 1923 - 2010 (86 years)
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| Name |
Myers, Shirley Lynn [1] |
| Born |
23 Sep 1923 |
Michigan, USA  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1935 |
Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA [3] |
| Census |
25 Apr 1940 |
Oakwood, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA [3] |
| Residence |
5 Aug 2010 |
Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA [2] |
| Died |
5 Aug 2010 [1, 2, 4] |
| Person ID |
I12011 |
Sackett | Beatrice Marie Sackett |
| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Father |
Myers, Ray Wallace, b. 28 Jul 1897, Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA , d. 30 Dec 1982, Allegan County, Michigan, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Mother |
Shively, Carrie L., b. 28 Oct 1895, Laurel, Cedar County, Nebraska, USA , d. 19 Dec 1986, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, USA (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
16 Dec 1914 |
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA [5] |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F28009 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Champion, Kenneth Ralph, b. 12 Nov 1922, Kendall, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA , d. 4 Oct 2016, Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA (Age 93 years) |
| Married |
13 Jun 1941 [1] |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
21 Jan 2022 |
| Family ID |
F4793 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 23 Sep 1923 - Michigan, USA |
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 | Residence - 1935 - Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA |
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 | Census - 25 Apr 1940 - Oakwood, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA |
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 | Residence - 5 Aug 2010 - Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA |
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| Sources |
- [S958] Legacy, (Legacy.com) (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2022.
Kenneth Champion
https://obits.mlive.com/us/obituaries/kalamazoo/name/kenneth-champion-obituary?id=16243879
Champion, Kenneth 11/12/1922 - 10/4/2016 Gobles Kenneth R. Champion, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home in Gobles, Michigan on October 4, 2016. Ken was born in Kendall, Michigan in 1922, the oldest son of Ralph and Susan (Sackett) Champion. In 1941, he married Shirley Lynn Myers, who passed away in 2010 after 69 years of marriage. Ken became a private pilot in 1946 and was an early member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). In addition to flying, Ken designed and built airplanes in his home, and his work was honored with the prestigious EAA Outstanding Aircraft Design Award in 1959 for his "Jupiter J-1" airplane. He continued to build, design, and restore a variety of aircraft and other motorized vehicles, and he was restoring vintage Volkswagen Beetles at the time of his passing. He retired from Beach Products Company in 1986. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Doug Champion and Joe Champion, and is survived by his children, Judy and husband Larry Graff, and Randy and wife Cindy Champion, along with five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Published by Kalamazoo Gazette from Oct. 6 to Oct. 9, 2016.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S884] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2022.
Name: Shirley Ly N. Champion
Social Security Number: 362-26-7549
Birth Date: 23 Sep 1923
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Michigan
Last Residence: 49055, Gobles, Van Buren, Michigan
Death Date: 5 Aug 2010
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S814] 1940 U.S. Census (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2022.
1940 Census, enumerated 25 Apr 1940 in Oakwood, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Household Members Age Relationship Birthplace
Ray Myers 42 Head Michigan
Carrie Myers 43 Wife Nebraska
Shirley Myers 16 Daughter Michigan
Jacqueline Myers 10 Daughter Michigan
Geraldine Myers 5 Daughter Michigan
All lived in Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan in 1935
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1225] GenealogyBank.com (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2022.
Shirley L Champion, 86
Kalamazoo Gazette (MI) - Saturday, August 7, 2010
SHIRLEY L. CHAMPION, 86, of Allegan (Avink Funeral Home Cremation Society, Schoolcraft).
Kalamazoo Gazette (MI) - Saturday, August 7, 2010
Kalamazoo Gazette () , obit for SHIRLEY L. CHAMPION, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/12AC8E8A5051EAE0-12AC8E8A5051EAE0 : accessed 21 January 2022)
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1193] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 21 Jan 2022.
Name: Carrie Shirley
[Carrie Shirly]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Place: Net
Marriage Date: 16 Dec 1914
Marriage Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Residence Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Father: Wm Shirly
Spouse: Ray Myers
Record Number: 14947
Researched by Ted Smith
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