Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Ransom Burgess
Brief Illness Takes R.W. Burgess
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Beaverton Presbyterian Church for Ransom
W. Burgess, 70, who died Thursday at University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, after a short
illness. The Rev. Aaron D. Hyde officiated and burial was in Highland Mausoleum, Gladwin.
Born in Moores Junction, Arenac County, on Sept. 13, 1893, he was married to the former Ellen Ogg
in Beaverton in 1926. A veteran of World War 1, he had operated a grocery store and meat market in
Beaverton many years until his retirement. Prior to that he was employed in Gladwin markets. A
Beaverton resident for 50 years, he was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Beaverton Presbyterian Church,
Beaverton American Legion Post and the Farm Bureau.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen; two sons, James, of Beaverton, and Kenneth, of Midland; and one
daughter, Mrs. Nelson Davis, of Beaverton; a sister, Mrs. Leo Paquet, of Mackinaw City; and six
grandchildren.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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Highland Mausoleum, Gladwin, MI
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WWI
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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02/12/1964
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:? C:?
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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