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Funeral Card Friday – Aldis Pratt

May 7th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Papa's Ancestors - (0 Comments)

I am sharing funeral cards on Friday, following a Facebook meme which you an see here. Today’s card is from the service of Papa’s uncle, Aldis Pratt. You may click the thumbnail to enlarge it.

Aldis Pratt funeral card

Aldis and his wife Laura (Fenton) farmed and raised a family west of Saginaw, Michigan in Gratiot County. Uncle Aldis was a real gentleman. I remember going to a National Farmer’s Organization dance somewhere near his home about forty years ago. Papa was in the Army, I think it was when he was in Korea. Uncle Aldis danced with every lady in the place. He would bring one back, wait for the band to start again, and ask the next one to dance. It was probably the only time I danced the entire evening.

I remember being at the funeral, but I did not remember until I re-read the card to prepare this post that the funeral was on July 28, 1982, the day, but not the year, that Papa and I married.

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Belle’s Box – 2-76

May 15th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Papa's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 230 of 342 in the series Belle's Box

Read about this series of posts, regarding items in a box originally owned by Belle (Lamunion) Fellows Tinker here. The cast of characters is located here. And, there is an accounting of people about whom I have little information here.

The numbering of these posts had been modified to signify that I am posting items from my archival book two, hence the 2-xx numbering.

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Valentine’s
Greetings

2-76a

 

2-76b

2-76c

 

Grandma
from Laura

Laura May Fenton was born 10 October 1910, the daughter of Edna Rose Fellows and her husband Ross Fenton. Laura was the first child of the Fentons, but not Belle’s first grandchild. The Fenton family lived near Belle in Colfax Township. Laura married Aldis Lloyd Pratt on 17 December 1936. It seems likely this card was sent or given before that date.

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