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88th Culver Cousins Reunion Sunday August 6, 2000 Greenleaf Farms 18123 Greenleaf Road Addison, Michigan 49220 (517) 547-6517 Our Host is Bernie Pepper This millennium reunion of the descendants of Phineas Culver (1786-1865) will be our 88th! Please bring a dish to pass and your own table service for the potluck picnic scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. The beverages (tea and lemonade) will be provided. Those of you who have attended prior reunions at Bernie's Greenleaf Farms home will remember the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed. There is a pool so bring swimsuits and towels. There is plenty of room for games and other activities so bring sports equipment of your choice. Our traditions of sharing news, swapping stories, singing songs and other general silliness will carry on. So plan on a good time with family who are really friends. SEE YOU THERE! Don and Marjorie Shelton |
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Obituary from The Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor Michigan 15 Nov 1999: Pepper, Kathryn "Pee Wee" Ypsilanti Township, MI Age 74, died Sunday, November 14, 1999 at her residence following an extended illness. She was born June 2, 1925 in Paintsville, KY, the daughter of Ballard and Bessie (Smith) Jenkins. She came to Ypsilanti in 1943 to work at the Bomber Plant. On February 16, 1946, she married Earl G. Pepper and he survives. She was employed by Ford Motor Company for 27 years, retiring from the Saline plant in 1987. She was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose #782, Ypsilanti. Survivors in addition to her husband include her mother, Bessie Jenkins of Mechanicstown, OH; three sons, James William (Peggy) of Ypsilanti, Ronald Earl of Ypsilanti, and Phillip Michael (Cindy) of Clinton; two daughters, Betty Jean Stumbo of Monroe, and Judy Fae Merritt Pepper (Donna Davis) of Rush City, MN; twelve grandchildren, Steven, Rodney, Michael, April, Jennifer, Earl Michael, Jeremey, Danielle, Mandy, Steven, Patrick and Melissa; ten great-grandchildren; one brother, Ballard Jenkins Jr. of Carrollton, OH; two sisters, Judy Gurganis of Denver, CO and Faye Vernon of Mechanicstown, OH. She was preceded in death by her father, Ballard Jenkins Sr. and three brothers, Henry, Robert and William Jenkins. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 17 at STARK FUNERAL SERVICE Moore Memorial Chapel with Rev. Walker Harris of Belleville Free Will Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Washtenong Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association or Hospice of Southfield. Envelopes are available at the funeral home where the family will receives friends 6-9 p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday. |
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CULVER, Gordon L. Of Shelbyville, MI (01/99/05) Age 89, passed away Monday, January 4, 1999. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Helen; children, Ruth Barrows of Plainwell, and Russell (Sharon) Culver of Otsego; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, February 27, 1999 at the funeral home with Pastor William Bills, of Shelbyville United Methodist Church, officiating. Memorials may be made to the Wayland Area Ambulance or the Shelbyville United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Archer, Hampel & Kubiak Funeral Home in Wayland. Obituary from The Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, MI |
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Millage, Robert Harlan, Belleville, MI (05/00/27) The Ann Arbor News Age 37, died Thursday, May 25, 2000 in Ohio from injuries sustained from a trucking accident. He was bornAugust 7, 1962, in Ypsilanti, MI, the son of Darwin L. and Ruby Millage. On March 18,1989, he married Glenda Boo Byrd at Graceway Baptist Church in Ypsilanti and she survives. Robert will always be remembered for his love of family and friends and for his knowledge and love of trucks.Survivors include his wife; one son, Charles Robert Millage; twodaughters, Amber J. and Emily J.; his parents; three brothers, Don Millage, Mark (Marilyn) Millage, and Mike Millage; one sister, Sue Davis; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 at the JANOWIAK FUNERAL HOME, Geer-Logan Chapel with PastorClarence Hayes of Faith Assembly of Belleville officiating. Burial will follow in Udell Cemetery. Contributions in Robert's memory may be made to his family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home where the family will receive friends on Monday from1-4 and 6-9 p.m. |
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OBITUARIES The Washington Post Wednesday, December 22, 1999; Page B07 Wave Elaine Culver Library of Congress Specialist Wave Elaine Culver, 94, a former bibliographer, translator and editor in the science and technology division of the Library of Congress who also worked in one of the forerunner organizations of the Environmental Protection Agency, died of a cardiovascular disorder Dec. 18 at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Gaithersburg. Ms. Culver had been a research assistant at an atomic energy laboratory in New York when she joined the staff of the Library of Congress in 1952. With an academic background in bacteriology, she served as a medical science specialist and bibliographer of literature on air pollution. Among other projects, she authored a monograph concerning the effects of cold temperature injuries like frostbite and ways to prevent the conditions. She eventually joined the U.S. Public Health Service's division of air pollution as special assistant to the chief of air quality criteria and retired from that post in 1973. Ms. Culver, a Washington resident, was a native of Michigan. She was a 1928 pre-med graduate of the University of Michigan, where she also received a master's degree in bacteriology. Beyond her professional work in Washington, she was a leader in the Action Committee for D.C. School Libraries, organizing book drives and fund-raisers. She also was a drama member and organizer in the Arts Club of Washington. Survivors include a brother, Ronald Culver of Gaithersburg, and a sister, Margaret Ogden Culver of Ann Arbor, Mich. |
