The Times Herald, Thursday, September 6, 1973
Elizabeth Fletcher, 85, Cass City, died Tuesday in Hills and Dales General Hospital.
She was born March 3, 1888. She was a lifelong resident of Elkton Township. She and Neil Fletcher were married Nov. 10, 1914. He died in 1962.
Mrs. Fletcher was a life member of First Presbyterian Church, Cass City.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leon Childs and Mrs Lillian Kennedy, both of Caro; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and a brother, George Copland, Sebring, Fla.
A daughter, Mary, and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little's Funeral Home. Rev. Douglas Wilson and Rev. Melvin R. Vender will officiate. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE-THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967, page 17, page 1
Hale and Hardy Pioneer Still Sticks to Stitches
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher, 79, a spry oldster whose activities belie her years, doesn't care much for television, does very little reading and couldn't care less about the radio, but still manages to keep busy most of every day.
The native pioneer resident of Cass City how lives with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Merchant, on Third Street in Cass City and does a limited amount of household work and the rest of her time she knits and quilts.
Mittens, and patchwork quilts are her specialties. . .although in her sewing career she has made numerous sweaters and created appliqued quilts.
But today the genial Mrs. Fletcher sticks mostly to patchwork quilts and mittens. She doesn't make quite as many as she once did, but by the end of the year she still logs an impressive total. Last year, for instance, she made 11 tops and, 10 complete quilts and an uncounted number of mittens.
Besides seeing that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are well supplied, she makes mittens for the mitten tree missionary project carried on by the Presbyterian church. Last year she placed 12 pairs on the tree. . .about average for her. She has been doing it every year since the missionary project started some 10 years ago.
Although Mrs. Fletcher does not live in the past, she is remarkably alert and has a steel-trap memory for things that happened recently and in the distant past.
"I was born and reared on a farm northwest of Cass City which I still own" she said, "and during those years I've seen plenty of Changes in the community."
"I can remember when they built the Wood Building and the City Block next to it," she continued. "Much of the brick came from a brick factory located near the Cass River. Did you know" she added, "that the oldest building in town used for the same purpose over the years is the camera studio where Neitzel Studio is now?"
As a native Cass Cityan, Mrs. Fletcher is proud that she has been a member of the Presbyterian church longer than anyone. . . .although she is not the eldest member of the church, an honor that goes to Mrs. A. J. Knapp.
Although her husband, Neil, died in 1962, Mrs. Fletcher remained at the family farm until three years ago when she moved in with her daughter. While she lives with Mrs. Merchant, she is not far from the rest of her family. Her two daughters, Mrs. Anna Childs and Mrs. Lillian Kennedy, both live in Caro.
She has 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and all except one now serving in Vietnam, are living in the vicinity. With that many youngsters, she said with a pleased smile, you know that there are always going to be weddings and babies. . . .and plenty of demand for whatever I can sew or knit in the years to come.
Elizabeth Fletcher, 85, Cass City, died Tuesday in Hills and Dales General Hospital.
She was born March 3, 1888. She was a lifelong resident of Elkton Township. She and Neil Fletcher were married Nov. 10, 1914. He died in 1962.
Mrs. Fletcher was a life member of First Presbyterian Church, Cass City.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leon Childs and Mrs Lillian Kennedy, both of Caro; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and a brother, George Copland, Sebring, Fla.
A daughter, Mary, and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little's Funeral Home. Rev. Douglas Wilson and Rev. Melvin R. Vender will officiate. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE-THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967, page 17, page 1
Hale and Hardy Pioneer Still Sticks to Stitches
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher, 79, a spry oldster whose activities belie her years, doesn't care much for television, does very little reading and couldn't care less about the radio, but still manages to keep busy most of every day.
The native pioneer resident of Cass City how lives with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Merchant, on Third Street in Cass City and does a limited amount of household work and the rest of her time she knits and quilts.
Mittens, and patchwork quilts are her specialties. . .although in her sewing career she has made numerous sweaters and created appliqued quilts.
But today the genial Mrs. Fletcher sticks mostly to patchwork quilts and mittens. She doesn't make quite as many as she once did, but by the end of the year she still logs an impressive total. Last year, for instance, she made 11 tops and, 10 complete quilts and an uncounted number of mittens.
Besides seeing that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are well supplied, she makes mittens for the mitten tree missionary project carried on by the Presbyterian church. Last year she placed 12 pairs on the tree. . .about average for her. She has been doing it every year since the missionary project started some 10 years ago.
Although Mrs. Fletcher does not live in the past, she is remarkably alert and has a steel-trap memory for things that happened recently and in the distant past.
"I was born and reared on a farm northwest of Cass City which I still own" she said, "and during those years I've seen plenty of Changes in the community."
"I can remember when they built the Wood Building and the City Block next to it," she continued. "Much of the brick came from a brick factory located near the Cass River. Did you know" she added, "that the oldest building in town used for the same purpose over the years is the camera studio where Neitzel Studio is now?"
As a native Cass Cityan, Mrs. Fletcher is proud that she has been a member of the Presbyterian church longer than anyone. . . .although she is not the eldest member of the church, an honor that goes to Mrs. A. J. Knapp.
Although her husband, Neil, died in 1962, Mrs. Fletcher remained at the family farm until three years ago when she moved in with her daughter. While she lives with Mrs. Merchant, she is not far from the rest of her family. Her two daughters, Mrs. Anna Childs and Mrs. Lillian Kennedy, both live in Caro.
She has 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and all except one now serving in Vietnam, are living in the vicinity. With that many youngsters, she said with a pleased smile, you know that there are always going to be weddings and babies. . . .and plenty of demand for whatever I can sew or knit in the years to come.
The Times Herald, Thursday, September 6, 1973
Elizabeth Fletcher, 85, Cass City, died Tuesday in Hills and Dales General Hospital.
She was born March 3, 1888. She was a lifelong resident of Elkton Township. She and Neil Fletcher were married Nov. 10, 1914. He died in 1962.
Mrs. Fletcher was a life member of First Presbyterian Church, Cass City.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leon Childs and Mrs Lillian Kennedy, both of Caro; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and a brother, George Copland, Sebring, Fla.
A daughter, Mary, and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little's Funeral Home. Rev. Douglas Wilson and Rev. Melvin R. Vender will officiate. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE-THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967, page 17, page 1
Hale and Hardy Pioneer Still Sticks to Stitches
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher, 79, a spry oldster whose activities belie her years, doesn't care much for television, does very little reading and couldn't care less about the radio, but still manages to keep busy most of every day.
The native pioneer resident of Cass City how lives with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Merchant, on Third Street in Cass City and does a limited amount of household work and the rest of her time she knits and quilts.
Mittens, and patchwork quilts are her specialties. . .although in her sewing career she has made numerous sweaters and created appliqued quilts.
But today the genial Mrs. Fletcher sticks mostly to patchwork quilts and mittens. She doesn't make quite as many as she once did, but by the end of the year she still logs an impressive total. Last year, for instance, she made 11 tops and, 10 complete quilts and an uncounted number of mittens.
Besides seeing that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are well supplied, she makes mittens for the mitten tree missionary project carried on by the Presbyterian church. Last year she placed 12 pairs on the tree. . .about average for her. She has been doing it every year since the missionary project started some 10 years ago.
Although Mrs. Fletcher does not live in the past, she is remarkably alert and has a steel-trap memory for things that happened recently and in the distant past.
"I was born and reared on a farm northwest of Cass City which I still own" she said, "and during those years I've seen plenty of Changes in the community."
"I can remember when they built the Wood Building and the City Block next to it," she continued. "Much of the brick came from a brick factory located near the Cass River. Did you know" she added, "that the oldest building in town used for the same purpose over the years is the camera studio where Neitzel Studio is now?"
As a native Cass Cityan, Mrs. Fletcher is proud that she has been a member of the Presbyterian church longer than anyone. . . .although she is not the eldest member of the church, an honor that goes to Mrs. A. J. Knapp.
Although her husband, Neil, died in 1962, Mrs. Fletcher remained at the family farm until three years ago when she moved in with her daughter. While she lives with Mrs. Merchant, she is not far from the rest of her family. Her two daughters, Mrs. Anna Childs and Mrs. Lillian Kennedy, both live in Caro.
She has 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and all except one now serving in Vietnam, are living in the vicinity. With that many youngsters, she said with a pleased smile, you know that there are always going to be weddings and babies. . . .and plenty of demand for whatever I can sew or knit in the years to come.
Elizabeth Fletcher, 85, Cass City, died Tuesday in Hills and Dales General Hospital.
She was born March 3, 1888. She was a lifelong resident of Elkton Township. She and Neil Fletcher were married Nov. 10, 1914. He died in 1962.
Mrs. Fletcher was a life member of First Presbyterian Church, Cass City.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leon Childs and Mrs Lillian Kennedy, both of Caro; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and a brother, George Copland, Sebring, Fla.
A daughter, Mary, and two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Little's Funeral Home. Rev. Douglas Wilson and Rev. Melvin R. Vender will officiate. Burial will be in Elkland Cemetery.
CASS CITY CHRONICLE-THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1967, page 17, page 1
Hale and Hardy Pioneer Still Sticks to Stitches
Mrs. Elizabeth Fletcher, 79, a spry oldster whose activities belie her years, doesn't care much for television, does very little reading and couldn't care less about the radio, but still manages to keep busy most of every day.
The native pioneer resident of Cass City how lives with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Merchant, on Third Street in Cass City and does a limited amount of household work and the rest of her time she knits and quilts.
Mittens, and patchwork quilts are her specialties. . .although in her sewing career she has made numerous sweaters and created appliqued quilts.
But today the genial Mrs. Fletcher sticks mostly to patchwork quilts and mittens. She doesn't make quite as many as she once did, but by the end of the year she still logs an impressive total. Last year, for instance, she made 11 tops and, 10 complete quilts and an uncounted number of mittens.
Besides seeing that the grandchildren and great-grandchildren are well supplied, she makes mittens for the mitten tree missionary project carried on by the Presbyterian church. Last year she placed 12 pairs on the tree. . .about average for her. She has been doing it every year since the missionary project started some 10 years ago.
Although Mrs. Fletcher does not live in the past, she is remarkably alert and has a steel-trap memory for things that happened recently and in the distant past.
"I was born and reared on a farm northwest of Cass City which I still own" she said, "and during those years I've seen plenty of Changes in the community."
"I can remember when they built the Wood Building and the City Block next to it," she continued. "Much of the brick came from a brick factory located near the Cass River. Did you know" she added, "that the oldest building in town used for the same purpose over the years is the camera studio where Neitzel Studio is now?"
As a native Cass Cityan, Mrs. Fletcher is proud that she has been a member of the Presbyterian church longer than anyone. . . .although she is not the eldest member of the church, an honor that goes to Mrs. A. J. Knapp.
Although her husband, Neil, died in 1962, Mrs. Fletcher remained at the family farm until three years ago when she moved in with her daughter. While she lives with Mrs. Merchant, she is not far from the rest of her family. Her two daughters, Mrs. Anna Childs and Mrs. Lillian Kennedy, both live in Caro.
She has 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren and all except one now serving in Vietnam, are living in the vicinity. With that many youngsters, she said with a pleased smile, you know that there are always going to be weddings and babies. . . .and plenty of demand for whatever I can sew or knit in the years to come.
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