Sandusky County OhArchives Obituaries.....Vessey Marquis Gettins January 23 1951
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Clyde Enterprise 2/1/1951

V. M. Gettins

Funeral servies will be held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Fiser Funeral Home 
for Vessey Marquis Gettins, who passed away at Memorial Hospital, Fremont 
Tuesday morning at 11:35.  The Rev. Perry S. Neldon of First Methodist Church 
will officiate and burial will be made in McPherson cemetery with Robert 
Crable, a nephew, Laurel Gettins, John Richards, Ralph Trump, Don Gisel and 
Frank Gibson as pall bearers.

A son of Jane L. Harris and Edwin T. Gettins, Mr. Gettins was born in Clyde 
December 27, 1866 and received his education in the Clyde schools.  He was 
widely known for his building ability having built schools, colleges and 
churches in various parts of Ohio and southern Michigan.  Some of the more 
outstanding buildings were the High School and Childrens home in Defiance, a 
church in Oak Harbor, a school in Stryker, O. and one in Tecumseh, Mich. the 
Masonic home and high school in Willard and many others.  He retired in 1923.  

He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. E. M. Smith, Mrs. H. C. Lambert, Mrs. 
Don Gisel, and one son George D. Gettins, all of Toledo, also by three 
sisters, Louise Gettins, Mary Gettins, and Mrs. J. J. Kenninger all of Toledo, 
and by three brothers, Laurel of Cleveland, Harry and Fred of California. 

Mr. Gettins had been in ill health a number of years.  He roomed for a number 
of years at the Mrs. Mollie Jordan residendce on Church St. 
 





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