Mrs. Jennie D. Bavin, wife of Earl Bavin of Mendon, and a former Leroy township resident, died early Sunday morning in Mendon after a three-day illness.
She and her husband moved to Mendon from Leroy Township in 1951. They had lived on a farm in Leroy township since 1948. Mrs. Bavin was born at Kalkaska, MI.
Surviving are her father, Grant Wonsey of Romeo, MI, three sons, Clinton of East Leroy, Ora of Union City and Earl Jr. of Athens; one daughter, Mrs. Emma Seedorff, who resides at the American Legion Hospital. Five sisters living in upper Michigan and two brothers, and nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Jennie D. Bavin, 57, died early Sunday morning at her home after a three day illness. She was born Aug. 29, 1894, in Kalkaska county the daughter of Grand and Olive (Butler) Wonsey. She attended schools in Kalkaska county and in 1945 moved to Manton, moving to Battle Creek and Mendon in 1951. She married Earl Bavin on Apr 12, 1913 and was a member of the Gleaners and Garfield County Grange 1082.
Surviving are her husband Earl of Mendon, three sons, Clinton of East Leroy, Ora of Union City and Earl Jr. of Athens, one daughter Mrs. Emma Seedorff of Battle Creek, her father, Grant Wonsey of Romeo, five sisters, Lucy Hall of South Boardman, Ada Dansingburg of Romeo, Alice Vanderbrook of Fife Lake, Olive Gallup of Hastings and Gladys Town of Lake City, two brothers, Phillip Wonsey of Utica and Howard of Romeo and nine grandhcildrne.
Services will be held at 2pm Tue, at the Eickhoff Funeral Home, Rev. Alvin Finkbeiner officiating.
Interment will be made in Union City cememtery.