All Obituaries

On 911 at 3:00 PM, Marilyn N. Taylor, passed from this life into Heaven after being cared for briefly by her family and the wonderful staff at Glenn Arbor Hospice.  She was 94½ - she always added the ½.  Marilyn was born on February 14, 1925, in White Pigeon, Michigan, the second child of James and Marguerite (Cady) Poyser.  She was originally named Norma Marilyn, but 2 weeks after her birth, another baby was born down the street and named Norma, so her mother...

Died Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Glenn Arbor Hospice Residence. Marilyn was born on March 16, 1929, in Summitville, IN, the daughter of John and Rossie (Madison)Eaton. She was a 1947 graduate of Summitville High School in Indiana and Indiana University School of Business in 1951. On January 27, 1952, she was united in marriage to Richard L. Wallace who preceded her in death in 2016. She was employed as a business teacher for Paulding High School from 1951 to 1952 and a business teacher...

Robbie M. (Smith) Bilbrey, 82, passed from this life on September 11, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.  Robbie was born in Monterey, Tennessee on December 11, 1936 to Carlen and Myrtie (Cox) Smith. She moved to Battle Creek as a child where she remained a lifelong resident until her death.  Always the entrepreneur, Robbie ran the family rental home business for many years. Later in life, she ran a home-based daycare oftentimes working 12 hours a day.  Robbie was a...

Phillip S. Bosrock Jr, 45, of Battle Creek, went home to our Lord Monday, September 2, 2019 at Bronson Methodist Hospital. He passed peacefully with his family by his side. Phillip was born January 11, 1974 in Battle Creek, the middle child of Phillip S. Bosrock Sr. and Maryann (Wright) Meyer. As a young boy, Phillip enjoyed baseball, rocket football, cub scouts and bike riding with neighborhood friends. He was an altar server at St Joseph Catholic Church and attended St. Joseph Elementary....

Theresa Rose (Schumacher) McIntyre a loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on Wednesday September 4, 2019 at the age of 56. Theresa was born August 28, 1963 the daughter of Albert & Enda (Brennan) Schumacher of Charlotte, MI.  She graduated from Charlotte High school in 1981. Theresa loved being outside. She would enjoy riding her pony as a girl.  She loved the strawberries, cherries and sunflower plants in the family garden, and just being outside with the...

JoAnn Everest, age 90, of Battle Creek, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2019 at Heritage Assisted Living. She was born January 17, 1929 in Benton, Illinois the daughter of Loren Delbert and Lola Aleen (Davis) Dugger. JoAnn had worked at Robinsons Department Store, Oliver Aviation, Baker Brothers Cleaners, Athens Veterinary Clinic and Lowe’s. She was a former member of the Athens Congregational Church and had attended First Church of the Nazarene. JoAnn enjoyed reading, sewing, crafts...

Having led a good full life, Laura lost her valiant battle with cancer and slipped away peacefully in the early morning of Thursday, August 29, 2019. Raised on a small family farm, she started her professional career as an office administrator with AAA. After re-locating to Tennessee, she secured a very rewarding position in the H.R. department of the University of Tennessee and was very proud of being a retired “Lady Vol”. A very talented pianist, Laura loved music and dancing...

Danny Ray Byers "BUB", 63 of Battle Creek passed away to Heaven on Wednesday August 14, 2019 at his home surrounded by family and friends. Bub was born in Battle Creek, MI on January 27, 1956 to Donald and Shirley Byers. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1974, where he played Basketball, Football, and Baseball. Bub joined the Army in 1974 and served proudly until 1980. He married Julie A. Fox in 1976. He went to work for Post Cereal's in 1983, retiring after 29...

Died Saturday, August 17, 2019, in Marshall. Carol was born on October 11, 1959, in Pontiac, MI, the daughter of Rev. James L. and E. Darlene (Faulk) Randall. She had been a lifelong resident of the area graduating from Athens High School in 1977. Carol attended Kellogg Community College and Montreat Anderson College. She worked as a case worker for Servpro for several. years. Before that she was employed with Hamlin Concrete, Hamlin Excavating and First Wesleyan Church working as the office...

Cremation has taken place.