Edith Elsie Bushong, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 1983, at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant MI. Services are scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Stinson-Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant MI with the Rev. Mark Loomis officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Bushong was born Jan. 12, 1889, in Mt. Pleasant to George and Hannah (Brown) McClain. She married Harvey M. Bushong on Sep. 18, 1905, in Mt. Pleasant MI. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Bushong was the oldest member of the Moose Lodge in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Bushong is survived by three sons, Elmer and Burton of Mt. Pleasant MI, and Earl of Ishpeming MI; three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Burr and Mrs. Otis (Edith) McPhall, both of Mt. Pleasant MI, and Mrs. Cecil (Marvel) Seawright of Coleman MI; 32 grand-children, 83 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bushong was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey; three sons; and two daughters.
Source: Morning Sun, Mt. Pleasant MI, November 22, 1983.
Source: Morning Sun, Mt. Pleasant MI, November 22, 1983.
Edith Elsie Bushong, 94, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 1983, at the Isabella County Medical Care Facility in Mt. Pleasant MI. Services are scheduled for Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Stinson-Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant MI with the Rev. Mark Loomis officiating. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Bushong was born Jan. 12, 1889, in Mt. Pleasant to George and Hannah (Brown) McClain. She married Harvey M. Bushong on Sep. 18, 1905, in Mt. Pleasant MI. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Bushong was the oldest member of the Moose Lodge in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Bushong is survived by three sons, Elmer and Burton of Mt. Pleasant MI, and Earl of Ishpeming MI; three daughters, Mrs. Gladys Burr and Mrs. Otis (Edith) McPhall, both of Mt. Pleasant MI, and Mrs. Cecil (Marvel) Seawright of Coleman MI; 32 grand-children, 83 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Bushong was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey; three sons; and two daughters.
Source: Morning Sun, Mt. Pleasant MI, November 22, 1983.
Source: Morning Sun, Mt. Pleasant MI, November 22, 1983.
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