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VIOLA REBECCA NEFF was born July 03, 1896 in Brant, Saginaw County, MI, and died November 21, 1961 in Lansing General Hospital, Lansing, Ingham County, MI. She married (1) LEWIS BRIER 1915. She married (2) CLAUDE ARTHER PALMER December 31, 1919 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI, son of SYRENOUS PALMER and TERISSA CHASE. She married (3) RUSSELL H. CARSON May 10, 1947, son of FRANKLIN CARSON and MATTIE BOUSE. (Photo)
(Photo: Viola Carson & Doris Vincent, March 1959)
Child of VIOLA NEFF and LEWIS BRIER is:
BERNARD E. BRIER, b. September 15, 1918, Brant, Saginaw County, MI; d. July 11, 1984, Brant, Saginaw County, MI; m. J. EVELYN ALWARD, November 23, 1946.
Children of VIOLA NEFF and CLAUDE PALMER are:
DORIS ETHEL PALMER, b. January 05, 1922, Brant, Saginaw County, MI; d. June 23, 2000, Covenant Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI; m. RUTHFORD GRANT VINCENT, June 19, 1937, Burton, Shiawassee County, MI.
(Photo: Doris E. Palmer, Age 8)
CLAUDIA ARLA PALMER, b. April 06, 1933, Saginaw General, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI; d. July 16, 1934, Saginaw General, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI.
Viola & Russell "Kit" Carson
(Could Possibly be Wedding, May 10, 1947)
RUTHFORD GRANT VINCENT was born March 01, 1916 in Brant, Saginaw County, MI, and died August 03, 1997 in At home, Chesaning, Saginaw County, MI. He married DORIS ETHEL PALMER June 19, 1937 in Burton, Shiawassee County, MI, daughter of CLAUDE PALMER and VIOLA NEFF.
(Left Photo: 1984 Right Photo: Wedding Day June 19, 1937 in Viola's front yard.)
Children of RUTHFORD GRANT VINCENT and DORIS ETHEL PALMER are:
MICKEY ARNOLD VINCENT was born in Brant, Saginaw County, MI. He married (1) JOAN KUHFELDTH in Saint Johns Epsicial Church, Chesaning, MI. He married (2) RUTHANN LASH August 11, 1971 in Saginaw Court House, Saginaw, MI, daughter of RAY LASH and EDITH WEBSTER.
Child of MICKEY VINCENT and RUTHANN LASH is:
SHERRY LYNN VINCENT, b. April 06, 1972, St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Saginaw County, MI; m. MARTIN CHARLES CARSTEN, March 13, 1993, Chesaning Village Baptist Church, Chesaning, MI.
ELBERTA VINCENT, b. Private; m. JAMES RHODES.
MARLENE ALMIRA VINCENT, b. Private; m. DONALD (CLARE) HART.
LARRY CLAUDE VINCENT, b. Private; m. MARY ANN LESTER.
RUTHERFORD RUSSELL VINCENT , JR, b. Private; m. LINDA SOUKUP.
LINDA LOU VINCENT, b. Private; m. (1) LARRY DEAN GOOD; m. (2) DAVID MALONE.
Facts:
- Funeral: November 25, 1961, 11 a.m. Prayer held in Lansing, MI; 1:30 p.m. Brant Church, Brant, MI
- Burial: November 25, 1961, Brant Cemetery, Brant, MI
- Census: 1920, Brant, Saginaw County, MI--Viola Palmer Age 23 born in MI
- Occupation: Farmer
- Burial: Brant Cemetery, Brant, MI (Section #2, Row #13)
- Census: 1920, Brant, Saginaw County, MI--Claud Palmer Age 29 born in MI
- Misc: October 24, 1932, Obituary says " died at Memorial Hospital at 4:30 o'clock this morning following
- Misc: a long illness. He had been under treatment at the hospital for several days.
- Cause of Death: Peritonitis--after an operation for appendicitis
- Funeral: April 08, 1976, 11:30 A.M. at Estes-Leadley Colonial Chapel; Lansing, MI
- Burial: Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, MI; Officiating Dr. Charles A. Jones
- Funeral: July 14, 1984, Walker-Martin Funeral Home
- Burial: Brant Cemetery, Brant, MI (New Section)
- Census: 1920, Brant, Saginaw County, MI--Bernard (Brier) Palmer Age 1 4/12 born in MI
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- Occupation: Housewife & mother, retired from Lee L. Woodard, Chesaning Chat Lady on WOAP.
- Funeral: June 26, 2000; Walker-Martin Funeral Home, Chesaning, MI
- Burial: Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning, MI
- Cause of Death: Pnuemonia, Lungs filled with Fluid.
- Funeral: July 18, 1934, Undertaker was Walker & Co.; Services held at home.
- Burial: Brant Cemetery, Brant, Saginaw County, MI
- Cause of Death: Colitis with Convulsions