OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Sunday, October 19, 1997, p2B. Gordon L. Ambs, 69, of Athens, died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, in Casa Grande, Ariz. Arrangements are pending at Shaw Funeral Home.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Tuesday, October 21, 1997, p4A. Gordon L. Ambs, 69, of Athens, died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, in Casa Grande, Ariz. He was born Aug. 17, 1928, in Branch County to Lynn and Esther (Snyder) Ambs and graduated from Athens High School in 1949. He was employed as a millwright at Post Division of General Foods, retiring in 1984 after 35 years. He married Eleanor A. Chichester on July 24, 1949, in Athens. She survives. Also surviving are sons, Thomas Ambs of Lansing and Randy Ambs of Gaylord; daughters, Lynnette Keene of Athens and Sally Lemish of Battle Creek; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Burr Oak Cem., Athens.
Some information was received from Leo's father's sister, Mrs. Opal Mitchell, E. Leroy, MI in Mar 1982.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI. Vol. 12, p 161, #1556. Married 29 Dec 1947 at Marshall, MI, Ruth Decker, age 18, b. Escanaba, MI, residing in Marshall, father: James Decker, mother: Emma Wilson; and Leo D. Chichester, age 18, b. East Leroy, residing in Quantico, VA, father: Roland Chichester, mother: Grace Irene Weimer, occupation: Marine Corps; witnesses: Wendell Delano Chichester and Emmeline Decker Dillon, officiant: Warren E. Brown, MG. Neither had a previous marriage.
In 1978 Leo was of Atlanta, Georgia, according to his father's, Roland Chichester's, obituary.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Friday, July 30, 1993, p 2A. Leo D. Chichester, 64, of Covington, GA, and formerly of Marshall died Thursday, July 29, 1993, in Newton General Hospital, Covington. He had been seriously ill one week. He was born July 19, 1929, in East Leroy to Roland and Grace Chichester. He was a graduate of Marshall High School. Mr. Chichester was employed many years at Airway Manufacturing, Olivet. He moved to Georgia from Marshall in 1971 to work there with the company. In the late 1970s he was transferred to Texas with the company and later transferred back to the Georgia plant. Airway was purchased by Brennan Industries in 1989, and he continued his employment with that company until retiring in 1991. Mr. Chichester was a member of the Red Oaks United Methodist Church in Covington . . . He married the former Theo E. (Diefenbach) Battige on Nov. 2, 1968. She survives. Also surviving are sons, Leo D. Chichester, Jr., David Chichester and Robert Chichester of Marshall; six grandchildren; his mother, Grace Chichester of Marshall; a stepson, Bill Battige of Jacksonville, Fla.; a step-daughter, Nancy Battige of Stone Mountain, GA; a sister, Marion Bramble of Lakeland, Fla.; and brothers, Dale Chichester of Texarkana, TX, and Wendell Chichester of Marshall. Services Monday in Lyon Lake Cem..
OBITUARY, Battle Creek Enquirer, Wednesday, 1 Oct 1996, p4A. Ruth Chichester, Marshall. Ruth A. (Decker) Chichester, 67, of Marshall, died Monday, Sept. 30, 1996 in Laurels of Bedford. She was born April 1, 1929, in Escanaba to James Glen and Emma (Wiltse) Decker. The family moved to Marshall when she was a child, and she had lived in the city ever since. She was employed as a nurses' aide and had worked at Miller Foster Care since the mid-1970s. Surviving are sons, David and Leo Chichester of Marshall and Robert Chichester of Battle Creek; six grandchildren; and sisters, Ida E. Dillon of Marshall and Sarah Scoles of Tuscon, AZ.
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1996, #1015. Died 30 Sep 1996, at Bedford, MI, Ruth A. Chichester, age 67, b. 1 Apr 1929 in Escanaba, MI; fw, divorced; father: James Glen Decker; mother: Emma Wiltsie; residence: 346 High St., Marshall, MI; occupation: nurses aid; buried: Austin Cem., Convis Twp., Calhoun , MI; informant: David Chichester, 1113 Orchard Dr., Marshall, MI
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1958, #493. Married 29 Jun 1958 at Battle Creek, MI, Beverly Anne Bundy, age 20, b.Battle Creek, residing at Battle Creek; father: Raymond Bundy; mother: Elizabeth Bradley; and Willard Lyle Chichester, age 20, b. Battle Creek, residing in Battle Creek; occupation: filling station attendant; neither married previously; father: Carleton Chichester; mother: Reah E. Harrison; witnesses: Michael Saxton and Sherrill P. Saxton, both of Battle Creek; officiant: Duane N. Vore, MG.
Some information was received from C. Lyle Chichester, Battle Creek, MI 49015 in Jan 1982.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Monday, Aug. 22, 1988, p. 4A. Willard L. Chichester, 51, formerly of Battle Creek, died Saturday, Aug. 20, at his home in Lexington, Ky. He had been ill since April. He was born in Battle Creek and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1956. He lived in Battle Creek until 1987 when he was transferred to Lexington, KY. He attended Kellogg Community College and Oklahoma State University. He was employed by the Clark Equipment for 29 years as a technical hydraulic specialist. He attended First Congregational Church and was a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, member and treasurer of the Personal Computers Organization of Battle Creek, and Battle Creek Elks Lodge 131. He had served as a volunteer for the Battle Creek Hot Air Balloon Championships. In Lexington he was a member of the Wood Carvers Society and Huntington Hills Neighborhood Association. Surviving are his wife, the former Dolores A. "Dee" Duncan; daughters, Connie L. Schultz of Lexington, KY, Penny S. Noonan of Coldwater, and Catherine A. Baker of Brighton; sons, Richard L. Chichester of Orlando, Fla. and Ronald L. Chichester of Houston; his parents, C. Lyle and Reah E. Chichester of Battle Creek; eight grandchildren; and a brother, Lyman L. Chichester of Sheridan. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Miller Chapel of First Congregational Church. Arrangements are by Richard A. Henry Funeral Home.