obit 3/20/1931 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan

H.D. Willsey, Former Wells Resident, Dies

Was a Veteran of the Civil War, and Moved to Traverse City Two Years Ago

Henry Denton Willsey, a Civil War veteran of the 152nd New York Infantry, Co. D. died at his home in Traverse City March 10, at the age of 88 years. He was a resident of Tuscola county for 30 years, moving from Saginaw to East Dayton in the spring of 1898.  He served the township of Wells in many ways as a member of the town board, supervisor, health officer and justice, filling some chair at nearly every caucus and election.  He was born in Springfield, NY, Oct 22, 1842, and was married to Emeline VanBuren of the same town November 12, 1868.  Soon after their marriage, they moved to Saginaw where they lived, with the exception of five years spent in Ann Arbor, until they moved to East Dayton.

Mr Willsey was converted and joined the Michigan Avenue M.E. church of Saginaw at about 45 year of age and lived a Christian life from that time.  Two children, Bertha, aged seven years, and Jerud, aged four years, died in Saginaw in 1881.  One daughter, Mrs Oscar Myers, died in 1904.  His wife died September 12, 1922.  After the death of his wife he spent his winters with his son Floyd in Wells until the death of the latter's wife, then he spent them in Traverse City with his daughter, Miss Cora, a teacher in Traverse City high school.  Two years ago last August he sold his home at East Dayton and moved to Traverse City.  He was very active for a man of his years.  The past two years he drove a car from Traverse City to spend Decoration Day at the home of his daughter in Dayton Center making the trip both ways unaccompanied.

He leaves a brother, Ervin, of Utica, NY, two daughters, Miss Cora of Traverse City, and Mrs Edwin Hall of Dayton Center, one son, Floyd I, of Flint, six granddaughters and a host of friends.  Funeral services were  held at the Dayton M.E. church Thursday afternoon, Rev. H. Buell of Mayville officiating.  Mr and Mrs Marx of Clifford sang two selections.  Burial was at East Dayton cemetery.
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obit June 18, 1948 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan

Cora May Willsey was born November 1, 1872 in Saginaw, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Denton Willsey.  She died June 7, 1948 at a hospital in Utica.  She was a member of the Methodist church and the Eastern Star chapter.  Miss Willsey was a graduate of the University of Michigan with the A.B. degree.  She taught in high schools about 40 years, the last being in Traverse City, from which she resigned about seven years ago due to ill health.  Before going to Traverse City, she taught seven years at Adrian.  She was also head of the county normals at Tawas City, (the rest of the obit is cut off)
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obit 12/17/1953 "Tuscola Co. Advertiser", Tuscola, Michigan

Oscar Myers

Friends of Oscar Myers, an eighty-seven year old resident of the Fisher Convalescent home and a resident of Hurds Corners for many years were sorry to hear of his death at the home Saturday, December 12th.  The funeral was Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at the Blackmore and Tubbs funeral parlors.
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obit 9/24/1904, "Tuscola County Advertiser", Tuscola Co, Mich

Bessie Willsey Myers

Mrs. Bessie Myers died at the home of her parents August 26th, the funeral took place from the house on Sunday at two o'clock, Rev. Wallace officiating.
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obit Oct 8, 1902 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Tuscola Co, Mich

Gerald Myers

Son of Oscar and Bessie Myers, buried in East Dayton Cemetery.  He leaves a baby sister.
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obit 2/12/1945 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan

Edwin Hall, 64, died at his home in Dayton township December 29.  He was born in Dayton township November 26, 1880, and as a young man united with the East Dayton Methodist church, transferring his membership later to the Dayton Center Baptist church.

On January 1, 1906 he married Zella Willsey, who survives.  He also leaves five daughters, Mrs Luice Seward of Dearborn, Mrs Maida Butterfield, Mrs Bessie Wilcox of Flint, Mrs Bernice Dickerson, Mrs Virginia Rogers of Detroit; his aged mother, Mrs Mary Hall of Mayville, his twin brother Edward Hall of Prescott, two other brothers Harry of Flint, Alva of Detroit, three sisters, Mrs Emily Norton of Detroit, Mrs May Lanway of Lake Orion, Mrs Mildred Hunter of Dayton, seven grandchildren.  Funeral services were held at the Dayton Center church.  Rev. Bernard Didler officiating, with burial in East Dayton cemetery.
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obit 4/13/1961 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan

Zella Kathryn Willsey Hall

Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Dayton Center church for Mrs Zella Cathryn Willsey Hall, 78, who died Wednesday in Detroit.  She leaves five daughters, 11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. 
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obit February 22, 1993, page 6E, "Detroit News", Detroit, Michigan

Mary Hall Seward

Mary E. Seward, born in Tuscola Co, Mich, dearest mother of Mrs Lawrence (Elizabeth) Ronzi, Richard (Connie) Seward, and Mrs James (Dolores) Breslin.  Dear sister of Maida Butterfield, Bertha Wilcox, and Mrs Lee (Virginia) Rogers.  Also survived by eight grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.  Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. at the Dearborn Chapel of the Howe-Peterson Funeral Home, 23546 Michigan Ave.  Visitation Monday 4-9 p.m.
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obit Saginaw, Michigan - Sept 29, 2003

Butterfield, Maida R. (Hall), Freeland, Michigan (daughter of Edwin & Zella Hall)

Loving mother, grandmother, and sister passed away Sunday morning, September 28, 2002 at Saginaw Geriatrics, where she had resided the last nine years.  Age 95 years.  Maida Ruth (Hall) Butterfield was born July 8, 1908 in Dayton Center, Mich. to the late Edwin Orlo Hall and Zella Katherine Willsey.  She was a graduate of Baker Business College in Flint, and she worked for a couple of years as a stenographer at A.C. Spark Plug of GM in Flint.  There she met and married Edgar G. Butterfield June 1, 1935 at Hall's Haven, the bride's family farm.  Edgar predeceased her October 20, 1982.  Maida and Ed were core members of Michigan Avenue Baptist Church and later helped engineer and finance a mission church,  Hopevale Memorial Baptist Church in Saginaw Township.  God, church, and family were central in her life.  She held numerous church offices, financial secretary, recording secretary, President of the Women's Missionary Society, as well as teaching Sunday School.  Her strong faith was contagious.  She also loved to play bridge, golf, bowling, sewing, typing, reading and cooking. 

Maida is survived by three daughters, Dian (John) Zahner, Spokane, Wash., Patty (Richard) Yates, Freeland, and Bethany Rowell, Grand Rapids, a son-in-law, Dale Harvey of Saginaw, 11 grandchildren, Laura Lee Blair, Kevin (Santa) Harvey, Brian (Anita) Harvey, Marc (Deb) Zahner, Dane Zahner, Kara (Steve) VonWorley, Jeffrey (Jennifer) Yates, Jason (Dannette) Yates, Joel (Heidi) Yates, Joshua (Aimee) Rowell, Heidi Rowell and 16 great-grandchildren.  A sister, Virginia Rodgers also survives Maida.  A daughter, Anita Harvey, and three sisters, Elizabeth Wilcox, Mary Seward, and Bernice Dickerson have predeceased Maida.

Funeral services will take place 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2003 at Freeland United Methodist Church.  Rev Jaye Reisinger and Rev. Dan Davis will officiate with burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery in Freeland.  Friends may call at the Cunningham-Taylor Funeral Home, 310 E. Washington, Freeland on Friday from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm and at the church on Saturday from 10:00 am until time of service.  Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider the Alzheimer's Association or the donor's favorite charity.
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obit "Mayville Monitor", page 2, Mayville, Michigan, Thursday, Jan 30, 1997

Bertha (Bess) Hall Wilcox died Sunday, January 5, 1997 at Hilltop Manor, Roscommon.  She was 86.  She was born January 23, 1910 at Kingston, the daughter of Edwin and Zella (Willsey) Hall.  She graduated from Mayville High School with the Class of 1927.

Survivors include a daughter, Sue (Graham) and son-in-law Jack Fox of Houghton Lake; granddaughters, Natalie and husband Andy Farris of Kansas City, Kansas, and Stacey and husband Erick Ciesliga of Shelby Township; five great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Maida Butterfield of Saginaw and Virginia Rogers of Venice, Florida.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill, sisters Mary (Lina) Seward and Bernice Dickerson.

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obit "Mayville Monitor", Mayville, Michigan, page 2, Thursday, June 13, 1985

Bernice G. Hall Dickerson
1913-1985

Bernice Gertrude Dickerson, of Denton, died Tuesday, June 4, 1985 at Ypsilanti.  She was 71.  Mrs Dickerson was born July 1, 1913 at Silverwood, the daughter of Edwin and Zella (Willsey) Hall.  She married Ward Dickerson on March 5, 1932, in Mayville.  She was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church, Belleville.

Besides  her husband, Ward, she is survived by two sons, David of Denton and Ronald of Flint; two grandchildren; and four sisters, Mrs Lee (Virginia) Rogers of Venice, Florida; Mrs Maida Butterfield of Saginaw, Mrs Mary Seward of Bradenton, Florida and Mrs Bertha Wilcox of Otisville.  She was predeceased by a daughter, Claudia Dickerson.  Funeral services were  held Thursday, June 6 at Tiffin & Ransford Funeral Home, Mayville.  Rev. John Manning officiated and burial was in Rich Township Cemetery of Lapeer county.
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obit 2/17/1951 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Michigan

Floyd Wilsie

Funeral services were conducted for Floyd Wilsie at Blackmore & Tubbs Funeral Home Saturday morning.  Interment at East Dayton Cemetery.
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obit 10/15/1926 "Tuscola Co Advertiser", Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan

Mrs Hattie Franklin Willsey, wife of supervisor Floyd L. Willsey of Wells township, died at her home Saturday afternoon.  She suffered a stroke of paralysis last winter and another one Saturday and died before the arrival of her physician.  She was born in Kingston township August 25, 1889 and has always lived in Tuscola county.  She was united in marriage with Mr Willsey November 1, 1911, and besides the husband is survived by one daughter, Marjorie, aged 9 years.  She also leaves her parents Mr and Mrs B.S. Franklin of Kingston township; one sister, Mrs James Cook of Caro, three brothers, George Franklin of Rochester, Garfield Franklin of Durand, Kenneth Franklin of Kingston.  Funeral services were held at his home Tuesday afternoon, Rev. J.T.M. Stephens officiating with burial in East Dayton cemetery.
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obit "Saginaw News", May 26, 2000, Saginaw, Michigan

Lyon, Marjorie I. (Willsey), East Tawas, Michigan

Passed away Thursday, May 25, 2000.  Age 83 years.  Memorial service will take place 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2000 at Tawas United Methodist Church.  She was born in Wells, Tuscola Co, Michigan.
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