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Cecil John “Brownie” Landon Sr.

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Cecil John “Brownie” Landon Sr.

Birth
Isabella County, Michigan, USA
Death
25 Jan 1993 (aged 87)
Isabella County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.5830778, Longitude: -84.6835972
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Cecil John Landon was born in Isabella County, Michigan, the second son of Charles Landon and Lula May Chivington on June 12, 1905. He married Florence Elizabeth Gordon on September 24, 1926, and with this union in marriage came the birth of one daughter and one son, John T. Landon, who was born on April 8, 1927, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and Patricia Ann Landon, who was born on August 12, 1928, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The marriage between Cecil and Florence ended in divorce was filed on November 10, 1932, in the Isabella County Courthouse and was granted on March 15, 1933, with an alleged cause for divorce being Extreme and Repeated Cruelty.
Cecil John Landon then married Dorothy Bell Kelly, on September 17, 1934, in Corunna (Shiawassee County), Michigan in the presence of their witness, Sam Roberts, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
With this union in marriage, came the birth of three children; Kathryn Kay Landon (Cotton), was born on July 9, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Judy Lula Mae Landon (DeLong) was born on November 4, 1940, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and Cecil John Landon, Jr., was born the third child on August 22, 1942. (Enclosed find below a full obituary for Cecil J. Landon.

OBITUARY FOR CECIL J. LANDON
SOURCE: MORNING SUN
DATE PUBLISHED: JANUARY 26, 1993

Cecil J. Landon, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, died Monday, January 25, 1993, at Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Reverend Joseph Favare officiating, and burial will be in the Chippewa Township Cemetery in Isabella County.
Friends may call the Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant today from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. and from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. A scripture is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. today at the funeral home.
He was born June 12, 1905, in Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Charles Landon and Lula Chivington. He married Dorothy Bell Kelly Landon.
Mr. Landon was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. He worked as a mechanic for the Michigan Ohio Pipeline, retiring in 1970.
He is survived by two sons, John T. Landon and his wife Peggy of Higgins, Lake and Cecil Landon, Jr. and his wife Mia of Mt. Pleasant; three daughters, Patricia A. Oliver and her husband Guy of Arizona, Kathryn Cotton and her husband Robert of Mt. Pleasant, and Judy DeLong and her husband Walter of Mt. Pleasant; 17 grandchildren; 22great-grandchildren; one brother, Willis Landon and his wife Violet of Mt. Pleasant; and one sister, Ila Eisenberger and her husband Carl of Owosso.
Mr. Landon was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Landon on December 20, 1990.
Cecil John Landon was born in Isabella County, Michigan, the second son of Charles Landon and Lula May Chivington on June 12, 1905. He married Florence Elizabeth Gordon on September 24, 1926, and with this union in marriage came the birth of one daughter and one son, John T. Landon, who was born on April 8, 1927, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and Patricia Ann Landon, who was born on August 12, 1928, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. The marriage between Cecil and Florence ended in divorce was filed on November 10, 1932, in the Isabella County Courthouse and was granted on March 15, 1933, with an alleged cause for divorce being Extreme and Repeated Cruelty.
Cecil John Landon then married Dorothy Bell Kelly, on September 17, 1934, in Corunna (Shiawassee County), Michigan in the presence of their witness, Sam Roberts, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
With this union in marriage, came the birth of three children; Kathryn Kay Landon (Cotton), was born on July 9, 1937, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Judy Lula Mae Landon (DeLong) was born on November 4, 1940, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and Cecil John Landon, Jr., was born the third child on August 22, 1942. (Enclosed find below a full obituary for Cecil J. Landon.

OBITUARY FOR CECIL J. LANDON
SOURCE: MORNING SUN
DATE PUBLISHED: JANUARY 26, 1993

Cecil J. Landon, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, died Monday, January 25, 1993, at Central Michigan Community Hospital in Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Reverend Joseph Favare officiating, and burial will be in the Chippewa Township Cemetery in Isabella County.
Friends may call the Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant today from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. and from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. A scripture is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. today at the funeral home.
He was born June 12, 1905, in Isabella County, Michigan, the son of Charles Landon and Lula Chivington. He married Dorothy Bell Kelly Landon.
Mr. Landon was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. He worked as a mechanic for the Michigan Ohio Pipeline, retiring in 1970.
He is survived by two sons, John T. Landon and his wife Peggy of Higgins, Lake and Cecil Landon, Jr. and his wife Mia of Mt. Pleasant; three daughters, Patricia A. Oliver and her husband Guy of Arizona, Kathryn Cotton and her husband Robert of Mt. Pleasant, and Judy DeLong and her husband Walter of Mt. Pleasant; 17 grandchildren; 22great-grandchildren; one brother, Willis Landon and his wife Violet of Mt. Pleasant; and one sister, Ila Eisenberger and her husband Carl of Owosso.
Mr. Landon was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Landon on December 20, 1990.


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  • Maintained by: Randy Cotton Relative Grandparent
  • Transcribed by: C Clingan
  • Originally Created by: C Clingan
  • Added: Jun 10, 2022
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/240504966/cecil_john-landon: accessed ), memorial page for Cecil John “Brownie” Landon Sr. (12 Jun 1905–25 Jan 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 240504966, citing Chippewa Township Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Randy Cotton (contributor 51285046).