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Carol Sue Metzger

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Carol Sue Metzger

Birth
El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas, USA
Death
5 Sep 2013 (aged 71)
USA
Burial
Alma, Gratiot County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Carol Sue Metzger, age 71, passed away Thursday, Sept. 5th,
2013 at the Chelsea, Michigan Community Hospital. Sue was born Sept. 2,1942 in El Dorado,Kansas, the daughter of George Henry Ford Ammons and Mable Daphene (Branstetter). She grew up in Augusta, Kansas,graduating from Augusta High School with the class of 1960.She married Don Metzger on Jan. 27, 1963 and together they raised 5 children and welcomed 13 foster children into their home. They moved to Alma, Michigan in 1984 and she received her Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in 1987. She worked for the Morning Sun newspaper for many years as a weekly columnist, retiring in 2010. Sue was a member of the St. Louis, Michigan Church of Christ, PEO and FFF. She enjoyed playing the piano,gardening,being with her grandchildren, playing competitive games like spoons and following the Detroit Tigers and Kansas University Basketball team. She is survived by her husband Don of Alma, sons Alan (Wendy) Metzger of Fort Collins, Colorado, Jason (Misty) Metzger of Alma, daughters Amy Morgan of Moore, Oklahoma, Bonnie (Rob) Bisson of Dexter, Michigan,11 grandchildren, Molly, Noah, Lexi, Payton, Avreigh, Morgan,Tyler, Emma, Hunter, Holland, Hudsen and a brother, Calvin Gene Ammons of Wichita, Kansas. Sue was preceded in death by her son Justin in 2003. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at the St. Louis, Michigan Church of Christ with Justin Daron officiating. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, Michigan.
Carol Sue Metzger, age 71, passed away Thursday, Sept. 5th,
2013 at the Chelsea, Michigan Community Hospital. Sue was born Sept. 2,1942 in El Dorado,Kansas, the daughter of George Henry Ford Ammons and Mable Daphene (Branstetter). She grew up in Augusta, Kansas,graduating from Augusta High School with the class of 1960.She married Don Metzger on Jan. 27, 1963 and together they raised 5 children and welcomed 13 foster children into their home. They moved to Alma, Michigan in 1984 and she received her Bachelor of Arts from Alma College in 1987. She worked for the Morning Sun newspaper for many years as a weekly columnist, retiring in 2010. Sue was a member of the St. Louis, Michigan Church of Christ, PEO and FFF. She enjoyed playing the piano,gardening,being with her grandchildren, playing competitive games like spoons and following the Detroit Tigers and Kansas University Basketball team. She is survived by her husband Don of Alma, sons Alan (Wendy) Metzger of Fort Collins, Colorado, Jason (Misty) Metzger of Alma, daughters Amy Morgan of Moore, Oklahoma, Bonnie (Rob) Bisson of Dexter, Michigan,11 grandchildren, Molly, Noah, Lexi, Payton, Avreigh, Morgan,Tyler, Emma, Hunter, Holland, Hudsen and a brother, Calvin Gene Ammons of Wichita, Kansas. Sue was preceded in death by her son Justin in 2003. Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at the St. Louis, Michigan Church of Christ with Justin Daron officiating. Interment was at Riverside Cemetery, Alma, Michigan.


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