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 1908 - 1994

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• Birth	05 Oct 1908	Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	04 OCT 2009 12:57:03 GMT-5
  Died	07 May 1994	Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  Buried	Memorial Gardens, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan
  Person ID	I6402	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Lindsey Morden A.,   b. 18 Jan 1881, Lenawee County, Michigan ,   d. Feb 1966, Williamsburg, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
  Mother	Lyon Alta M.,   b. 22 Sep 1885, Branch County, Michigan ,   d. 04 Aug 1969, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
  Married	12 Oct 1903
  Family ID	F2697	Group Sheet
  Family	Cox Marian Lucile,   b. 27 Jul 1908,   d. 15 Sep 1990, Peninsula, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
  Children	1. Lindsey Warren   2. Lindsey Marian   3. Lindsey Martha   4. Lindsey Helen
  Family ID	F2703	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Robert Lindsey obit Traverse City (MI) Record Eagle Monday May 7, 1994 Robert Lindsey died May 7, 1994 Old Misson -- Robert Lindsey, 85, passsed away Saturday morning at Grand Traverse Medical Ca re facility. He was a resident of the Old Mission Peninsula for 50 years where he lived with his wife, Ma rian Lucile Cox who preceded him in death and waits for him to join her. Family, a cup of coffee with his friends and his church were nearest and dearest to Robert . He was a member of the Ogdensburg United Methodist Church, where he held many offices du ring the course of his lifetime. He was born Oct 5, 1908 to Morden and Alta Lindsey in Bates. He is survived by his brother Clifford and his wife Betty of Bates; his sons, Warren Lindse y and wife Shirley of Holly, and Mike Baker and his wife Sharon of Traverse City, and his d aughters, Marian Fuller and husband David of Cadillac, Martha Mielke and husband Donald o f Ludington, and Helen Mumlord and husband Wayne of Traverse City. There are 12 grand childr en and 6 great grandchildren whowill miss him. In his youth he helped his dad on the farm in Bates and attended the Williamsburg School whe re he always bragged about being in the top third of his senior class of four! He met Lucile Cox of Coldwater at the Cherry Festival one year and married her the next. Th ey farmed several years in the Bates area before moving to the Old Misson Peninsula. He wor ked for the Traverse City Public School System for 30 years, was a 4-H leader for many years , enjoyed gardening because his wife did, and loved taking pictures of everything and every body. Remember him always as he lived, with a twinkle in his eye and a pot of coffee in his hand , saying "Have a cup of coffee and a cookie with me." Funeral services for Robert will be held at 2pm Thursday at Ogdensville United Methodist Chu rch on the Old Misson Peninsula. Friends may call at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home n Traverse City on Wednesday from 2 t o 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Memorial contributions may be directed to the church, Grand Traverse Medical Facility or Hos pice.

• Sources

  [S45] Social Security Index (Reliability: 4). [S175] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996 (Reliability: 4). [S46] 1910 Census, Page 7 (District 61, Whitewater, Grand Traverse, Michigan) (Reliability: 3).