Nellie May Watkins

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cemetery records

Frontier, Nov. 8 - Mrs. Nellie May WARNER, a native of Hillsdale county, died at her home near here at 7:20 o'clock this morning following an illness of one week. Mrs. WATKINS was born in the county September 7, 1873, and lived here all her life with the exception of a few years spent in Battle Creek. Surviving her are her husband, William WARNER; one daughter, Dessie WARNER who teaches at the Devine school; one son, Earl J. WARNER who operates a filling station in Frontier; a step-mother Mrs. Gussie WATKINS of Osseo; two sisters, Mrs. Frank FISCHER of Brooksville, Fla., and Mrs. Julia MASON of Waldron; AND FOUR BROTHERS, John WATKINS of Osseo, Stephen and Benjamin of Osseo, and Burton of Hillsdale. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon, November 10, at 2 o'clock at the home near Frontier, Rev. G. A. OSBORN of Hillsdale officiating, assisted by Rev. FLEENOR. Burial at Wild Cherry cemetery.

Nellie married William E. Warner, son of Rev John W. Warner and Viola Ann Agnew. (William E. Warner was born in 1869, died in 1942 and was buried in Wild Cherry Cemetery; Ransom twp, Hillsdale Co, MI..)