Clark V. Mary 1880-1956 1886-1964 double stone row 13 40 Floyd W. DOWNING 1882-1918 41 Jessie A. 1882-1918 see number 42 42 Large stone - sets just behind row 13 DOWNING row 14 43 BARNES Mother Father Nora Alfred L. 1881-1968 1880-1942 double stone and a Mason's logo row 15 44 Henry 1860-1920 see number 47 45 Clara M. 1869-1934 see number 47 46 UNBEHAUN Alfred G. Mildred 1896-1960 1908- double stone 47 Large stone just behind row 15 UNBEHAUN row 16 48 Howard N. HOLCOMB 1895-1941 49 Baby William Howard HOLCOMB 1922-1922 row 17 50 Mother Edna R. 1897-____ see number 51 51 Large stone HOLCOMB 52 Mother Lula M. 1887-1918 see number 51 53 Infants Ila & Vila 1918 see number 51 54 Father George E. 1884-1969 see number 51 row 18 55 Henry 1860-1915 Father see number 57 56 Eva E. 1873-1957 Mother see number 57 57 Large stone just behind row 18 H HARTER row 19 58 cement base 59 Roy M. MURDOCK 1890-1920 row 20 60 Charles CARROLL 1882-1946 61 Charles T. SHEPARD 1863-1947 row 21 62 Ann Elizabeth CLARKE January 26, 1978 63 Patrick O. DAVIS II February 24, 1978 April 13, 1978 64 Our Baby Angela S. WILCOX 1980-1980 65 Our baby Lisa M. KADLECHIK 1980-1980 row 22 66 1970 Patrick SHETTLER Infant son of Dennis and Anna 67 David Lee SNOOK 1970-1971 68 Our son Jonathan BODENBENDER June 13, 1971 69 Our baby Peter Andrew REED Oct. 8-9, 1972 70 James Michael CHEZEM born & died Oct. 12, 1973 71 Patricia M. CURTIS Jan 28, 1974 row 23 72 Our son 1962 Keith A. NOLEN age 7 mo. 73 Daughter Lawrie Susan TYLER 1966-1967 74 Little Angels Rachel and Rebekah December 1, 1967 no surname on stone row 24 75 Our baby Lindy Sue WILLARD May 26, 1958-May 27, 1958 76 God Bless our baby Mary Ann VERGIN Mar. 21, 1958 77 Tina J. SUMMERS 1957-1957 Lewis Small Mortuary Marker 78 Baby Boy CYR 1957-1957 Lewis Small Mortuary Marker row 25 79 Barbara Ann WARNER May 3, 1947 80 Kathy Sue DECKER Oct 23, 1950 81 Our Dear Son Mark A. BULLARD 1952-1952 82 Baby VROMAN 1957 row 26 83 Eva J. HILL 1945 84 Judy Kay WOODWORTH 1945-1945 Lewis Small Mortuary Marker 85 Peter Kirk ANDERSON Sept. 11, 1946 age 8 mths. 86 Donald W. WOODWORTH 1946-1946 Lewis Small Mortuary Marker row 27 87 Janet Ann STOINSKI June 14, 1984 88 Our Angel Shannon K. NELSON Dec. 29, 1987 89 Our baby Brian Russell STEVENS January 12, 1988 90 Lynn W. II and Chris B. SMITH Nov 6, 1988 91 Jesse James MURPHY August 24, 1992 92 Our Precious son Fredrick Michael FLOTO May 4, 1994 row 28 93 Maria Cecile LUCAS COOKE Dec. 5, 1995 Byron Cemetery West section-this section runs along the west (front) side from the first north-south drive to the front edge of the cementery. Rows run north and south, starting at the drive and going to the edge. The beginning of each row starts at the north entrance. row 1 1 Ivery Thomas CAMP Cpl U,.S. Army World War II Oct 27, 1911-Jun 10, 1979 2 CAMP Shirley A. William Aug. 10, 1934 Sept. 18, 1932 Jan. 13, 1984 married Dec. 26, 1951 east side of stone- there was a flag on grave-double stone The Camps 4 R's Randy, Rhonda, Rusty, Rene on west side of stone 3 Daughter Tracy Lynn BACON May 31, 1964 Dec 27, 1981 4 TOWNSEND Ellen A. Charles S. Jan. 26, 1922 April 14, 1924 Jan. 21, 1981 Oct. 29, 1996 double stone -grave had a flag on it.-double stone 5 WILES Robert W. married Theo F. 1913- Dec. 24, 1935 1916- east side of stone-double stone WILES west side of stone 6 Wife married Husband Gladys A. April 24, William J. Feb. 18, 1898 1930 March 5, 1900 April 5, 1983 MAXWELL Oct. 14, 1990 east side of stone-double stone PFC. U.S. Army Bat. B 60 CAC 42 nd Div. W.W. I west side of stone 7 GALLAGHER Myron B. Jr. Katherine T. 1920- 1921- east side of stone-double stone THOMPSON west side of stone 8 son Gerald S. VICKROY 1956-1976 9 VICKROY Anna May Melvin L. 1932-1976 1933- double stone 10 HITTLE Clarence J. Blanche E. 1896-1975 1897-1994 Mason logo-Eastern Star logo double stone 11 William H. HOTTOIS U.S. Army World War II May 1, 1916-Sep. 17, 1980 12 base for stone 13 MACKAY "Ted" "Mick" Theadore Mildred 1919- 1919- double stone 14 Roy A. Margaret March 20, 1921 June 14, 1921 July 17, 1982 NEWMAN double stone-grave had a flag 15 PEARSALL Eldon J. Aug. 2, Marjorie A. Oct 26, 1945 1984 Sept. 24, 1950 Jan. 23, 1993 double stone-on east side of stone on base it has "Bear" PEARSELL on west side of stone 16 "Big Guy" Michael D. Romska Sept. 24, 1969 Sept. 13, 1996 on east side of stone-grave had a flag- there is also a Harley-Davidson Cycle synbol. Beloved son and brother Michael D. Romska EN3 U.S. Navy Sep. 24, 1969-Sep 13, 1996 on west side of stone 17 FREEMAN James B. Emma J. Oct. 27, 1921 Oct. 26, 1923 Feb 20, 1989 east side of stone-US veteran marker-double stoone James Billy FREMAN Arm U.S. Navy World War II Oct. 27, 1921-Feb. 20, 1989 West side of stone 18 WADLEY Ralph WADLEY Ona B . WADLEY Margaret Elaine WADLEY 1901-1984 1896-1979 1931-1934 Triple stone on east side of stone 19 Daniel Frank NEARY S1 U.S. Army World War II Oct. 14, 1926-Nov 25, 1992 20 William Lewis NEARY Pvt U.S.Navy Korea May 21, 1928-Jul 10, 1978 21 FOSKET east side of stone FOSKET Brother Brother Maro F. Noble C. 1916-1992 1900-1976 double stone 22 Donald H. PHILLPS 1931-1986 "I will meet you in the morning" 23 BRIGGS Gordon L. 1925-1994 grave had a flag on it.and a veteran marker double stone 24 Wife Husband Ellen P. Richard H. MILLER MILLER 1913-1996 1905-1988 double stone-Mason Logo-Eastern Star logo 25 Wife Husband Marjorie N. James B. DUNCANSON DUNCANSON 1918-1988 DUNCANSON 1917- double stone-Mason logo-Eastern Star logo 26 In Gods Care VAN ALSTINE Husband Wife L. Warner Frances L. December 29, 1904 November 3, 1918 December 30, 1990 October 12, 1991 Love lives on east side of stone-double stone-Mason logo-Eastern Star logo VAN ALSTINE west side of stone 27 JENKINS Althea M Married Lyle M. 1923-1993 June 10, 1944 1919- double stone 28 Berdena H. BARRETT Aug. 18, 1918 Jan. 20, 1994 29 Louise E. Francis E. (Red) Dec 8, 1931 Sept 3, 1914 Feb 17, 1997 LAWRENCE May 11, 1991 double stone Row 2 30 SMEDLEY east side of stone SMEDLEY Wilbur L. Jessie M. 1919 married 1942 1920 double stone-west side of stone 31 JOHNSTON "Together in Memory" Jane W Henry M. 1906-1996 1911-1990 there is a flag on the grave- double stone Mason logo-Eastern Star logo 32 MAYLUM Walter G. Marie K. 1904-1978 1907-1981 double stone 33 Robert M. STARK S1 U.S. Navy World War II Nov 30, 1926-Jan 23, 1984 34 WARD Father Mother Glen Albert Grace Evelyn 1919-1977 1925- double stone- flag on grave-west side of stone Glen Albert WARD PFC U.S. Army World War II Oct. 29, 1919-Nov. 4, 1977 east side of stone 35 JESSOP east side of stone JESSOP Velma E. Sylvan H. 1897-1986 1895-1979 west side of stone-double stone 36 Foster THOMPSON U.S. Navy World War I 1895-1976 37 Minnie THOMPSON 1892-1985 38 STREETER Cheryl E. Beth D. Millard PLUG May 12, 1944 Sept. 15, 1917 Feb. 20, 1916 Mar. 10, 1995 Jan. 9, 1993 east side of stone-double stone STREETER Ernest D. Diane L. Dec. 14, 1947 Dec. 17, 1948 west side of stone 39 Janis KLIGERS 1905-1983 double stone 40 June NEWMAN June 18, 1918 July 10, 1993 41 Our beloved son and brother Randall Lewis JACOBSON June 24, 1961 Dec. 6, 1977 east side of stone JACOBSON west side of stone 42 Kelsie Joy KULHANEK July 1, 1993 June 15, 1996 43 DRISKILL Robert M. Edna D. 1927-1997 1930- flag on grave-double stone row 3 44 SHETTLER Gerald H. Joy C. Feb. 2, 1932 Dec. 3, 1932 Mar. 12, 1981 double stone 45 Thomas C. RICHARDS SGT US Army World War II Mar. 26, 1916-Dec. 6, 1988 east side of stone RICHARDS Thomas C. Marzelle E. March 26, 1916 July 19, 1919 Dec. 6, 1988 Sept. 19, 1989 west side of stone-double stone 46 WARD Thelma M. Gene L. Wed Aug 1, 1927 Feb. 8, 1927 Sept. 3, 1946 double stone 47 Wilbur S. RICHARDS Ruth Marie March 2, 1921 "42" March 24, 1922 Together Forever. double stone 48 SICKLES Kenneth L. Beulah August 31, 1911 April 13, 1914 Dec. 25, 1995 June 18, 1987 double stone-east side of stone SICKLES west side of stone 49 DONALD Joseph C. married Donna M. Jan. 12, 1920 Sept. 24, Apr. 9, 1924 Sept. 7, 1996 1941 east side of stone-double stone west side of stone has a heart containing J.C. x Donna 50 MC DONOUGH Carol married Kenneth Oct 6, 1938 May 4, 1958 Nov 8, 1937 Aug. 10, 1996 east side of stone-double stone Kenneth D. MCDONOUGH SN U.S. Navy Nov. 8, 1937-Aug. 10, 1996 west side of stone row 4 51 Leonard P. SARGENT Katherine M. 1912-1995 1920-1998 double stone row 5 52 FISHER Lyle G. Married Lelah Mae June 21, 1914 June 20, May 16, 1918 Feb. 9, 1990 1937 double stone 53 ARNDT Carl L. married Genevieve E. 1924-1989 June 12, 1948 1922-1981 Mason logo-double stone-Eastern Star logo row 6 54 KNICKERBOCKER Dad Mom David L Married Barbara Nov. 7, 1939 Aug. 5, Apr. 30, 1940 July 1, 1981 1961 double stone David L. KNICKERBOCKER SP 4 US Army Nov. 7, 1939-Jul 1, 1981 foot stone 55 KNICKERBOCKER David J. Mar. 29th-July 27th, 1983 David James KNICKERBOCKER 3-29-83 7-27-83 foot stone and the two stones face each other 56 HUFF Dad Mom Daniel E. Robin L. 1955 1960-1992 double stone row 7 57 Donald A. POWELL EM2 US Navy World War II Feb. 24, 1926-Apr 29, 1986 Read by Karen Gorman- June 1998. Bonnie McVicar-Briggs email: mishiawa@shiatel.tds.net USGENWEB PROJECT County Coordinator Shiawassee County, MI http://rootsweb.com/~mishiawa/mishiawa.html Read May 1998 by Shirley Gorman dz