Charles Cummings, 59 prominent resident of the Barryton area, died at his home Tuesday evening. He had lived all his life in the home where he died. He had operated a large farm in partnership with his brother, Duncan Cummings for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Weidman, member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Barryton, member of the board of directors of the Barryton Bank, member of the Barryton Board of Education, member of the board of directors of the Barryton Cooperative Association, and had been president of the former Michigan Potato Growers Association, which was disbanded last year.

He is survived by his wife, Mabel, and five daughters, Mrs. Ardaline Grove and Mrs. Carol Benjamin of Lansing; Mrs. Evelyn Denslow, Lake; Mrs. Doris Sowle, Clare; Mrs. Verna Cornell, Remus. There are 14 grandchildren. There are also five brothers, Reuben, John, Robert, and Duncan of Barryton and Benjamin of Spokane, Washington, and two sisters, Mrs. Lorenza Kuhry of Barryton and Mrs. May Plumton of Remus. Burial was at Flake Cemetery. The Rev. Charles Elliott officiated.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Daggett Funeral Home in Barryton for Mrs. Emma Cummings, 64, who died Tuesday after injuries suffered in a car collision, two miles north of Remus on M-66. Larry Beard will officiate at the funeral and burial with be in the Flake Cemetery in Barryton.

Mrs. Cummings was born on September 2, 1903 in Mecosta County and had been a life-long resident in the area. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and Past Noble Grand Club in Barryton.

Surviving Mrs. Cummings are three daughters, Mrs. Phyllis Bark of Barryton, Mrs. Violet Braden of Mecosta and Mrs. Elaine Petterson of Lansing; and a son, Duncan Cummings, Jr., of Barryton. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Tessie Pridgeon of Barryton, Mrs. Gertrude Sperry of Weidman; Mrs. Beulah Loomis of Flint and Mrs. Mabel Cummings of Barryton; three brothers, Roy, Virgil and Wayne Sisco, all of Route 1, Lake; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

(Published in Mount Pleasant Sun Times February 29, 1968)

She was born March 13, 1901 in Isabella County, the daughter of Orie and Elizabeth (Darnell) Sisco. She was a member of the Barryton United Methodist Church and a life member of the Barryton Rebekah Lodge #77. She was also a member of Big Rapids Order of Eastern Star. OES, Lodge 42, Barryton Senior Citizens Club and Mecosta County RSVP. She worked for many years on the Mecosta County Blood Bank, and was chairman of Fork Township Mecosta County Cancer Fund. She has served as a Gray Lady at Mecosta County General Hospital.

Surviving are five daughters; Mrs. Fred (Ardaline) Grove of DeWitt, Mrs. Leo (Evelyn) Denslow of Lake, Mrs. William (Verna) Cornell, Mrs. Jack (Doris) Sowle of Barryton; and Mrs. Carol Schroner of Big Rapids; two brothers, Virgil and his wife Emma Sisco, and Wayne and his wife of Lake. Burial in Flake Cemetery.