ST. JOSEPH - Edith Mildred (Overturf) Cassidy, 94, of St. Joseph, formerly of Coloma, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009, at Caretel Inns, St. Joseph.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 123 First St., Watervliet. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 10 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are with Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Burial will follow in Mitchell 8 Cemetery in Cooter, Mo.
Mildred was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Steele, Mo., to Andrew Jefferson Overturf and Augusta Wallace. She married Thomas Leonard Cassidy Jr. on Aug. 24, 1934, in Steele. Mildred was very involved as a member in her church, the Ladies Aid Group, the Benton Harbor Lioness Club and was also an accomplished seamstress. She was also a teacher in Illinois and Missouri.
She is survived by her son, Thomas (Janice) Cassidy of Benton Harbor; a brother, Andrew (Alice) Overturf of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; a granddaughter, Cammie (Arturo) Hernandez; a grandson, Patrick (Eileen) Cassidy; and two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Caitlin Hernandez.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her daughter, Patricia Cassidy; her son, John Cassidy; a brother, Rayburn Overturf; and a sister, Juanita Steele.
The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan
June 7, 2009
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 123 First St., Watervliet. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 10 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are with Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Burial will follow in Mitchell 8 Cemetery in Cooter, Mo.
Mildred was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Steele, Mo., to Andrew Jefferson Overturf and Augusta Wallace. She married Thomas Leonard Cassidy Jr. on Aug. 24, 1934, in Steele. Mildred was very involved as a member in her church, the Ladies Aid Group, the Benton Harbor Lioness Club and was also an accomplished seamstress. She was also a teacher in Illinois and Missouri.
She is survived by her son, Thomas (Janice) Cassidy of Benton Harbor; a brother, Andrew (Alice) Overturf of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; a granddaughter, Cammie (Arturo) Hernandez; a grandson, Patrick (Eileen) Cassidy; and two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Caitlin Hernandez.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her daughter, Patricia Cassidy; her son, John Cassidy; a brother, Rayburn Overturf; and a sister, Juanita Steele.
The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan
June 7, 2009
ST. JOSEPH - Edith Mildred (Overturf) Cassidy, 94, of St. Joseph, formerly of Coloma, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009, at Caretel Inns, St. Joseph.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 123 First St., Watervliet. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 10 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are with Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Burial will follow in Mitchell 8 Cemetery in Cooter, Mo.
Mildred was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Steele, Mo., to Andrew Jefferson Overturf and Augusta Wallace. She married Thomas Leonard Cassidy Jr. on Aug. 24, 1934, in Steele. Mildred was very involved as a member in her church, the Ladies Aid Group, the Benton Harbor Lioness Club and was also an accomplished seamstress. She was also a teacher in Illinois and Missouri.
She is survived by her son, Thomas (Janice) Cassidy of Benton Harbor; a brother, Andrew (Alice) Overturf of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; a granddaughter, Cammie (Arturo) Hernandez; a grandson, Patrick (Eileen) Cassidy; and two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Caitlin Hernandez.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her daughter, Patricia Cassidy; her son, John Cassidy; a brother, Rayburn Overturf; and a sister, Juanita Steele.
The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan
June 7, 2009
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9, at Plymouth Congregational Church, 123 First St., Watervliet. A visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 10 to 11 a.m. Arrangements are with Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Road, St. Joseph. Burial will follow in Mitchell 8 Cemetery in Cooter, Mo.
Mildred was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Steele, Mo., to Andrew Jefferson Overturf and Augusta Wallace. She married Thomas Leonard Cassidy Jr. on Aug. 24, 1934, in Steele. Mildred was very involved as a member in her church, the Ladies Aid Group, the Benton Harbor Lioness Club and was also an accomplished seamstress. She was also a teacher in Illinois and Missouri.
She is survived by her son, Thomas (Janice) Cassidy of Benton Harbor; a brother, Andrew (Alice) Overturf of Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.; a granddaughter, Cammie (Arturo) Hernandez; a grandson, Patrick (Eileen) Cassidy; and two great-grandchildren, Anthony and Caitlin Hernandez.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her daughter, Patricia Cassidy; her son, John Cassidy; a brother, Rayburn Overturf; and a sister, Juanita Steele.
The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan
June 7, 2009
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