Obituary:
UGGLE, THOMAS GAY Brevard, NC - Thomas Gay Tuggle, 85, passed away on November 11, 2022. He was born on December 3, 1936, the son of Meril and Rita Tuggle. Thomas was predeceased by his wife Bevella Jean Tuggle, who passed in 2021. Together they shared a large family, including 15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Prior to his retirement he spent many happy years in Muskegon, Michigan, the last of which were spent at Big Blue Lake. In 1997 Tom and Bev moved to North Carolina. Tom loved people. He was an avid golfer, had enjoyed many travels, and volunteered extensively with Habitat for Humanity and the American Red Cross. Tom was an avid reader and especially enjoyed a challenging crossword puzzle. Tom loved his family. Even though he lived a distance from his grandchildren, he always made it a point to attend their special events. Always being sure to dance with all of his granddaughters at every family wedding he attended. Tom is survived by his children, Thomas M. Tuggle (Julie), Toni Windquist (Craig), Tammi Shaw (Jim), Terri Cranney, Robert Snyder Jr. (Jane), and Donna Oberle. In addition, his 15 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Tom is also survived by his siblings, James Tuggle, George Tuggle, and Sally Janikowski. Tom was predeceased by his granddaughter Toni Jean Snyder. A private service is planned. Visitation will be held at Sunset Funeral Home, Danville, Illinois, on December 3, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

 

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1940 US Census, Willis Twp, Poinsett, AR

Obituary:
Bevella Jean Tuggle, 90, peacefully passed with her husband Tom by her side on September 30, 2021. She was born December 26, 1930, the daughter of David and Joyce Ramsey.
Bevella was married to Thomas G. Tuggle. Together they shared a large family, including 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Prior to her retirement she spent many happy years in Muskegon, Michigan, the last of which were spent at Big Blue Lake. In 1997 Tom and Bev moved to North Carolina. Bev loved to travel and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in Transylvania County after retirement. Bev was an avid reader and shared her enthusiasm for books while working in the public schools as a librarian. Bev also had an interest in genealogy, tracking her family�s roots back hundreds of years.
In addition to her husband Tom, Bev is survived by her children, Robert Snyder Jr. (Jane), Donna Oberle, Terri Cranney, Tammi Shaw (Jim), Toni Windquist (Craig), Thomas M. Tuggle (Julie); in addition to her 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. All of her grandchildren knew they were her favorite. She made them all feel special.
Bev was predeceased by her husband Robert Snyder, her daughter Janice Lynne, and her granddaughter Toni Jean Snyder.

Anil with his granddaughter.

 
Lois with her husband Anil Jambekar.

 

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Marriage Record, State of Michigan
Burial Monument, St Johns Catholic Cemetery, Jackson, MI

Documents:
Marriage Record, State of Michigan

Burial Monument, St Johns Catholic Cemetery, Jackson, MI

 

  

Burial headstone, Smith-Lindsey Cemetery, Sylvatus, Carroll, VA

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Lewis William "Bill" Shurtliff, was born into eternal life on January 2, 2016. Bill was the beloved husband of Evelyn who preceded him in death. Bill's passing is mourned by his children Dana (Greg) Gloden, Jody Shurtliff, and Bill (Janet) Shurtliff and grandchildren (Melody, Zoe, William Vida, Keenan, Josiah, Gabriel, and Brett), 15 great-grandchildren, and his twin brother Franklin Edmund (Helen) Shurtliff. He was preceded in death by his brothers Lee and Glenn Christensen and his sister Arlie (Christensen) Slater. The family will take Bill's remains to be buried next to his wife in her family cemetery in the hills of Virginia. Bill was born to Franklin Erastus and Lenore (Brown) Shurtliff in Boise, Idaho on March 26, 1925 and soon moved to Birmingham, Alabama. The family moved to Ann Arbor before he was five. During his early teens, his father, a civil engineer, moved the family to Rio, Brazil where he learned how to body surf and speak Portuguese. After serving in the navy during WWII, Bill met and married Evelyn (Byrd) in 1946. Their marriage was one of great love and commitment, with Bill lovingly caring for Evelyn through the difficulties of Alzheimer's in her final years. Those whose lives Lewis (aka "Beautiful Bill") touched recall his magnetic personality, generosity, wit, intelligence, and sense of humor. Family, friends, employees, colleagues, and caregivers were drawn to him with admiration and enjoyment. Bill was a lover of words, dictionaries, crosswords, writing, games, music, movies, singing, and spontaneous road trips. His children remember a man who seemed capable of leading any group, not just in goals but in fun and entertainment! He was the "game-meister," the person who delighted the crowd bringing fun and laughter. Those who cared for him in his final years at Saline Evangelical Home agreed that he was a "charmer" who made people happy with his singing and friendly handshakes. He was a longtime employee of Booth Newspapers, working with their publications in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ypsilanti, and finally at the Jackson Citizen Patriot where he became the youngest manager ever promoted. He subsequently worked in the San Francisco area before returning to his hometown of Ann Arbor to work at the University of Michigan from which he retired in 1999. Bill was active in Kiwanis and AA where he was a dedicated sponsor. He touched many lives his legacy is embedded in the hearts of those who loved him. He will be dearly missed. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 o'clock at Northside Community Church, 929 Barton Drive, Ann Arbor. Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
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Burial headstone, Smith-Lindsey Cemetery, Sylvatus, Carroll, VA

 

   

  

 

 
  

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Frances Maude Coryell, age 100, of Haslett, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
She was born in Lansing, Michigan, on May 15, 1924 to Eno and Clara Maude Ayres and was the third of six daughters.
The Ayres family first came to the area after the Civil War. Her grandfather, Wesley Ayres, settled his family in a small cabin on the land between Forrest and Bennett roads, which is now part of MSU in Meridian Township. Fran's grandfather, who was a skilled woodworker and finish carpenter, was asked to help with the finish work in the new state capitol building being built in downtown Lansing. Wesley built a big house on River Street in downtown Lansing and moved his family to be closer to his job. This is the house in which Fran and her sister were born and shared with their grandparents until they built their own house next door. She went to Cherry Street School, where she learned to play the violin. Her violin was actually one of two handcrafted by her grandfather. Fran continued to love and play that violin, as well as the piano, into her late 80s. She graduated from Lansing Central High School, the class of 1941, and played her violin in the school orchestra. The Lansing Symphony Orchestra invited her to audition, but she politely declined, something she said she regretted later in her life.
Frances was a natural-born historian. She journaled almost every day of her adult life, in small date books, always including the weather, a few lines about the day and sometimes she would add "a comment".... those were the most fun to read. She wrote both her grandfather, Ayres', and father, Eno's, memoirs. Fran also submitted many pictures and writings about historic Lansing and Meridian Township to various publications over the years.
Frances was a longtime member of St. Katherine's Episcopal Church in Williamston, Michigan. She played an active part, serving as president of the Episcopal Church Women. Fran was the choir director in the late 1970s. (Oh, yes, she was also a singer and could often be heard in her house singing along with Andrea Bocelli). She served as church historian in the 1980s and completed the history of the historic little chapel that sits on the property in time for the 100th year celebration in 1987. Fran was strong in her faith and prayed daily.
"Frannie" as she was fondly called by those who were close to her, will be lovingly remembered with a smile, (maybe even a chuckle) and deeply missed by her children, Dana Nico, Jody (Bill) Wyman, Victor Nico, and David (Janie) Nico; her grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren whom she dearly loved; and her beloved sister, Nancy (James) Smith. Frances is preceded in death by her parents; her late first husband, Phillip Nico (1963); late second husband, Lee Coryell (2000); sisters, Jean, Lucilla, Noreen, and Mary; and her dearly loved and missed daughter-in-law, Mary and grandson, Paul.
A private family celebration of life will be held in the spring. Frances Maude Coryell will be laid to rest in the memorial garden next to St. Katherine's Chapel in Williamston, Michigan.

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Burial marker, Oakwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA

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CORYELL, LEE FRANK Haslett - -Age 84, died Sugustnday, Au 20, 2000, at Hospice House of M i d - Michigan. Lee was born in Lan-sing on June 11, 1916. He worked for the Lansing State Jour-nal for 50 years and retired at the age of 70. He was very active in sports up to a few months before his death and, through the years, played on state championship baseball, softball, basketball and bowling teams. He was inducted in the Michigan Ama-teur Softball Association Hall of Fame in 1987. He was an active member of St. Katherine's Episcopal Church. He was preteded in death by his two brothers, Fred and Glenn. Leels survived by his wife, Fran of Haslett; brother, Wesley of Baring, WA; and a combined family of 10 children, David (Jan) of LeRoy, Judy,, of Lansing, Susan (Mike) Maskill of Reed City, Dallas of Okem-os, Sandra (John) Krugler of Reed City; Diane Coryell of Weidman, Dana Nico. of Lansing, Jody (Bill) Wyman ;of Okemos, Victor (Mary) Nico of East Lansing and David (Jane) Nico of Williamston; plus -many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 24, 12:30 p.m. at St. Katherine's Epis-copal Church, 4650 N. Meridian Road, Okemos. The family will receive friends at the Gorsline-Runciman Co. East Chapel, 1730 E. Grand River Avenue, East' Lansing, Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Those desiring may make contribu-tions to the Church; the Capital Area Humane Society, 7095 W. Grand River Avenue, Lansing 48906; or Hospice House of Mid-Michigan, 1210 W. Saginaw, Lansing 48915, in memory of Lee.
- Lansing State Journal 8-21-2000