Obituaries
Betty J. Jex
Jul 16, 2022
Sweet Betty Jex, age 90, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 16, 2022. She was born July 13, 1932 and lived in Battle Creek. A graveside service will be held for Betty at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Hicks Cemetery with a gathering at the house afterwards. Arrangements by the Farley Estes Dowdle Funeral...
Timothy "Tim" Batterson
Jul 16, 2022
Timothy W. "Tim" Batterson, age 65, passed away Saturday morning, July 16, 2022 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Battle Creek on September 16, 1956 the son of Jesse and Vi (Saxman) Batterson. Tim graduated from Pennfield High School with the Class of 1975 and has worked at the First Presbyterian Church of Battle Creek for...
Paul Carl Coleman
Jul 16, 2022
Paul Carl Coleman, 67 of Augusta, Michigan died Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Centrica Navigators Rose Arbor Place in Kalamazoo. Paul was born June 11, 1955 in Kalamazoo, Michigan the son of Walter Carl and Barbara Ellen (Wyman) Coleman. Paul grew up in Augusta and was a lifelong resident. He was employed in construction as a cable puller and also...
Richard W. Rice
Jul 15, 2022
Richard W. Rice, age 87, of Battle Creek, passed away Friday evening, July 15, 2022. He was born in Battle Creek on November 10, 1934, the son of Clayton and Dorothy (Ashley) Rice. Richard faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Coast Guard and worked for the Coca-Cola Company for more than 34 years.Richard married the...
Daniel Collins
Jul 15, 2022
Daniel Ray Collins Sr., age 64, of Battle Creek, passed away July 15, 2022 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.He was born May 13, 1958 to Eules Collins and Sally Miller. He loved driving his semi for CCR, which later became Sellco.Daniel is survived by his wife, Pam Collins; his sons, Daniel (Ami) Collins, Scott (Jamie) Collins, Eric (Amber) Collins, Jeremy...
Richard Furst Newell
Jul 14, 2022
Richard Furst Newell passed away on July 14th, 2022 at the age of 90. Some may remember him by his dapper seersucker suits, horn-rimmed glasses, and Panama hat- he was more than that. He was a tireless advocate for what is just, an adored husband, father, grandfather, and brilliant attorney. He left behind three daughters for whom he had the...
Willard "Mac" Mcnees
Jul 13, 2022
Willard J. "Mac" McNees, age 92, formerly of Battle Creek passed away Wednesday morning, July 13, 2022 in Oberlin, Ohio. He was born in Battle Creek on March 7, 1930, the son of Clifton and Alpha (Drake) McNees and graduated from the W.K. Kellogg Agricultural School in Hickory Corners. Mac faithfully served his country as a member of the United...
Steven Ernest "Steve" Cameron
Jul 13, 2022
Steven Ernest "Steve" Cameron, age 65, of Battle Creek, passed away July 13, 2022 in his home, surrounded by family, after surviving with Parkinson's disease for many years. Steve was born on June 7, 1957 in Port Huron, Michigan. He graduated from Port Huron Central High School and gained an associate's degree from Saint Clair County Community College. Steve maintained...
Charles "Chuck" Bowers
Jul 12, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Bowers , 68, of Battle Creek, Michigan, passed on July 12, 2022. He was born to Frederick William Bowers and Dorthea Mildred Kipp in Kalamazoo, Michigan on January 21, 1954.Chuck went to Spring Field High School and received high certificate honors from KCC. Chuck worked at Welder and was passionate about affecting the most positive change in people....
Alfred Hoyle
Jul 11, 2022
"Uncle Sonny" Alfred Hoyle, age 89 went home July 11th, 2022. He was a happy Grandpa, and former employee of Motor Wheel, from which he retired after 26 years of service. He was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, with his last deployment to Tokyo, Japan in 1954. He was a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church, and...
Ryan Kenneth Smith
Jul 10, 2022
Ryan Kenneth Smith, "Kenny" or "Smitty", 45, sadly passed away on July 10, 2022. Ryan graduated from Lakeview High School in 1995. He was a people person with a magnetic personality and a contagious laugh. He was a skilled and adaptable entrepreneur, leaving his customers always happy. Ryan could sell a bald man a comb. He had a love for...
Margie Lee "Marge" Breitbach
Jul 8, 2022
Margie Lee "Marge" Breitbach, 82, of Battle Creek passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, July 8, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. She was born December 31, 1939 in Caswell County, North Carolina to Everette and Hallie (Scarborough) Lanier. Marge grew up in North Carolina, graduating from Randleman High School in 1957. She graduated with Maurice...
Elizabeth (Bielsky) Backus
Jul 7, 2022
Elizabeth "Betty" Backus, 95, of Marshall, died July 7, 2022. Elizabeth was born February 13, 1927 in Hempstead, NY to Joseph and Sophie (Hycsewska) Bielsky. She worked for 38 years at the Kellogg Company, before retiring in 1987. Elizabeth married Eugene Edward "Ed" Backus on September 30, 1961. He sadly preceded her in death in 2020. She is also preceded...
William Carlton "Bill" Loftis
Jul 7, 2022
William Carlton "Bill" Loftis, 93, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2022, at Glenn Arbor Hospice. He was born to William A. and Wilma L. (Tharp) Loftis, November 12, 1928, in Salem, Kentucky, the first of four children. Bill grew up on a farm, and attended school in Salem. As soon as he was old enough, he...
Laverne Margaret (Closson) Zebolsky
Jul 6, 2022
LaVerne Margaret (Closson) Zebolsky, 83, of Battle Creek, Michigan died peacefully at home with her family at her side, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. LaVerne was born March 27,1939 in Coldwater, Michigan the daughter of Leham and Nellie (Yakey) Closson. She grew up in Coldwater and lovingly cared for her family as a young woman. LaVerne Margaret Closson was united...
David E. Eldridge
Jul 6, 2022
David E. "Dizz" Eldridge Born November 3, 1927, in Kalamazoo, MI, son of Vernon and Glenora (Garlick) Eldridge. Dizz lived his entire life in this area, graduating from Augusta High School in 1945 and serving in the US Navy from 1945 to 1946 as a Fireman Third Class aboard the U.S.S. Warrick. He served his apprenticeship as a Machinist at...
Robert H. "Bob" Mabey
Jul 6, 2022
Robert H. "Bob" Mabey, age 95, of Richland passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, July 6, 2022 at the Glenn Arbor Place in Battle Creek. Bob was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 24, 1926, the son of Royal Henry and Freda Ann (Pratt) Mabey. He faithfully served his country as a member of the United States Navy and retired...
Bernice L. (White) Ferguson
Jul 5, 2022
Bernice L. (White) Ferguson, age 93, of Battle Creek passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 5, 2022. She was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on October 29, 1928, the daughter of Hollie C.E. and Josie M. (Rodgers) White. Bernice grew up in Arkansas, moved to Marshall, Michigan in 1945 and worked at Michigan Bell Telephone Company for many years. Bernice married Stewart...
Steven J. Shepard
Jul 5, 2022
Steven J. Shepard, 85, of Battle Creek died at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital of natural causes on July 5, 2022. Steve was born January 13, 1937 in Delton, Michigan the son of Gerald and Helen (Brown) Shepard. He grew up hunting, fishing, and trapping on a small farm in Delton. He was a 1954 graduate of Delton-Kellogg High School. Steve...
Janet Embury
Jul 5, 2022
Janet (Orrison) Embury, 83, of Battle Creek, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at the Oaks at NorthPointe Woods.Janet was born on December 6, 1938 to Gilford and Dorothy Orrison. In 1956, Janet graduated from Marshall High School and married the love of her life, Kenneth Embury. Together they had two children and she was a stay at...
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