Obituaries

James A. Boyden, age 72, of Klinger Lake, White Pigeon, passed away early Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2016, at his home. He was born April 20, 1944, in Lansing, a son of the late Charles and Martha (Gegung) Boyden. Jim resided most of his life in Sturgis and was a graduate of Sturgis High School with the class of 1962. …

Carlie Bentley, age 77, died on Friday, August 12, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 26, 2016 at Hohner Funeral Home.  Interment of cremains will be held following services at 1:00 p.m. at Fort Custer National Cemetery.

Graham G. Gooden, age 45, of Schoolcraft, MI, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, August 14, 2016. He was born April 26, 1971 in Kalamazoo, MI the son of James Richard Gooden and Karen “Katie” Jeanne (Thompson) Martin. On January 1, 2001 he married Michelle K. Holston who survives. Graham was a member of Simple Truth Church, Marcellus and the Three Rivers …

Mr. Clark Henry Porter, 70, of Three Rivers, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 at his home on Fisher Lake. He was born on Sept. 15, 1945 in Three Rivers, the son of the late Dr. Clark G. and Mrs. Betty O. (Klapp) Porter. Clark graduated from Three Rivers High School with the class of 1963 and then …

Peggy Ann Greselin, age 71, of Marcellus, MI passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016. She was born March 22, 1945 in Lawrence, MI the daughter of Arthur W. and Pauline L. (Johnson) Carney. On March 27, 1965 she married Gerry Guy Greselin who preceded her in death in 2001. Peggy formerly worked at Musselman’s in Paw Paw, and at the …

Mary J. Deckard, 92, of White Pigeon, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at her home, following an extended illness. Visitation will be from noon-2 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon. Private graveside services and interment will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetary.

Bennie Charlene Barnes, age 86, of Three Rivers, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Greenfield, TN., on August 11, 1929 the daughter of the late Benjamin F. and Gertie Mae( Gant) Bogle. Bennie and her late husband, Daniel, made Three Rivers their residence many years ago, while …

Douglas Alton Adams, 77, of New Carlisle, Ind., passed away at 2:40 p.m., Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 in Hospice House. Douglas was born on Jan. 8, 1939, in Three Rivers, to Harold Leroy and Ila Mae (Decker) Adams. He grew up in Colon, and graduated from Colon High School in 1957. He was a 1962 graduate of Michigan State University …

Raymond, Arthur Huddleston, Jr. age 92 of Three Rivers, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Muncie, IN on March 15, 1924 the son of Raymond and Ethel (Shull) Huddleston and he attended school in Muncie. Ray served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before returning to Muncie where he was a mechanic at …

Dana Marie Detwiler, age 55 of Three Rivers, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 4, 1960 the daughter of Dwayne L. and Anna (Medeiros) Detwiler. The family moved to Michigan in 1974 and Dana graduated from Mendon High School with the class …