Britten Reunion Held Sunday At Lumberjack Park
The 15th Britten Reunion gathered forty five of Peter W. Britten's family and two guests at Lumberjack Park on Sunday August 19. Officers elected for the coming year were President Beryl Scramlin Vice president Mrs Beryl Scramlin and secretary treasurer Loraine Britten. The oldest guest was Peter W. Britten and the youngest Curt Scramlin. Attendees traveled from Grand Rapids Big Rapids Lansing Alma Sylvania Ohio and nearby towns. The event ended around 3 pm as Elks picnic guests needed the pavilion for dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britten
Lumberjack Park
Peter W. Britten
Beryl Scramlin
Loraine Britten
Curt Scramlin
Gale Britten
Grand Rapids
Peter J. Britten
Big Rapids
Gorden Lovel
Carl Downs
Lansing
Chet Sparks
Rickey
Alma
Dale King
Randy
Marvin Heminger
Sylvania
Ohio
Hospital notes from Shepherd and area in late August
The bulletin lists patient movements at several regional hospitals including Alma Alma and Carson City Hospital. It notes illnesses, admissions for observation and treatment, discharges, and a few in serious condition such as 14 month old Daniel Balcom and others from Shepherd rural areas. Several names appear: Mary Clifton Switzer Helen Girvin Charles Loomis Jacklynn Leatherman Esther Converse Grant Curtiss Albert Beeson Russell Rhynard Barbara Roethlisberger James Williams Douglas Slates Alma Young Clayton Lyons Raymond Robinson and Roy Balcom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clifton Switzer
Wilcox Hospital
Alma
Helen Girvin
Carson City Hospital
Charles Loomis
Shepherd
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Jacklynn Leatherman
Esther Converse
Rural
Grant Curtiss
Albert Beeson
Rural Shepherd
C. M. C. Hospital
Russell Rhynard
Lyle Rhynard
Barbara Roethlisberger
James Williams
Douglas Slates
Alma Young
Winn
Clayton Lyons
Gratiot Community Hospital
Raymond Robinson
Forest Hill
Granio Community Hospital
Daniel Balcom
Roy Balcom
Roy
Ruth Brown
Gordon Netzley
Local Shepherd Socials Highlight Farm Families Visits
Numerous gatherings unfold in Shepherd as the Coomer, Hendrickson, Hetherington, and related families from Midland Ohio Florida Ann Arbor and Lansing visit relatives. Sales include trips to Hartwick Pines Mackinac Island and Mackinaw City with friends, church anniversaries, and Navy boot camp news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Coomer
Midland
Harry Coomer
Florida
Eugene Hendrickson
Ohio
Harry Coomers
Lakeville
Indiana
Hendricksons
Dayton
Harold Hetherington
Claude Coomer
Mary Hunt
Westaburg
Walter Chaffin
Boyne City
Leila Miller
Lewis Bell
E. Wright Ave. Shepherd
Miller
Ann Arbor
Grant Curtis
Robert McCully
West Branch
Mamie Albee
Dorothy
Mt. Pleasant
Charlie Bellinger
Six Lakes
Indian River
Sault Ste. Marie
Mackinac Island
Mackinaw City
Om Moulton Sr
Tom Moulton Jr
Danny Moulton
Merrill
J. B. Hoard
Bredgenridge
Iva Borle
Alma
Lloyd Edwards
Anita Fairchilds
Shepherd
Sunny
San Diengo
Great Larges
Polaris
Don Hetherington
Vern Hetheringtons
Glen Brown
Robert Rhode
Omer Fisher
Charles Bellingar
Grant Curtiss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shepherd Briefs
Gladys Gimmey
Niagara Falls
New York
Donald Gimmey
Donald
Margaret Diverbiss
Louise Breithaupt
Margaret Baker
Letha Frost
Frazersburg
William Bush
Hartwick Pines
Lena Olger
Frank Curtiss
Clarrmont Bellingar
Ronald Bellingar
Perrinton
Fay Strong
Owosso
Marion Curtis
Rhea O'Grady
Clare
George Conroy
Green Thumb Garden Club
Clifford Willis
Halls Lake
Claude Anthony
Wetzel Lantz
Newaygo
Jerri Kay Hentschel
Muskegon
Levi Christofferson
Arthur C. Grim
George Grim
John
Jack
Ethel Cassatt
Percy Hamlin
Elaine Bush
Janet
Bertha I.nauss
Blanchard
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Wesleyan Methodist Trinity Church
Robert Barnes
Charles J. Clark
Charles A. Clark
Rosebush
Jim
Butch
Arthur
Deford McCormick
Ott Lake
Grace Davidson
Millington
Harry McCormick
Harold Leonard
Aun
Bertha Kirsch
Mesick
Leonard
William Icfweber
Bill
Otsago Lake
A. E., Murphy
Linda Kay Bigham
Grand Blanc
Pat Mitchell
Jennie Myers
John Myers
Homer N¢ba
Palo
Wayne Shattuck
Pleasant
Robinson
Franklin Kindig
Martin Stover
Upper Peninsula
Clarence Moore
Alm
Battle Creek Hospital
Frank Moore
Lester Bigham
Evalee Rhode
Donna Jdhan Rhode
Sam Hunter
Ida
Henry Ardner
Emory Wellman
Beulah
Detroit
Blanche Bailey
John Young
Bill Hackett
David
Kenneth Lehmen
Grand Haven
Oxford
Archey’s Sporting Goods
Poll-Parrot
MT. Pleasant, Michigan
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