Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-13
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BRECKENRIDGE

Mrs. b. l.. Hodge and daughters,
Lucille and Ilah, were st. Louis Wis
itors Saturday.
Mrs. White and daughter, Goldie,
of ST. Louis called on Breckenridge
friends Saturday.
The Misses Anna and Marie Joslyn
of Wheeler were in town Saturday
evening.
Miss Lucille Hodge, who has been
spending the winter months in Sag
NAV is at home now.
Clare IIawley and family of Vassar
motored to Breckenridge Sunday and
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernst lngersoll.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Watson Of Elsie
attended the funeral of Thos. Craw-
ford Sunday.
Fred Crawford of Chicago and Mrs.
James Downie of Detroit were called
here Saturday by the death of their
father. Thos. Crawford
Mrs. Fonger of Marlette visited her
daughter. Mrs. b. l.. Hodge, and fam
lily last week.
MI and Mrs. Bert Miller were in
Alma Monday evening.
Mrs Frank Eldred, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past
two weeks. returned to her home in
Petoskey Sunday.
Mrs. Pugh, who has been visiting
her son, c. j. Pugh and family, re-
turned to her home in Detroit last
( Wednesday,
The out of town relatives and
friends who attended the funeral Of
Thomas Crawford were: Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
rill Crawford of Bay City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Crawford and Mrs. Frank
Crawford Of Pontiac. DR.. Charles
/ Watson of Saginaw, j b. Crawford
and family, Mrs. Herbert Crawford
and two sons, Herbert and Thomas.
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Mccall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Mccall, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
! Mccall, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Richardson, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Cowdry and Miss Gertrude
Orbinson, all of Ithaca; DR.. |. n.
Monfort and daughter, Dorothy, Of
Detroit, Prof. James Mitchell and
Prof. and Mrs. A. p. Cook of Alma
W. r .Swope and family of Riverdale.
Nh. and Mrs. f. J. Mccall of Mt.
Pleasant.
The people of Breckenridge and the
surrounding community were sad
dened this week by the death of
Thomas Crowford, who passed away
early Friday morning, June 7th, after
an illness of several weeks. Mr.. Craw-
ford was the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Afford Crawford, pioneers Of
Michigan, and was born at Milford.
Michigan, Nov. IL, 1897, the same
year that Michigan was admitted into
the Union as a state. On April d.
1860, he was married to Mary E. Wat
son. To this union were born six
children, one of whom died in infancy:
James Brainerd of Ithaca, Frederick
Edward of Chicago, Mrs. Cora Downie
of Detroit, Herbert John, deceased.
Afford Franklin of Breckenridge
Mrs. Crawford died April 2, 1884. In
1888 Mr. Crawford came to Gratiot
county where he resided since that
time. On Dec. p, 1897, he married
Agnes +. Swope of Wheeler. To the
latter union daughter, Marguerite
Agnes, was born in Breckenridge. and
together with her mother, she and
TOUR children of the first union sur
vive: Mr.. Crawford also leaves one
brother, Walter, who resides in Bay
City; four other brothers and two
sisters having preceded him into
eternity. The funeral was held at the
home in Breckenridge, Sunday. June
9TH, at 300 p. m, Rev. George II
Conan of Lansing, former pastor
here, officiating. He was assisted bv
Rev. George f. Brown, pastor of the
Congregational church here. Burial
took place in Breckenridge mauso
leum. Mr.. Crawford united with the
church in early manhood and has con-
tinued in active church work since
that time.