1 Edward DePeel: 1830 - 1876
  +Margaret Fields: 1837 - ~1897
  2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 25 Dec 1855 - 25 Sept 1930
     +Lucinda Moist: 14 Sep 1860 - 17 Jan 1938
     3 Mattie Florence DePeel: 15 Sep 1880 - 16 Jun 1949
     3 John DePeel: 1881 - 1881
     3 Harvey DePeel: 1884 - 1970
     3 Nellie DePeel: 1886 - 1886
     3 Edward Charles DePeel: 1887 - 1969
     3 Josephine DePeel: 1890 - Unknown
     3 Female Infant DePeel: 1891 - 1891
     3 Cora Belle DePeel: 1892 - 1975
     3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 1893 - 1963
     3 Addie Mae DePeel: 1894 - 1983
     3 Lilah DePeel: 1896 - 1979
     3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982

Charles Benjamin DePeel was born in St. Catharine's, Ontario on December 25, 1855.  He appears with his family in the 1861 Canada census under the name Debingly DePeel.  The 1870 U. S. Census lists Charles, living with his father and sister Julia in the household of Daniel A. Corby.  Charles is listed in that census as fifteen years old and a farm laborer.  In 1871, Charles, known as 'Ben,' moved to Calhoun County, Michigan and worked for a couple years as a farm laborer.  After about four years in Hart, Michigan, he purchased a farm in Oceana County.  Ben married Lucinda Moist in Calhoun County on October 8, 1879, and they moved to Kalkaska County around 1892.  Ben went on to become a prominent member of society in Kalkaska Township, where he owned about 200 acres and engaged in farming and lumbering.  He effectively held the positions of School Assessor, and Highway Commissioner for Kalkaska Township.  Ben died in Charlotte, Eaton County Michigan on September 25, 1930 and was buried in Kalamo (Hillside) Cemetery in Eaton County. [1]

Lucinda Moist was born in Ohio on September 14, 1860.  She was the wife of Charles Benjamin DePeel, as well as the mother of Mattie, Harvey, Edward Charles, Josephine, Corabell, Ina, Addie, Lolah, Clara, and three other DePeel children (who died in infancy).  About four years after Charles died, Lucinda went to live with her daughter Cora (DePeel) Misner.  Lucinda's health was not good for her last two years, as she was confined to her bed for the last for months.  She died in the evening of January 17, 1938 at the home of her daughter Cora in Battle Creek, Michigan.  Funeral services were held at the Hebbles Chapel with the Elder Taylor G. Bunch, pastor of the Seventh Day Advent Church officiating.  Lucinda was buried with her husband Charles Benjamin DePeel in the Kalamo Cemetery. [2]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Mattie F. DePeel: 1880 - 16 Jun 1949
     +Charles E. Schlemmer: 20 Oct 1874 - 16 Aug 1954

Mattie F. DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel at Duck Lake, Calhoun County, Michigan on September 15, 1880.  She was the first-born child of Charles Benjamin and Lucinda (Moist) DePeel.  Mattie married Charles E. Schlemmer in Kalkaska County on January 26, 1904.  They settled on a farm in Kalkaska County, appearing there in the U.S. Census for 1910 and 1920.  Later they moved to Liberty Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana, where they appeared in census records for 1930 and 1940.  In 1942 they returned to Kalkaska County, settling in the village of Kalkaska.  Mattie died in Kalkaska on Thursday evening, June 16, 1949.  Funeral services were held the following Sunday at the Berg Funeral Home and she was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.  Mattie and Charles had no children. [3]

Charles E. Schlemmer was born in Indiana on October 20, 1874.  He was the husband of Mattie F. DePeel.  Charles lived his life as a farmer in Indiana and Michigan.  He died on August 16, 1954 in Traverse City, Michigan. [4]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 John DePeel: 1881 - 1881

John DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Hart, Michigan in 1881.  He died as an infant and was buried in Hart Cemetery. [5]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Harvey DePeel: 3 Nov 1884 - 28 Sep 1970
     +Rosa Ella May McPherson: 4 May 1889 - 16 Jun 1934
     4 Benjamin William DePeel: 1906 - 1972
     4 Archie Howard DePeel: 1908 - 1974
     4 Freda Mae DePeel: 1911 - 1952

Harvey DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Hart, Ocean County, Michigan on November 3, 1884.  He married Rosa Ella May McPherson on January 6, 1906.  Harvey lived his life as a farmer and a life-long resident of Kalkaska County.  Harvey died in at the Meadowbrook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, Michigan on September 28, 1970.  He was buried with Rosa in Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska County, Michigan. [6]

Rosa Ella May McPherson was born to William and Flora (Bird) McPherson in Luther, Michigan on May 4, 1889.  She was the wife of Harvey DePeel as well as the mother of Benjamin William, Archie Howard, and Freda Mae DePeel.  She died on June 16, 1934, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. [7]

 

3 Harvey DePeel: 1884 - 1970
  +Rosa Ella May McPherson: 1889 - 1934
  4 Benjamin William DePeel: 7 Nov 1906 - 30 Dec 1972
     +Ruth Alma Pitman: 2 Mar 1909 - 15 Aug 1984
     5 Donald Ben DePeel: 1927 - 2007
     5 Harold Lee DePeel: 1929 - 1988
     5 Ruth Ella DePeel: 1930 - 2010
     5 Elsie Mae DePeel: 1932 - 2014

Benjamin William DePeel was born to Harvey and Rosa (Mac-Pherson) DePeel on November 7, 1906 in Kalkaska, Michigan.  He married Ruth Alma Pitman on June 6, 1926 in Kalkaska.  Ben was employed by the Kalkaska County Road Commission and worked as a farmer.  He was a lifelong resident of the Kalkaska and Mancelona area.  Benjamin William DePeel died on December 30, 1972 in the Osteopathic Hospital at Traverse City, Michigan.  Funeral services were held on January 3, 1973 at the United Methodist Church in Mancelona, with the Rev George Gierman officiating.  Interment followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska.  Arrangements were made by the Paullin Funeral Home. [8]

Ruth Alma Pitman was born to Adam and Minnie (Hatch) Pitman on March 2, 1909 in Clearwater Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan.  She was the wife of Benjamin William DePeel and the mother of Donald, Harold, Ruth and Elsie DePeel.  Ruth died on August 15, 1984 and was buried with her husband in Evergreen Cemetery in Kalkaska. [9]

 

3 Harvey DePeel: 1884 - 1970
  +Rosa Ella May McPherson: 1889 - 1934
  4 Archie Howard DePeel: 28 Aug 1908 - 31 Oct 1974
     +Ethel Hazel Morgan: 1 Jan 1912 - 30 Mar 1994
      5 Archie William L. DePeel: 1930 - 1930
      5 Virginia Rose DePeel: 1931 - 1990
      5 Archie Howard DePeel, Jr.: 1934 - 1934
      5 Shirley Louise DePeel: 1936 - 2008
      5 Arlene Sally DePeel: 1937 - 1982
      5 Margie Lou DePeel: 1939 - 2007
      5 Bernice Sandra DePeel: 1941 - 1996

Archie Howard DePeel was born to Harvey and Rosa McPherson DePeel on August 28, 1908 in Lodi, Kalkaska, Michigan.  In 1929 he married Ethel Hazel Morgan in South Bend, Indiana and they lived in the neighboring city of Mishawaka.  Archie was a laborer in an automotive plant.  Around 1935 the family moved to a larger house near Niles, Michigan.  Archie died on Thursday, October 31, 1974 in Niles, Michigan.  Funeral services were held on the following Monday at the Pifer Chapel of Swem-Smith Funeral Home.  Archie was buried in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. [10]

Ethel Hazel Morgan was born January 1, 1912 near Indianapolis, Indiana.  On October 2, 1929, in South Bend, she married Archie H. DePeel.  She raised five daughters.  Two sons were also born to the family but they did not survive more than a couple of days.  Ethel worked until 1975 when she retired as assistant cook at the Paul Stephen Nursing Home.  She was a member of the Niles-Buchanan Senior Citizens club and the Bertrand Bible Church.  Ethel Hazel Morgan DePeel died at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 1994 in Pawating Hospital in Niles, Michigan.  Mrs. DePeel's Services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles.  Burial was next to her husband in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles. [11]

 

3 Harvey DePeel: 1884 - 1970
  +Rosa Ella May McPherson: 1889 - 1934
  4 Freda Mae DePeel: 25 May 1911 - 6 Aug 1952
     +Fred Sample: Unknown
     5 Donna May DePeel-Sample: 1930 - 1999
     +Theodore C. Crain: 8 Sep 1905 - Jan 1960
     5 Harry Crain: 1931 - 2000
     +George D. Mapes: 29 Aug 1898 - 10 Nov 1984

Freda Mae DePeel was born on May 25, 1911.  She married Theodore C. Crain in 1929 and had a daughter and a son.  She later married George D. Mapes.  Freda died on August 6, 1952 after an illness of two weeks following an operation at Battle Creek Sanitorium Hospital.  Funeral services were held at the Hebble Funeral Home in Battle Creek on Friday, August 8, and the body was taken to Traverse City, where additional services were held at Martinson Funeral Home.  Burial was in Oak Park Cemetery at Traverse City. [12]

Theodore C. Crain was born on September 8, 1905 in Traverse City, Michigan.  He married Freda Mae DePeel on December 11, 1929 in Traverse City.  Theodore appears in the 1930 U. S. Census living at the Jackson Park Station of the U. S. Coast Guard in Chicago, Illinois.  He and his son Harry appear in the 1940 census, living in Detroit, apparently seperated from Freda and Donna, who were living in Traverse City.  Theodore and Freda divorced on October 17, 1941.  He married Exie Edwards on July 29, 1944 in Royal Oak, Michigan.  Theodore C. Crain died on January 29, 1960 after stepping into the path of a truck near his home in Warren, Michigan.  He was buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Traverse City. [13]

George D. Mapes was born in 1898 in Allegan, Michigan.  He married Elsie Belle Price on February 7, 1922 in Traverse City, Michigan.  They had two daughters and a son.  After Elsie and George divorced he married Freda Mae (DePeel) Crain.  Census records indicated his professions as truck driver and junk dealer.  He also was employed by the Duplex Printing Press Company for a time.  George later worked for the city of Battle Creek, where he was a superintendent in the street department for twenty-two years.  He also was a member of the Battle Creek Loyal Order of Moose.  After Freda died in 1952, George married Dorothy (Metz) Armstrong in Steuben County Indiana.  She passed away in 1976. 

George died at his home in Big Prairie, Newaygo County, Michigan on Saturday, November 10, 1984 from carbon monoxide poisoning.  After his body was found in his garage on Sunday, the county medical examiner declared the death an accident and that George had been working on his car when he fell unconscious and later asphyxiated.  Services were held on Wednesday at the Hebble Funeral Home in Battle Creek.  George Dewey Mapes was buried next to his wife, Dorothy, in Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. [14]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Nellie DePeel: 1881 - 1881

Nellie DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Hart, Michigan on February 25, 1886.  She died as an infant and was buried with her brother John in Hart Cemetery. [15]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Edward Charles DePeel: 15 Aug 1887 - Aug 1969
     +May Effie Price: 1894 - Unknown
     4 Ernestine Pearl DePeel: 1914 - 1976
     4 Dorothy Marie DePeel: 1916 - 1975
     4 Wayne Edward DePeel: 1917 - 1991
     +Elizabeth C. Pitt: 10 Sep 1898 - Jun 1972

Edward Charles DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Hart, Michigan on August 15, 1887.  He married May Effie Price in 1913 and they had two daughters and a son.  The family appears together in the 1920 census living in Marshall, Michigan, but Edward and May later divorced.  That census lists Edward's occupation as the proprietor of a milk route.  Around 1924 he moved to Battle Creek, Michigan.  Edward married Elizabeth C. Pitt in 1925.  In the 1930 census, Edward and Elizabeth appear with his children and parents living together in Battle Creek.  There, Edward worked at Binder Meat Market as a meat cutter, retiring from that position in 1943.  Edward attended the Battle Creek Bible Church.  Edward C. DePeel died on Saturday, August 9, 1969.  He suddenly became ill while at home and was rushed to Leila Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival at 4:25 P. m.  Edward was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Calhoun County, Michigan. [16]

May Effie Price was born to William and Eliza (Smith) Price in Indiana in 1894.  She appears in the 1900 and 1910 census records living with her family in Portage Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, near South Bend.  May became the wife of Edward Charles DePeel on December 22, 1913 in Michigan.  They would have two daughters and a son but would later divorce.  Additional information, including death and burial location, for May have not been located and verified at this time. [17]

Elizabeth C. Pitt was born on September 10, 1898 in Barry County, Michigan to James and Lily (May) Pitt.  She became the second wife of Edward Charles DePeel when they married on May 14, 1925.  Elizabeth died in June of 1976 and was buried next to Edward in Bedford Cemetery. [18]

 

3 Edward Charles DePeel: 1887 - 1969
  +May Effie Price: 1894 - Unknown
  4 Ernestine Pearl DePeel: 7 Oct 1914 - 18 Sep 1976
     +Morris P. Brower: 12 Oct 1908 - 18 Dec 1965
     5 Pauline M Brower: ~1935 - 1997
     5 Edwin Charles Brower: 1936 - 1997
     5 Donald Brower: ~1939 - Unknown
     5 Larry Brower: Unknown
     5 Sandra Brower: Unknown
     5 Wilda Brower: Unknown

Ernestine Pearl DePeel was born on October 7, 1914 to Edward and May (Price) DePeel.  She married Morris P. Brower and was the mother of Pauline, Edwin, Donald, Larry, Sandra and Wilda Brower.  Ernestine lived in Battle Creek, Michigan for nineteen years before moving to Grand Rapids in 1961.  Ernestine P. Brower died on Saturday, September 18, 1976 in Grand Rapids Osteopathic Hospital.  Services were held on Tuesday at VanStrien-Alman Funeral Home in Grand Rapids.  Interment followed, next to her husband, in Hicks Cemetery in Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. [19]

Morris P. Brower was born to Edwin L. and Eulah (Davis) Brower in Westville, Michigan on October 12, 1908.  He was the husband of Ernestine Pearl DePeel.  Morris resided in Battle Creek for most of his life before moving to Grandville in 1961.  He was a truck driver for Armour & Company for fourteen years.  Morris P. Brower died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 18, 1965 in a Grand Rapids hospital.  He had been admitted to the hospital on the previous Wednesday.  Morris was buried in Hick's Cemetery in Calhoun County, Michigan. [20]

 

3 Edward Charles DePeel: 1887 - 1969
  +May Effie Price: 1894 - Unknown
  4 Dorothy Marie DePeel: 5 Aug 1916 - 27 Nov 1975
     +Joseph Gabriel Fink Smyth: 5 Jun 1909 - 22 Apr 1962
     5 Paul Edward Smyth: Unknown
     5 Joanne Smyth: 1938 - 2008
     5 Charles William Smyth: Unknown - 2004
     +Unknown Davis: Unknown
     5 Chauncey A. Davis: Unknown
     5 Donna J. Michael: Unknown
     +Walter M. Ripley: 11 Feb 1898 - 15 Apr 1963

Dorothy Marie DePeel was born to Edward and May (Price) DePeel on August 5, 1916 in Marshall, Michigan.  She married Joseph Gabriel Fink Smyth on August 25, 1936 and they had two sons.  She later married Walter M. Ripley in Florida.  Dorothy died on Thursday, November 27, 1975 at Community Hospital in Battle Creek after a brief illness.  Services were held on Saturday at the Hebble Funeral Home.  Interment followed in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan. [21]

Joseph Gabriel Fink Smyth was born on June 5, 1909 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He moved to Battle Creek, Michigan in 1926.  Joseph was the first husband of Dorothy Marie DePeel and the father of Paul and Charles Smyth.  In World War II he served in the U. S. Army.  Joseph was employed by the Carton & Container Division of General Foods, beginning in 1949.  He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the Battle Creek Elks Lodge, No. 131.  After he and Dorothy divorced, Joseph married Marian Devine in Battle Creek in 1961.  Joseph died on Sunday, April 22, 1962 from carbon monoxide poisoning in his garage.  Funeral services were held on Wednesday at the Shaw Funeral Home in Battle Creek.  Joseph was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan. [22]

 

3 Edward Charles DePeel: 1887 - 1969
  +May Effie Price: 1894 - Unknown
  4 Wayne Edward DePeel: 10 Nov 1917 - 27 Feb 1991
     +Lois Edna Olson: 8 Jun 1918 - 10 May 2002
     +Doris May Parsons: 22 Aug 1923 - 26 Apr 2000
     5 William E. DePeel: Unknown

Wayne Edward DePeel was born to Edward and May (Price) DePeel on May 25, 1911.  He married Lois Edna Olson on January 9, 1939 but the marriage did not last long.  Lois filed for divorce in 1943.  Wayne was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U. S. Army.  He married Doris May Parsons in 1946.  After the war, Wayne was a baker.  He owned and operated Wayne's Bakery in Eaton Rapids from 1963 to 1969.  Wayne DePeel died on Wednesday, February 27, 1991.  Services were held the following Saturday at the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids and he was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Jackson, Michigan. [23]

Lois Edna Olson was born around 1918.  She married Wayne Edward DePeel on January 14, 1939 in Michigan.  Lois filed for divorce in April of 1943.  In August she married Bernard Malman.  Lois Edna (Olson) Malman died on May 10, 2002 in Manatee County, Florida and was cremated.  Her ashes were interred at Mansion Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Ellenton, Florida. [24]

Doris May Parsons was born to Bert and Bernice (Root) Parsons on August 22, 1923 in Ingham County, Michigan.  She was the second wife of Wayne Edward DePeel and the mother of William E. DePeel.  Doris retired after 40 years of service with Acme Industries in Jackson, Michigan.  She was a member of the First Congregational Church in Eaton Rapids.  Doris died on Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at a hospital in Lansing, Michigan.  Funeral services were held Saturday, April 29th from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids with Pastor Mike Fountain of the Island City Baptist Church officiating.  Interment followed at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Jackson, Michigan [25]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Josephine DePeel: 17 Aug 1890 - 5 Dec 1930
     +Walter James Atkins: 1889 - after 1940
     4 Gordon L. Atkins: ~1911 - Unknown

Josephine DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Hart, Michigan on August 17, 1890.  She married Walter James Atkins on June 5, 1909 in Kalkaska, Michigan and they had a son, Gordon.  Josephine died from cancer on Friday afternoon, December 5, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Funeral services were held on Monday, December 8 at the Clarence D. Sullivan Funeral Home and she was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. [26]

Walter James Atkins was born to Louis and Clara Atkins on May 27, 1889 in Kalkaska County, Michigan.  He was the husband of Josephine DePeel.  After Josephine passed, Walter appears in the 1940 Census in White Swan, Yakima County, Washington.  No other information on Walter James Atkins has been found and confirmed at this time. [27]

 

3 Josephine DePeel: 1890 - 1930
  +Walter James Atkins: 1889 - after 1940
  4 Gordon Lester Atkins: 1910 - 5 Oct 1969
     +Florence E. Rybiski: 4 May 1914 - 10 May 1981

Gordon Lester Atkins was born on July 4, 1910 in Kalkaska County, Michigan.  He married Florence E. Rybiski.  Gordon died on October 5, 1969 and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [28]

Florence E. Rybiski was born to Nicholas and Martha Rybiski in Michigan on May 4, 1914.  She married Gordon L. Atkins.  Florence was a retiree of the Fisher Body Company, Plant #2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 10, 1981 at her home.  A Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday at the Basilica of St. Adalbert.  Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery.  The Shawmut Hills Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. [29]

 

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Female Infant DePeel: 25 Mar 1891 - 1891?

A daughter was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on March 25, 1891. [30]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Cora Bell DePeel: 25 Mar 1892 - 4 Aug 1975
     +Harry Edward Misner: 23 Nov 1892 - 29 Aug 1972
     4 Mildred Louise Misner: 1912 - 1997
     4 Donald E. Misner: 1914 - 1977
     4 Beatrice Misner: 1916 - 1943
     4 Harry E. Misner: 1918 - 2012
     4 Carl Vernon Misner: 1921 - 2014

Cora Bell DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on March 25, 1892.  She attended the Kalkaska County Normal College and taught for one year in Eaton, Michigan.  Cora married Harry Edward Misner on May 31, 1912 in Charlotte, Michigan.  They raised three sons and two daughters.  The couple observed their 60th wedding anniversary before his death in 1972.  Cora was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church and its Dorcas Circle.  Cora died on Monday, August 4, 1975 in Leila hospital in Battle Creek where she had been a patient since June 26.  She had been ill for two years prior to her passing.  Services were held on the following Thursday at the church with arrangements handled by the Hebble Funeral Home.  Afterwards, Cora was buried next to her husband in Memorial Park Cemetery in Battle Creek, Michigan. [31]

Harry Edward Misner was born to Daniel and Mary Misner on November 23, 1892 in Kalkska, Michigan.  He was the husband of Cora Bell DePeel.  Harry owned and operated a grocery and meat market for twenty-two years.  Later, he worked for his sons in Misner's Super Market in Verona, Michigan.  Harry died on August 29, 1972 and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery in Battle Creek. [32]

 

3 Cora Bell DePeel: 1892 - 1975
  +Harry Edward Misner: 1892 - 1972
  4 Mildred Louise Misner: 13 Dec 1912 - 20 Mar 1997
     +Robert Vincent McCarty: 12 Jan 1911 - 15 Mar 1985
     5 Franklin Harry McCarty: 1934 - 1988
     5 Robert E. McCarty: Unknown
     5 David McCarty: Unknown

Mildred Louise Misner was born on December 13, 1912 in Battle Creek, Michigan.  She married Robert Vincent McCarty and they raised three sons.  Mildred worked for a time at the Gilmore Brothers Department Store.  She lived most of her life in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Mildred McCarty died on Thursday evening, March 20, 1997.  Funeral services were held the following Monday at the Langeland Family Funeral Home with Rev. Mother Donna Brown of St. Luke's Episcopal Church officiating.  Interment followed Mount Ever-Rest Cemetery in Kalamazoo. [33]

Robert Vincent McCarty was born near Dowling, Michigan on January 12, 1911.  He married Mildred Louise Misner.  Robert died on Friday, March 15, 1985 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo after a sudden illness.  He was pronounced dead upon arrival after being stricken at home.  Services were held on Monday at the Langeland Memorial Chapel in Kalamazoo and Robert was buried in Mount Ever-Rest Cemetery. [34]

 

3 Cora Bell DePeel: 1892 - 1975
  +Harry Edward Misner: 1892 - 1972
  4 Donald E. Misner: 23 Dec 1914 - 31 Mar 1977
     +Wilda Lenoir Salter: Feb 1916 - 12 Jan 1995
     5 Molly I. Misner: Unknown
     5 Jerald Clyde Misner: 1938 - 2020
     5 Cora Ann Misner: Unknown
     5 James Misner: Unknown
     5 John Edward Misner: Unknown

Donald E. Misner was born on December 13, 1912 in Battle Creek, Michigan.  After growing up in his father's grocery business, Donald went into the business for himeslf in 1949 when he opened the Handy Spot Grocery in Battle Creek.  He married Wilda Lenoir Salter.  He opened, and operated, a second Handy Spot store until 1967, after which he was employed by Brenner's Market.  In 1974 Don reopened his original store under the name of Misner Market.  He also worked as a mason and a carpenter.  For a hobby Don enjoyed making doll houses that were built to scale and were relicas of real houses.  His doll houses were strong enough to withstand the arduous play of his grandchildren.

Donald E. Misner died on Thursday, March 31, 1977 in Leila Hospital, Battle Creek.  He had been a patient there since February 28.  Funeral services were held the following Monday at the Hebble Funeral Home.  Donald was buried in Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek, Michigan. [35]

Wilda Lenoir Salter was born to George and Maude (Keyes) Salter in Flint, Michigan on February 4, 1916.  She moved to Battle Creek as a child.  Wilda married Donald E. Misner on August 16, 1933 in Battle Creek.  They raised two daughters and three sons.  She worked with her husband in the family grocery store, Misner's Handy Spot.  Later, Wilda was employed by the Needlecraft and Yarn Shop and the Battle Creek Mattress Company.  She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church. Wilda was also active in the local PTA associations at both Post Elementary School and Southeastern Junkior High School.  She served as president of the Post Elementary PTA.  Wilda enjoyed golfing, bowling, corcheting and traveling.

Wilda L. Misner died on Thursday, January 12, 1995 at the Tendercare facility in Marshall, Michigan after a long illness.  Services were held the following Monday at the Craig K. Kempf Funeral Home in Marshall with the Rev. William Johnson officiating.  Burial followed in Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens. [36]

 

3 Cora Bell DePeel: 1892 - 1975
  +Harry Edward Misner: 1892 - 1972
  4 Beatrice Misner: 1 Feb 1916 - 28 Mar 1943
     +Richard C. Bramble: 28 Jun 1914 - 27 Jul 1978

Beatrice Misner was born on February 1, 1916 in Plainwell, Michigan to Harry and Cora (DePeel) Misner.  She came to Battle Creek with her parents as a child and attended public schools there, graduating from Central High School in 1934.  Beatrice married Richard C. Bramble on October 19, 1935 in Battle Creek.  She was a member of the First Evangelical church.  Beatrice died on Sunday, March 28, 1943 in a local hospital following an illness that had lasted several weeks.  She was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek. [37]

Richard C. Bramble was born in Michigan around 1914.  He married Beatrice Misner in 1935.  After Beatrice died in 1943, Richard married Bernice M. Misner, who was a cousin of Beatrice, and they had a son.  He retired in 1976 from the Carton and Container Division of General Foods Corp., Battle Creek, where he had been employed 30 years.  Richard was a member of General Foods' 25-Year Club.  He was also a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II.  Richard C. Bramble died on Thursday, July 27, 1978 in Leila Hospital, Battle Creek.  Services were held the following Monday at the Court-Putnam Funeral Home followed by interment at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. [38]

 

3 Cora Bell DePeel: 1892 - 1975
  +Harry Edward Misner: 1892 - 1972
  4 Harry E. Misner, Jr.: 26 Dec 1918 - 11 Sep 2012
     +Dorothy F. Spiller: Unknown
     5 George E. Misner: Unknown
     5 Michael D. Misner: Unknown

Harry E. Misner, Jr., was born on December 26, 1918 in Battle Creek, Michigan.  He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1937. After graduation, Harry "Pete" Misner served in the U. S. Army during World War II.  He saw duty in the Pacific and European theaters.  Harry married Dorothy F. Spiller in 1941 and they raised two sons.  After the war, Harry was a co-owner and operator of the Misner Brothers Market until he retired in 1968.  Pete was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.  He enjoyed fishing, gardening and woodworking.  He was an avid Detroit Tigers fan and enjoyed watching sports on television.  After retirement, he and his wife spent many winters in Florida.  Harry died at his home on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.  Funeral services were held at his church on the following Monday with Pastor Bruce R. Kintigh officiating.  Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery. [39]

Dorothy F. Spiller married Harry E. Misner, Jr. in Waco, Texas in 1941. [40]

 

3 Cora Bell DePeel: 1892 - 1975
  +Harry Edward Misner: 1892 - 1972
  4 Carl Vernon Misner: 8 Aug 1921 - 30 Mar 2014
     +Doris A. Willis: 9 Jan 1925 - 7 Mar 1989
     5 Carol Misner: Unknown
     5 Joseph Misner: Unknown

Carl Vernon "Bill" Misner was born on August 8, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan.  Growing up, he worked in the family grocery business and graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1939 where he also played baseball, football and basketball.  He earned ten varsity letters in that time.  He married Doris A. Willis in 1942.  Later that year he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served four years in New Guinea and the Philippines as Staff Sergeant, Unit #220.  After the war he and his brother, Harry “Pete” Misner, operated Misner Brothers Market which was known for their excellent meat department.  Upon retirement in 1968, Bill raised steers on the 30 acres surrounding his home on his beloved Graham Lake.  Bill was an avid fisherman and caught his good share of blue gills in that lake.  He also loved to hunt with his buddies and learned to play golf which he also enjoyed.  Bill and Doris wintered in Hudson, FL for many years together until she passed away in 1989.  Bill later moved to The Villages in Lady Lake, Florida with his special partner Ellen Bordnick.

Carl died on Sunday, March 30, 2014 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence.  Visitation was held Wednesday at the Richard A. Henry Funeral Home.  Funeral services were held on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the funeral home with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery. [41]

Doris A. Willis was born in Milgrove, Ontario on January 9, 1925, and came to Battle Creek, Michigan as a young child.  She graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1944.  Doris married Carl Vernon Misner in 1942 and they raised a daughter and a son.  She enjoyed cooking and organizing.  Doris was a member of Birchwood United Methodist Church, where she was active in United Methodist Women and Faith Circle.  She was active with the PTA at Wilson Elementary School for many years.  Doris A. (Willis) Misner died at her home on Tuesday, March 7, 1989.  Services were held on the following Friday at Bachman Hebble Funeral Service, followed by burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. [42]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 11 Mar 1893 - 27 Apr 1963
     +Howard Charles Willis: 26 May 1885 - 21 Sep 1945
     4 Clara Roline Willis: 1913 - 1994
     4 Clinton L. Willis: 1918 - 1979
     4 Kathryn G. Willis: 1920 - 1990
     4 Lee V. Willis: 1922 - 1945

Ina Lorena DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on March 11, 1893.  She married Howard C. Willis on July 22, 1912 in Charlotte, Michigan.  Together, they raised two daughters and two sons, the youngest son perishing in World War II.  Ida attended the First Congregational Church and was a World War II Gold Star Mother.  She was also a member of the Rebekah Lodge and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.  Ina died on Saturday, April 27 at Hayes Hospital in Charlotte, Michigan, just three days after suffering a heart attack.  She was buried next to Howard in the Hillside Cemetery.  Her obituary appeared in the Battle Creek Enquirer on April 29, 1963. [43]

Howard Charles Willis was born on May 26, 1885 in Kalamo Township, Eaton County, Michigan.  He was the husband of Ina Lorena DePeel.  Howard worked as a plasterer.  He died at the Hayes-Green-Beach Hospital in Charlotte, Michigan on Friday, September 21, 1945.  Funeral services were conducted on Sunday at the Burkhead Chapel with interment in the Kalamo Hillside Cemetery.  His obituary appeared in the Grand Rapids Press on September 21, 1945. [44]

 

3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 1893 - 1963
  +Howard Charles Willis: 1885 - 1945
  4 Clara Roline Willis: 2 May 1913 - 21 Jul 1994
     +Kenneth George Ransom: 1 Dec 1910 - 28 Jan 1986
     5 Darlene E Ransom: 1932 - 2003
     5 Joyce M. Ransom: Unknown
     5 Janet K. Ransom: Unknown
     5 John W. Ransom: Unknown
     5 Maynard E. Ransom: Unknown

Clara Roline Willis was born on May 2, 1913 in Charlotte, Michigan.  She graduated from Charlotte High School and Michigan State University.  Roline married Kenneth George Ransom on March 12, 1932 and they had three daughters and two sons.  She was a teacher, working in the Charlotte school system and in various Eaton County schools.  After twenty-six years of teaching, she retired. Roline and Kenneth spent winters in Arizona.  Clara Roline Ransom died on Thursday, July 21, 1994 at the City and Country Convalescent Center in Stockbridge, Michigan after a six-month illness.  Roline was buried next to her husband in Maple Hill Cemetery. [45]

Kenneth George Ransom was born in Eaton County, Michigan on December 1, 1910.  He married Clara Roline Willis.  Ken farmed in Benton Township and worked as a meat cutter for Wrigley Super Market.  Kenneth G. Ransom died on Tuesday, January 28, 1986 at the Citadel Care Center in Mesa, Arizona after a long illness.  Services were held the following Saturday at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte.  Burial followed in Maple Hill Cemetery in Charlotte. [46]

 

3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 1893 - 1963
  +Howard Charles Willis: 1885 - 1945
  4 Clinton L. Willis: 15 Apr 1918 - 7 Jul 1979
     +LaVonne Eugenia Harrison: 14 Mar 1920 - 11 Mar 1995
     5 Gerard V. Willis: Unknown
     5 Marlo Jean Willis: Unknown
     5 Gailia (Gail) Leigh Willis: Unknown

Clinton L. Willis was born on April, 1918.  He married LaVonne Eugenia Harrison.  Clinton was employed at Sunshine Food Stores in Flint, Michigan, until his retirement in 1978, having risen to the position of executive vice-president.  Clinton died in the Ingham Medical Center in Lansing on Saturday, July 7, 1979.  He had been ill for one year.  Services were held the following Tuesday at the Burkhead Funeral Chapel in Charlotte followed by burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. [47]

LaVonne Eugenia Harrison was born to Richard and Verda Harrison in Alma, Michigan on March 14, 1920.  She married Clinton L. Willis and they raised two daughters and a son.  LaVonne died on Saturday, March 11, 1995.  Graveside services were held on Tuesday and she was buried next to her husband in Maple Hill Cemetery. [48]

 

3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 1893 - 1963
  +Howard Charles Willis: 1885 - 1945
  4 Katharine G. Willis: 26 Feb 1920 - 23 Nov 1990
     +Elmer E. Hoyt: 16 Jun 1919 - 26 Dec 1973
     5 Gary Lee Hoyt: 1941 - 1996
     5 Barry Ellsworth Hoyt: 1942 - 2020
     5 Rodney Lynn Hoyt: 1944 - 2003
     5 David Howard Hoyt: Unknown

Katharine G. Willis was born in Charlotte, Michigan on February 26, 1920.  She married Elmer E. Hoyt and they raised four sons.  Katharine was an executive secretary at the Airway Manufacturing Company in Olivet for twenty years before retiring in 1983.  Before that, she worked for Michigan Bell Telephone in Charlotte.  She was a member of the Olivet/Bellvue Order of the Eastern Star.  Katherine died on Friday, November 23, 1990 in the Eaton County Medical Care Facility in Charlotte after a long illness.  Services were held on Monday at the Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte and she was buried next to her husband in Maple Hill Cemetery. [49]

Elmer E. Hoyt was born on June 16, 1919.  He married Katharine G. Willis.  Elmer was employed by the Atlas Drop Forge Company in Lansing as an inspector.  He was a member of the Olivet Lodge 267, F&AM.  Elmer died from a heart attack on December 26, 1973 in Punta Gorda, Florida while visiting friends.  Services were held on the following Saturday at the Burkhead Funeral Chapel in Charlotte, Michigan followed by burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. [50]

 

3 Ina Lorena DePeel: 1893 - 1963
  +Howard Charles Willis: 1885 - 1945
  4 Lee V. Willis: 19 Sep 1922 - 21 Jul 1945

Lee V. Willis was born on September 19, 1922 in Lansing, Michigan.  He graduated from Charlotte High School in 1940 and worked in a local grocery store until he was inducted into the Army in 1943.  Lee received his training at Fort Knox, Kentucky before being deployed overseas on March 21, 1944 with the 44th Tank Battalion, armored division.  He took part in campaigns at New Guinea, Dutch East Indies, Morotal and Luzon.  While serving, he was awarded four campaign stars, a presidential citation, and (posthumously) the Purple Heart.

Lee died on February 6, 1945 from wounds he received while freeing American prisoners of war on Luzon.  Lee's body was buried in the military cemetery at Holandia, New Guinea until it could be returned to the family in 1948.  Services were held on Sunday, August 29, 1948 from the Burkhead chapel with the Rev. Peter Bissett of Marshall, Michigan officiating.  The Greenawalt-Flaherty American Legion post, No. 42, and the Maple City V. F. W. were in charge of miltary rites.  Burial followed in Kalamo Cemetery, Kalamo Township. [51]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Addie Mae DePeel: 24 Jun 1894 - Mar 1983
     +Charles Wright Long: 22 Feb 1896 - 23 Mar 1990
     4 Max C. Long: 1921 - 2012
     4 Harold E. Long: 1922 - 2007

Addie Mae DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on June 24, 1894.  She married Charles Wright Long on July 3, 1917 and they raised two sons.  Addie Mae died in March of 1983. [52]

Charles Wright Long was born on February 22, 1896.  He was the husband of Addie Mae DePeel.  Charles served in World War I.  After the war, he ran a family farm and raised chickens in Plainwell, Michigan.  Charles died on March 23, 1990 in Michigan. [53]

 

3 Addie Mae DePeel: 1894 - 1983
  +Charles Wright Long: 1896 - 1990
  4 Max C. Long: 3 Feb 1921 - 25 Jun 2012
     +Frances H. Anderson: 6 Oct 1924 - 14 Jun 2017
     5 Valerie Long: Unknown
     5 Gary Long: Unknown
     5 Patricia Long: Unknown
     5 William Long: Unknown
     5 Robert Long: Unknown

Max C. Long was born the Charles and Addie (DePeel) Long in Plainwell, Michigan on February 3, 1918.  For the most part Max experienced an upbringing that was reflective of the times: He attended local schools including Gobles High School, where he was quite the athlete who participated in track, football, and baseball.  Max was also a golden gloves boxer.  During the 1930s there were weekend fights in Otsego and Plainwell, which was where he usually went to box.  He went on to graduate from high school in 1939.  With a desire to serve his country, Max enlisted in the United States Air Force during the days of WWII.  His time in the military spanned from 1942 through 1945 during which time he served as a medical corpsman.  In recognition of his service, Max was awarded with a European-African-Middle Eastern Service Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal.

Max met Frances H. Anderson on a blind date while he was stationed in Scotland.  They were married on May 4, 1945, in Scotland.  After the war they raised a family in Michigan.  To support his family Max worked as a driver and salesman for Cadillac Overall for over 30 years.  Max loved to golf and bowl.  He rolled a 300 game at the age of 71.  Max was also a master chess player who played online until just a few weeks before his death.  He also loved going mushroom hunting and had an impressive collection of bowling balls.  Max was a member of the Civitan Club and attended Milwood Christian Reformed Church.  When looking to get away, Max loved visiting Las Vegas more than anywhere else.  However, it was during a trip to Scotland, with his family by his side, that he had the time of his life as they visited the military base where he had been stationed during his time in the service.

Max C. Long, of Portage, Michigan died on Monday, June 25, 2012.  Funeral services were held on Friday at the Life Story Funeral Home in Portage.  Max was buried with military honors at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Augusta, Michigan. [54]

Frances H. Anderson was born to William and Agnes (Nicol) Anderson, of Edinburgh, Scotland on October 6, 1924.  As a youth, Frances enjoyed playing field hockey, swimming in the 60-degree waters of the North Sea, and sliding on King Arthur’s Seat!  She enjoyed an especially close relationship with her brother William who often took her for forbidden rides on his motorcycle.  Frances experienced the powerful loss of her sister when Kathy died at a young age while living in Australia.  Frances worked for a time for the Dewar’s Scotch Whisky company and later for the Red Cross.

She married Max C. Long in a hotel in Scotland in 1945.  Shortly after the birth of the young couple's first child Fran left her childhood home and bravely took sail for the shores of her new life in the U.S. on the Queen Mary.  In the United States, they raised five children.  Frances ran the home while also working for JC Penney and the IHS beer distributor.  Fran's joy was her family, and she worked hard to provide a safe, loving home centered in the same principles she grew up with in Scotland.  An accomplished seamstress in her younger years, Fran also grew to love knitting.  From her very first days in the US, Fran faithfully participated in The Overseas Brides’ Club.  For over 70 years Frances enjoyed the companionship of her fellow brides.

Frances H. Long, age 92, of Kalamazoo, died on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.  Visitation and funeral services were held on the following Monday at the Life Story Funeral Home in Portage.  Her remains were buried next to Max in Fort Custer National Cemetery. [55]

 

3 Addie Mae DePeel: 1894 - 1983
  +Charles Wright Long: 1896 - 1990
  4 Harold Edward Long: 18 Jun 1922 - 26 Apr 2007
     +Virginia Marie Worden: 21 Feb 1926 - 28 Apr 1986

Harold Edward Long was born on June 18, 1922 in Plainwell, Michigan.  He was working at a Standard Oil station in Gobles, Michigan when he completed his draft card in 1942.  Harold married Virginia Marie Worden on October 20, 1943 in Kalamazoo.  Harold died on April 26, 2007.  He was buried next to his wife in Rutherford Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas. [56]

Virginia Marie Worden was born to Charles and Agnes (Clark) Worden on February 21, 1926 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  She married Harold Edward Long on October 20, 1943 in Kalamazoo.  Virginia died on April 28, 1986 and was buried in Rutherford Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas. [57]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Lilah DePeel: 15 Jul 1896 - 10 Aug 1979
     +Louis Earl James: 3 Feb 1892 - Sep 1969
     4 Bernice Marie James: 1916 - 2002
     4 Dorothy M. James: ~1919 - 2000
     4 Clayton D. James: 1921 - 2001

Lilah DePeel (also appears in some historical records as Lolah) was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on July 15, 1896.  She married Louis Earl James on November 20, 1914.  They raised two daughters and a son.  Lilah died on August 10, 1979 and was buried in Hillside Cemetery in Plainwell, Michigan. [58]

Louis Earl James was born on February 3, 1892 in Plainwell, Michigan.  He was the husband of Lilah DePeel.  Louis worked as a paper maker for the Kalamazoo Paper Company until he retired.  He died on September 10, 1969 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Funeral services for Louis were held on September 13 at the Marshall and Gren Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Hulbert officiating.  Afterwards, Louis was buried in Hillside Cemetery.  His obituary appeared in the Plainwell Enterprise on September 17, 1969. [59]

 

3 Lilah DePeel: 1896 - 1979
  +Louis Earl James: 1892 - 1969
  4 Bernice Marie James: 8 Feb 1916 - 26 Sep 2002
     +Peter M. Roll, Jr.: 18 Jan 1914 - 22 Oct 1991
     5 Bradley Roll: Unknown
     5 Shirley Ann Roll: Unknown
     5 Donald James Roll: Unknown
     5 Robert P. Roll: Unknown

Bernice Marie James was born on February 8, 1916 in Plainwell, Michigan.  She was a lifelong resident of the Kalamazoo area.  Bernice married Peter M. Roll, Jr.  She was employed for 15 years in the cafeteria at the Comstock Public Schools.  Bernice enjoyed many crafts, especially plastic, canvas and knitting.  Bernice M. Roll died on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at the Laurels of Galesburg.  Services were held on Monay at the Kalamazoo Covenant Church.  She was buried in Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Michigan.  Langeland Family Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements [60]

Peter M. Roll, Jr. was born Peter and Johanna Adrianna (Van Denbos) Roll on January 18, 1914 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  He married Bernice Marie James on March 10, 1934 in Kalamazoo with Anthony E. VanZante officiating.  At the time of his marriage, Peter listed his occupation as being a milk delivery man.  He appears in the 1940 census living in Comstock Township with wife, Bernice, and daughter, Shirley Ann.  At that time Peter was working for the Rex Paper Company in Kalamazoo.  Peter died on October 22, 1991 in Kalamazoo and was buried in Comstock Cemetery, Comstock, Michigan. [61]

 

3 Lilah DePeel: 1896 - 1979
  +Louis Earl James: 1892 - 1969
  4 Dorothy Mae James: 26 Feb 1918 - Apr 2000
     +Frank J. Becker: 11 Jan 1915 - 5 Jun 1980
     5 William Becker: Unknown

Dorothy Mae James was born on February 26, 1918.  She married Frank Becker in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 22, 1938.  Dorothy died in April of 2000 in Plainwell, Michigan.  She was buried next to Frank in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo.  Her obituary appeared in the Kalamazoo Gazette on April 12, 2000. [62]

Frank J. Becker was born in 1915 in Black River Falls, Wisconsin.  He married Dorothy M. James in 1938.  Frank appears in the 1940 census with his wife and son, William, living in Kalamazoo Township.  He is listed as working in a paper mill as a shipping clerk.  Frank J. Becker died on June 5, 1980 in Kalamazoo.  He was buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Michigan. [63]

 

3 Lilah DePeel: 1896 - 1979
  +Louis Earl James: 1892 - 1969
  4 Clayton D. James: 7 Jun 1921 - 16 May 2001
     +Virginia G. Crawford: 31 May 1923 - 1994

Clayton D. James was born on June 7, 1921.  He married Virginia G. Crawford in 1940.  Clayton died on May 6, 2001 in Battle Creek, Michigan.  He was buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  His obituary appeared in the Kalamazoo Gazette on May 18, 2001. [64]

Virginia G. Crawford was born to Glen and Emma (Hemminger) Crawford in Kalamzoo, Michigan on May 31, 1923.  She married Clayton D. James in Kalamazoo on September 30, 1940.  She and Clayton divorced in 1946, but were remarried on November 13, 1948 in Indiana.   Virginia died in 1994 and was buried in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South in Kalamazoo. [65]

 

2 Charles Benjamin DePeel: 1855 - 1930
  +Lucinda Moist: 1860 - 1938
  3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 13 Oct 1898 - 24 Jan 1982
     +Arba Richard Beardsley: 20 Jun 1897 - 18 Mar 1952
     4 Richard Lee Beardsley: ~1922 - 1945
     4 Margaret Maxine Beardsley: ~ 1924 - Unknown
     4 Marian Christine Beardsley: ~1924 - Unknown
     4 Luvan W. Beardsley: ~1926 - 2012
     4 Frederick Paul Beardsley: 1930 - 1965
     4 Joyce Mary Beardsley: 1933 - 1998
     +Oscar N. Venden: 6 Jan 1894 - 11 Mar 1988

Clara Lucinda DePeel was born to Charles and Lucinda DePeel in Kalkaska, Michigan on October 13, 1898.  She married Arba Richard Beardsley on February 6, 1919 and they had six children.  They later divorced.  Clara married Oscar N. Venden.  They were both members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and appeared in the church yearbook as early as 1946.  Eventually Clara and Oscar moved to California.  Clara died in San Bernardino County, California on January 24, 1982 and was buried in Montecito Memorial Park in Colton, California. [66]

Arba Richard Beardsley was born in 1897.  He married Clara Lucinda DePeel in Allegan County, Michigan on February 6, 1919.  They later divorced.  Arba died on March 18, 1952 and was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan. [67]

Oscar N. Venden was born in Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin in 1894.  He was a life-long member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church and appeared in church-related publications as early as 1914.  Oscar married Amelia Yost in Stevenson, Skamania, Washington on November 30, 1917.  They later divorced.  Oscar married Clara Lucinda (DePeel) Beardsley in Michigan in the early 1940s.  Oscar died in California on March 11, 1982 and was buried next to Clara in Montecito Memorial Park. [68]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Richard Lee Beardsley: 20 July 1921 - 15 Mar 1945
     +Minnie Frances Jenkins: 29 Aug 1922 - 8 Nov 2012
     5 Barry Dick Beardsley: 1941 - 2019
     5 William Thomas Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Richard Lee Beardsley: Unknown

Richard Lee Beardsley was born on July 20, 1921.  He married Minnie Frances Jenkins.  Richard served in World War II as a member of the U. S. Marine Corp.  He died at Iwo Jima on March 15, 1945. [69]

Minnie Frances Jenkins was born on May 31, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland.  She married Richard Lee Beardsley on September 28, 1940 in Michigan.  Minnie was the mother of three sons in her short marriage to Richard Beardsley.  After Richard's death, Minnie married Reuben Bare.  Minnie died on November 8, 2012 and was buried in Brown Cemetery in Orangeville Township, Barry County, Michigan. [70]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Margaret Maxine Beardsley: ~1924 - Unknown
     +William Emmet Newton: 18 Oct 1921 - 20 Mar 2009

Margaret Maxine Beardsley was born around 1924.  She married William Emmet Newton in Knox County, Ohio on November 02, 1940.  She appears in the obituary of her brother, Frederick, in 1965 as Marjorie Yeary of Garland, Texas. [71]

William Emmet Newton was born around 1921 in Ohio.  He can be found in the 1930 and 1940 census records living with his father in Ohio.  William married Margaret Maxine Beardsley on November 02, 1940 in Knox County, Ohio.  No other information concerning William Emmet Newton has been located and verified at this time. [72]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Marian Christine Beardsley: 19 Oct 1923 - Unknown
     +Stanley Emerson Newton: 11 Feb 1923 - 6 Apr 1999
     5 David Stanley Newton: 1943 - 1947
     5 Kenneth James Newton: 1945 - 1947

Marian Christine Beardsley was born on October 19, 1923 in Michigan.  She married Stanley Emerson Newton in Knox County, Ohio on November 02, 1940.  Tragedy struck the family on July 17, 1947 their two sons died in a fire in Kalamazoo.  Marian appears with Stanley in the 1950 Kalamazoo City Directory but they divorced at some point after that.  Marian is listed in the obituary of her brother, Frederick, in 1965 as Marian Boone of Garland, Texas.  No other information about Marian Christine Beardsley has been located and verified at this time. [73]

Stanley Emerson Newton was born on February 11, 1923 in Ohio.  He can be found in the 1930 and 1940 census records living with his father in Ohio.  Stanley married Marian Christine Beardsley on February 15, 1941 in Knox County, Ohio.  Stanley died on April 06, 1999 in Rogers, Arkansas.  He was buried in Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas.  No other information concerning Stanley Emerson Newton has been located and verified at this time. [74]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Lavon W. Beardsley: 23 Feb 1926 - 6 Apr 2012
     +Sharon Janet Condon: Unknown
     5 Robin Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Randell Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Rhonda Karen Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Rick Beardsley: Living

Lavon W. Beardsley was born on July 20, 1921.  He married Sharon Janet Condon.  Lavon W. "Pete" Beardsley died on April 06, 2012 in California. [75]

Sharon Janet Condon was born in Michigan.  She married Lavon W. Beardsley. [76]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Frederick Paul Beardsley: 12 Feb 1930 - 23 Mar 1965
     +Gladys Mae Iverson: Unknown
     5 Linden Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Linae Beardsley: Unknown
     5 Kimberley Beardsley: Unknown

Frederick Paul Beardsley was born on February 12, 1930.  He married Gladys Mae Iverson.  Frederick died on Tuesday, March 23, 1965 in California.  Funeral services were held on the following Saturday at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Pleasant Hill, with the Elder Russell Rose officiating.  Frederick was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California. [77]

Gladys Mae Iverson was born in Michigan.  She married Frederick Paul Beardsley.  After Fred's death, Gladys married Kenneth Kunza but they divorced in 1971 in California.  No other information about Gladys Mae Iverson has been located and verified at this time. [78]

 

3 Clara Lucinda DePeel: 1898 - 1982
  +Arba Richard Beardsley: 1897 - 1952
  4 Joyce Mary Beardsley: 3 Jan 1933 - 19 Jul 1998
     +David Lee Parkhurst: 16 Mar 1933 - 1 Sep 2011
     5 Gary Parkhurst: Living
     5 Cindy Parkhurst: Unknown

Joyce Mary Beardsley was born to Arba and Clara (DePeel) Beardsley on January 03, 1933 in Michigan.  She married David Lee Parkhurst in 1954.  She is listed in the obituary of her brother, Frederick, in 1965, living in Michigan.  Joyce died on July 19, 1998 in California. [79]

David Lee Parkhurst was born to Fred and Agnes (Hogsett) Parkhurst in Jackson Township, Madison County, Indiana on March 16, 1933.  He married Joyce Mary Beardsley in 1954 in Michigan.  After graduating from Emmanuel Missionary College at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan in 1956, David served as principal and taught at the Seventh Day Adventists' Junior Academy in Kalamazoo until 1959.  He served as pastor in several Michigan congragations until 1966 when he joined an evangelical team.  David was ordained in 1961.  In 1967 David and his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas.  Joining the Texas Conference, David helped develop churches and affiliated school throughout the region.  David is listed as her surviving husband in Joyce's obituary in 1998 in California.  No other information concerning David Lee Parkhurst has been located and verified at this time. [80]