Vern Lewis Doty (1885-1967)

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Vern Lewis Doty
Born: 25 May 1886 Elkhart, Indiana
Died: 26 Dec 1967 Petoskey, Michigan
Father: John Wesley Doty
Mother: Ida Elizabeth Garver
Siblings: Minnie Mabel Doty
Vern Lewis Doty
Blanche M. Doty
Dee Darrel Doty
Ruby Dawn Doty
Glen G. Doty
Spouse: Marion Louise Blackman
Married: 25 Nov 1915 Harbor Springs, Michigan
Children: Doris Helen Doty
Dorothy Mae Doty
Norma Isabel Doty
Spouse: Bessie E. Blakely
Married: 21 Aug 1927 Harbor Springs, Michigan

[edit] Obituary

Vern L. Doty, 81

Vern L Doty, 81, of Harbor Springs died at Lockwood-MacDonald Hospital on December 26, 1967 after an illness of several years.

Services will be Friday at 2p.m. at the Erwin Funeral Parlors with Rev. Donald Drew of the Presbyterian Church officiating. He will be assisted by the F.&A.M. Lodge. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery.

Born in Elkhart, IN, May 11, 1886, he came to Harbor Springs as a small boy and lived there for several years.

He married Marion Blackman in 1915 at Harbor Springs and she preceded him in death in 1926. He married Bessie Blakley at Harbor Springs in 1927. They lived in Eaton Rapids for a while before returning to Harbor Springs about 18 yrs ago.

Mr. Doty was a retired rural mail carrier and had worked for the US Post Office for over 40 years. He was a member of the Harbor Springs F.&A.M. Lodge.

Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Clarence (Doris) Woods of Eaton Rapids, Mrs. Howard (Dorothy) Zumbaugh of Lansing and Mrs. Robert (Isabelle) Corbin of Haslett; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Blanch Gage and Mrs. Ruby Herrick, both of Harbor Springs and a brother, Glen Doty of Dewitt.

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  • 1900 Federal Census, Michigan, Emmet, Little Traverse Township, Harbor Springs Village
Doty, John W.
Verne, son, white, male, b. May 1885, 15, single, IN, IN, In, Farm Laborer
  • 1st Marriage: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Marriages:
DOTY, Verne L. & BLACKMAN, Marion L.
Date: 11/25/1915
Liber: 4
Folio: 57
  • 2nd Marriage: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Marriages:
DOTY, Verne Lewis & OELRICH, Bessie (Blakely)
Date: 8/21/1927
Liber: 4
Folio: 63
  • Death: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Deaths:
Name: DOTY, Vern Lewis
Date of Death: 12/26/1967
Liber: 1967
Folio: P258
Place of Death: Petoskey, Michigan
  • Death: Social Security Death Index:
Doty, Vern
Birth Date: 25 May 1886
Death Date: Dec 1967
Social Security Number: 374-32-7528
State Number Was Issued: Michigan
Death Residence Zip Code:49740
Locality: Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Doty, Lewis, Vern
Died: Dec 26, 1967
Sec G
Lot-22
submitter: Robert B. McIlrath, McIlbob@HandelTech.com:
ID: I5593
Name: Vern Lewis Doty
Sex: M
Birth: May 1885 Elkhart, Indiana
Death: 26 Dec 1967 Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Emmet, Michigan
Father: John Wesley Doty b: 24 Feb 1860 Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana
Mother: Ida Elizabeth Garver b: 29 Apr 1861 Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana
Marriage: Marion Louise Blackman b: 2 Feb 1898
Children
Doris Helen Doty b: 10 Apr 1916 Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Dorothy Mae Doty b: 9 Apr 1917 Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan
Norma Isabel Doty b: 25 Aug 1920 Good Hart, Emmet, Michigan
Marriage2: Bessie ? b: 19 Jul 1880
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