MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1959, #452. Married 13 Jun 1959 at Sherwood, Branch, MI, Joan Irons, age 18, b. Athens, Calhoun, MI, residing in Sherwood, father: Rodell Irons; mother: Genevieve Mahieu; and Daryl Martin, age 25, b. Battle Creek, residing at Athens; father: Olen Martin; mother: Berneita Maurer (deceased); occupation: factory employee; witnesses: Mrs. Donald Swain of Union City and Philip Oswalt of Fulton; officiant: Joseph McFerran, Clergy.
WEDDING. The Athens Times, Thursday, 2 July 1959. Miss Joan Irons is Wed to Mr. Daryl Martin. At a candlelight ceremony on Saturday afternoon, June 13, in the Sherwood Free Methodist Church, Miss Joan Irons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodell Irons became the bride of Daryl Martin, son of Olen Martin and the late Bernita Mauer Martin. . .Mrs. Donald Swain was her sister's matron of honor and the bridesmaids were Mrs. George Irons, sister-in-law of the bride, and Miss Darlene Martin, sister of the groom. . .Mr. and Mrs. Martin are now residing at their home in Athens. Both are graduates of Athens Agricultural Schools and both are employed in Battle Creek, Mrs. Martin at the Collection Service Bureau and Mr. Martin at Rich Manufacturing
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Saturday, Jan 23, 1993, p 2A. Daryl B. Martin, 58, of Burr Oak died Friday, Jan. 22, 1993, in University Hospital, Ann Arbor, after a long illness. Mr. Martin was born May 23, 1934, in Battle Creek to Olin and Bernita (Maurer) Martin. He graduated from Athens High School and lived in Athens before moving to Burr Oak in 1966. He had been employed by the J.W. Sturgis and Son as a driver-salesman and most recently by Miller Super Value, from which he retired in 1988. He enjoyed sports and outdoor activities and had coached the Burr Oak Little League for five seasons. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard Martin. He married the former Jean Irons on June 13, 1959, in Sherwood. She survives. Also surviving are daughters, Beth Martin of Burr Oak; a son, Alan Martin of Colon; and a sister, Darlene Ling of Athens. Services Tuesday, 26 Jan. 1993 from Rosenberg-Schipper Funeral Home, Sturgis. Burial in Burr Oak Cem., Athens.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI 1960, #1138. Married 19 Nov 1960 at Athens, Calhoun, MI, Darlene L. Martin, age 21, residing at Athens, Calhoun , MI; occupation: file clerk; father: Olen Martin; mother Berneita Maurer; and Michael A. Parlin, age 21, residing at rural Fulton, MI; occupation: lumberman; father: Aaron Parlin; mother: Caroline Simpson; at Athens, Calhoun , MI; witnesses: David M. Tuttle of East Leroy and Sue Ann Cornell of Kalamazoo. Officiant: Arthur Jackson.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, Battle Creek, MI, Thursday, May 29, 1997, p4A. Darlene L. Ling. Athens. Darlene L. (Martin) Ling, 57, of Athens, died Tuesday, May 27, 1997, in Battle Creek Health System. She was born Sept. 30, 1939 in Battle Creek to Olen R. and Berneita (Maurer) Martin. She was a 1957 graduate of Athens High School and had lived in Athens most of her life. She was employed by Delta Airlines in Chicago from 1957 to 1960. Since 1963 she had been employed by Athens Public Schools, serving the past 32 years as secretary to the high school principal. She married Robert D. Ling on Oct. 18, 1973, in Athens. He died in 1991. She is survived by a son, Ronald A. Parlin of Athens; daughters, Carol L. Parlin of Chicago, Anita M. Riegle and Susan L. Luplow of Battle Creek; stepdaughters, Deborah K. Ling of Fla., and Dawn M. Schaff of Oregon, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard and Daryl Martin.
Darlene Loraine Martin's husband, Michael A. Parlin is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson Carpenter, while Darlene Loraine Martin is a descendant of Abner Loomis Carpenter. Abner Loomis was the younger brother of Thomas Jefferson, both were sons of Calvin Loomis Carpenter and Eleanor D. Pierce. Therefore Darlene and Michael were previously related.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI. 1973, #1412. Married 18 Oct 1973 at Athens, Calhoun, MI, Darlene Loraine Martin, age 34, residing in Athens, b. 30 Sep 1939, father: Olin Martin, mother: Berneita Maurer; and Robert Donovan Ling, age 40, b. 3 Oct 1933 at Battle Creek, residing in Bellevue, occupation: dispatcher, father: Everett E. Ling, mother: Billie Robinson; witnesses: Daryl B. Martin and Joan B. Martin, both of Burr Oak, MI; officiant: John A. --, MG.
DEATH: Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI. 1991, #463. Died 25 April 1991 at Athens, Robert D. Ling, age 57, b. 3 Oct 1933; father: Everett Ling, mother: Mary Ellen Robinson, residing at 218 E. Holcomb, Athens, occupation: firefighter, City of Battle Creek; informant: Darlene L. Ling; buried: Burr Oak Cem., Athens.
MARRIAGE. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1957, #915. Married 5 Dec 1957 at Battle Creek, MI, Doris Lafler, age 24, residing in Fulton, MI, born in Kalamazoo , MI; father: Clarence M. Lafler; mother: Gladys L. Leedy; and William A. Loew, age 22, residing in Battle Creek; father: Ray D. Loew; mother: Florence E. Weeks; witnesses: Harold E. Thomason and Judy Rogers, both of Battle Creek; officiant: M. L. Goodman, MG.
OBITUARY. Battle Creek Enquirer and News, 21 October 1994, p. A2. Doris E. Loew, 61, of East Leroy died Thursday, Oct. 20, 1994, in Battle Creek Health System/Community Site after being stricken at home. Mrs. Loew was born Aug. 22, 1933, in Kalamazoo County's Wakeshma Township, to Clarence and Gladys (Leedy) Lafler. She graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1952 and lived in the area all her life. On Dec. 5, 1957, she married William A. Loew Sr., at Pilgrim Holiness Church in Battle Creek. He survives. She was associated for several years with her husband's Loew's Appliance Store in Battle Creek. She also had been employed at National Food Stores for six years and at Henkel's Food Market in Athens. Mrs. Loew was active at North Athens Baptist Church, where she had served as food bank coordinator, choir member and helped put on church dinners for the sick and bereaved. She enjoyed crocheting, camping and watching her grandchildren. Also surviving are sons, Daniel R. and William A. Loew Jr. of East Leroy; a daughter, Sandra K. Miller of Athens; her mother, Gladys Lafler of Battle Creek; seven grandchildren; and a brother, Norman Lafler of Battle Creek. Services Monday at North Athens Baptist Church. Burial North Athens Cem..
DEATH. Calhoun County Clerk-Register, Marshall, MI, 1994 Deaths, #1125. Died 20 Oct 1994, Doris Loew, age 61, b. 22 Aug 1933; residence: 103 2nd St., East Leroy, MI; occupation: homemaker; father: Clarence Lafler; mother: Gladys Leedy; spouse: William A. Loew, Sr.; informant: William A. Loew, Sr.; burial: North Athens Cem., Athens Twp., MI.
Of Route 1, Scottsville in mother's obituary in 1978.
Of Appleton Rd., Scottsville, Mich in brother's (Marion's) obituary in 1985.
Death Records, Mason , Mich. Book 24, Page 241 Record No. 0444194B Glen Thomas Griffis d. 18 Sept 1988 in Riverton, Mason, Mich. Residence was Riverton. Wife Phyllis Yvonne Haight. Glen was b. 13 May 1956. Father: Glen Marion Griffis, Mary Catherine Brennan. Buried: North Weare Cem., on 21 Sept 1988. Informant: Phyllis Y. Griffis of Scottville, Mich.
Information on this family sent to this typist, March 1994 from Phyllis Griffis Dembrouski, of Irons, Mich 49644. Personal visit in April 1994.
Marriage Records Mason , Mich. Book 30, Page 42, Record #____ Jerry Allen Griffis 19, of Grand Rapids, Mich. b. Ludington, Mason, Mich. md. Jill Elizabeth Thompson 19, of Ludington, b. Manistee, Mich. Married 2 May 1981 at Ludington, Mason, Mich. His parents: Glen Griffis Jr. & Phyllis Haight. Her parents: Thomas Thompson & Barbara Guenthardt. Witnesses: Glen Davis & Patti Thompson. Md. by. Thomas P. Page, Assistant Pastor. lst mg. for each.
One record said he died in Grand Rapids, but is buried in N. Weare Cem..
North Weare Cem., Weare Twp., Oceana, Mich. Jerry Allen Lt E 1/2 of 93, Addition. 3 Aug 1961-5 Mar 1985.
Marriage Records Mason , Mich. Book 15, Page 1, Record No._____. Marion Jay Griffis 22 of Rt. 1 Pentwater, b. Mason , Mich. md. Anna Marie Corliss (Mrs. Corliss) Anna Marie Lauber 19 of Scottville, b. Freemont, Mich. Mg. 1965, Mason His parents: Glen M. Griffis & Mary Brennan. Her parents: Jack Lauber & Gladys M. Hansen. Witnesses: Jack Lauber Jr. & Marilyn Kay Bedker. Groom's lst mg. Bride's 2nd.
Of Rout 2, Bear Lake, Mich. in mother's obituary in 1978.
He was a twin to Marilyn J. Griffis.
Obituary for Marion J. (Bud) Griffis d. 7 Nov. 1985, b. 20 Apr 1942. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Tammy S.) Ledford and Mrs. Mark (Amy Lou) Thompson, both of Bear Lake, two sons, Todd Allen, 18 and Tracy Jay 15, both at home; four sisters, Mrs. Leo (Jean) Terryn of Fountrain Road, Free Soil; Mrs. Stanley (Virginia) Saya of U.S. 31 North, Scottville; Mrs. Steve (Marilyn) Bedker of Bradshaw Road, Scottville; and Mrs. Ted (Sharon) Keefer of Darr Road, Scottville; three brothers, Glen T. Griffis of Appleton Rd., Scottville; Henry V. Griffis of South Morton Rd., Pentwater; and Carl A. Griffis of Ludington, three grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews."
North Weare Cem. Oceana , Mich., Lot 109, Addition Marion Jay "Bud" Griffis 1942-1985, on same stone with Anna Maria Lauber 1945- , his wife. On same lot with Robert H. 1932-1944, his brother, Also on same lot with Glenn M. Griffis 1903-1979 & Mary C. 1904-1978, his parents