Obituaries

Gwendolyn Lois (Wilcox) Hall, 64, of Shipshewana, Ind., passed away Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Coldwater. Gwen had resided in Shipshewana for the past 12 years. Prior to that, she had lived in Sturgis, and her early life was spent in Bronson, where she graduated from Bronson High School with the class …

Matthew Lee Nipper, 24, of Constantine, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at Riverside Drive and Dickinson Road in Constantine Township, due to injures sustained in an automobile accident. There will be no visitation. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Doctor TK Lawless Park off Monkey Run Road near Vandalia. Arrangements were made by …

John Kenneth Cupp, age 40, of Mendon, died early Saturday Sep. 11, 2010 from injuries received in a motorcycle accident in Colon Township. He was born in Sturgis, MI on June 24, 1970 the son of Kenneth and Janice (Weaver) Cupp and was a lifetime resident of Mendon. He was a 1989 graduate of Mendon High School and had engaged …

Frank R. Jones, age 48 of Three Rivers, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday Aug. 2, 2010 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on Jan. 29, 1962 the son of Ismon and Ida (Bonannella) Jones and was a lifetime resident of the Mendon-Three Rivers area. He graduated from Mendon High School in 1980, and attended Glen …

Anita E. Balyeat, 93, of 6 1/2 Mile Road, East LeRoy, Mich., died Sept. 9, 2010, at her home following a short illness. She was born Nov. 19, 1916, in Bath, a daughter of Elmer and Wilma (Boyd) Domer. On May 8, 1935, she married Earl L. Balyeat in LaGrange, Ind. He died June 9, 2006. She had been a resident …

June Arlene Weitting, age 88, formerly of Leonidas, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Shell Point Retirement Community in Ft. Myers, Fla. June was born June 1, 1922, in Leonidas, a daughter to the late Arnold and Gertrude (Bennett) Weitting. She had made her home in Leonidas from 1922 to 1944, then in Wheaton, Ill., till 1980, then …

Henrietta L. Climmons, 83, of Three Rivers, passed away early Monday, Sept. 6, 2010 at the Heartland Health Care Center, following a lengthy illness. She was born on Feb. 19, 1927 in Baxter, Ark., the daughter of William and Lucinda (Bell) Applegate. Henrietta has been a long time resident of this area. She was a long standing member of the …

Lloyd Gordon Foncannon, 95, of Marcellus, passed away Friday evening, Sept. 3, 2010 in Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, following an illness. He was born Dec. 26, 1914 in Marcellus, the son of C. Frank and Gladys (Shoenight) Foncannon. On Sept. 30, 1938 in Grand Haven he married Ruth E. Gillard who preceded him in death Feb. 14, 2004. He graduated …

Stephen Dean Layson, 50, of Sturgis, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Sept. 7, 2010, at his home. He was born Nov. 27, 1959, in Trenton, a son of Milton Dean and Roberta (Walberg) Layson. Steve had resided in Sturgis since 1984, coming from Melvindale. On July 19, 1985, he married Debra Holderman in Sturgis. This marriage ended in divorce. He was …

Roger Clinton Davis, age 73, of Sturgis, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 5, 2010, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born Nov. 27, 1936, in Sturgis, a son of the late Clifford and Helen (Gest) Davis. Roger resided in Sturgis nearly all of his life, with the exception of the few years he lived in Idaho. On Dec. …