Anna Abigail Kemple

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• Name	Anna Abigail Kemple
  Born	23 Jan 1888	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Social Security Number	380-32-6897  [4]
  Died	16 Oct 1984	Scotts,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [3]
  Obituary	17 Oct 1984	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [3]
  	Kalamazoo Gazette
  	Memorial Obituary STRONG, MRS. Anna a. 10185 S. 29th St., Scotts Died late Tuesday evening, October 16, 1984 at her home. Mrs. Strong was born January 23, 1888 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Daniel and Harriet Parker Kemple, and had been a lifelong resident of this area. She was married to George A. Strong in 1902, who preceded her in death in 1959. Surviving her are 1 son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Patricia of Kalamazoo; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Letha and Carl Warren of Plainwell, Dorothy and Kenneth Reinbold of Mendon. Mary and Delbert Root of Scotts, 21 grandchildren; 34 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Three children died at birth; and she was preceded in death by 1 daughter, Margarette Blackney in 1952, 1 son, Edwin Earl in 1972, and 3 sisters. The family will receive friends at the RUPERT-DURHAM FUNERAL HOME, Vicksburg, Thursday and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. at the First Assembly of God Church in Kalamazoo with Rev. Thomas Pace officiating. Interment in Mendon Cemetery. The family suggests memorials may be made to the Church. Pallbearers will be Dale Baldwin, Kenneth Renbold Jr., Randy Root, Dane Baldwin, Danny Reinbold and Douglas Strong.
  Funeral Notice	20 Oct 1984	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [5]
  	Eulogy For Anna A. Strong by Jack Dunn
  	Eulogy For Anna A. Strong     Anna Abigail Strong: A beautiful lady who blessed us all. Truly, she was "one of a kind."     To her children, of whom she was very proud, she was "Mom", to the rest of us, she was "Grandma Strong". To all of us she was a very special lady.     Grandma was a most contented person. She was one of those rare individuals who never complained, who never had a hard word to say about anything or anybody. Grandma was so easy to please, she was so easy to love.     I remember how my own mom loved grandma. I'll never forget this past January when mom died --what a surprise when grandma strong blessed us with her presence there at the funeral home. Because mom and grandma had a very special love for one another, and because she cared, grandma was there to share with us that love.     Grandma Strong lived up to her name. For she was able to handle the adversaries of life in very well. She had such a strong will to live, not only this past few weeks, but I remember the other times she was sick. I recall once there in the hospital when the doctors gave us so little hope, grandma remained strong in her desire to live. She was determined to get up out of bed, regain her strength and keep on living, and she did, because she was Grandma Strong.     Grandma also had a strong faith. I rememberwell her love for the Lord and for His church. I know how she would alway be there attending church faithfully - until she was unable to do so. Then, I remember all those times when she blessed us with her presence at our Fellowship Groups Meeting at Dutch and Mary's. For my friends, she shared with us her love of life and her blessed smile.     Grandma never had a whole lot to say, but she always had a smile. At the funeral home Thursday evening, Mary was telling me about Lilly, who was one of the ladies there at the home who once shared a bedroom with grandma. Mary once asked her if her and grandma talked a lot. Lilly replied, "No, but we sure do smile a lot". Certainly, my friends, both Lilly, who died just last week, and now grandma have a lot more to smile about as they rejoice together in Heavens' Glory!     The Apostle Paul writes in the bible, "For in me to live is Christ, but to die is gain". Yes! How we will miss you Grandma Strong, we will miss your love, we will mis your beautiful smile, but truly, our loss but Heaven's gain. As I've said before old soldiers of the Cross, those Blessed Saints of God, never die they just fade away in eternity. So it was with Grandma Strong, for my wife was there most of the day this past Tuesday. She remarked to me that evening how grandma many times during the day raised her hand toward heaven as if reaching to Jesus saying "Lord I'm coming home", Without complaining, without pain! With her loved once about her! With the peace of God in her heart! She just slipped away into eternity. Grandma Strong, we will miss you! But someday, perhaps very soon we who love Jesus will see you again to look into your face and see your beautiful smile. What a happy day that will be.                            Tribute to a Lovely Lady,                                         Jack Dunn
  Cemetery	20 Oct 1984	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States   [3]
  	Mendon Township Cemetery
  Family Search ID match	LRXZ-4L1
  Family Search Link	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LRXZ-4L1
  Buried	20 Oct 1984	Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States   [3]
  		STRONG, Anna A., 1888-1984 and George A., 1886-1959.
  Person ID	I15	Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Josiah Churchill, abt 1615, Descendants of Leonard Phillip Conine, 1799-1873, Descendants of Samuel Strong, I7180
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Daniel "Dan" Kemple,   b. 18 Dec 1850, Harrisburg,Dauphin,Pennsylvania,United States ,   d. 27 Sep 1922, Comstock,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Harriet A. "Hattie" Parker,   b. 7 Jun 1858, ,,New York,United States ,   d. 19 Feb 1908, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	19 Jul 1874	Parkville,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Adelbert Strong,   b. 11 Dec 1887, Nottawa,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States ,   d. 21 Mar 1959, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 71 years)
  Married	2 May 1907	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [3, 6, 7]
  		George and Anna Strong
  Married by	2 May 1907	Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States   [7]
  	Justice Fred Mills
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Earl Strong 2x ,   b. 11 Jul 1911, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 15 Sep 1973, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 62 years)  [natural] + 2. Margarette Ellen "Maggie" Strong,   b. 4 Oct 1915, Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 21 Jun 1952, Galesburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 36 years)  [natural]   3. Cecil Clare Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1918, Mesick,Wexford,Michigan,United States ,   d. 24 Mar 1918, Mesick,Wexford,Michigan,United States  (Age 0 years)  [natural] + 4. Letha May Strong 2x ,   b. 5 May 1920, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 16 Apr 2000, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 79 years)  [natural]   5. Thelma Marie Strong,   b. 1922, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 1922, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 0 years)  [natural] + 6. Dorothy Belle Strong,   b. 2 Mar 1924, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 13 Aug 2005, Leonidas Township,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States  (Age 81 years)  [natural] + 7. Robert B "Shortie" Strong 2x ,   b. 28 Nov 1926, Kalamazoo Township,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 18 May 2012, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 85 years)  [natural] + 8. Mary Lucille Strong,   b. 24 Mar 1929, Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 8 Nov 2001, Saint Augustine,St. Johns,Florida,United States  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   9. Glenna Jean Strong,   b. 23 May 1931, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States ,   d. 23 May 1931, Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  	Load the map	Born - 23 Jan 1888 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Married - 2 May 1907 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Married by - Justice Fred Mills - 2 May 1907 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Edwin Earl Strong - 11 Jul 1911 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Margarette Ellen "Maggie" Strong - 4 Oct 1915 - Oshtemo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Cecil Clare Strong - 24 Mar 1918 - Mesick,Wexford,Michigan,United States Child - Letha May Strong - 5 May 1920 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Thelma Marie Strong - 1922 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Dorothy Belle Strong - 2 Mar 1924 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Robert B "Shortie" Strong - 28 Nov 1926 - Kalamazoo Township,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Mary Lucille Strong - 24 Mar 1929 - Vicksburg,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Child - Glenna Jean Strong - 23 May 1931 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Died - 16 Oct 1984 - Scotts,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Obituary - Kalamazoo Gazette - 17 Oct 1984 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Funeral Notice - Eulogy For Anna A. Strong by Jack Dunn - 20 Oct 1984 - Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,United States Cemetery - Mendon Township Cemetery - 20 Oct 1984 - Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States Buried - 20 Oct 1984 - Mendon,St. Joseph,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S642] "United States Social Security Death Index.," database, Social Security Administration, (FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : 2012)), entry for Anna Strong, 1984, SS no. 380-32-6897, accessed 4 Aug 2011 (Reliability: 3), 4 Aug 2011. First Name: Anna Middle Name: Last Name: Strong Name Suffix: Birth Date: 23 January 1888 Social Security Number: 380-32-6897 Place of Issuance: Michigan Last Residence: Scotts, Kalamazoo, Michigan Zip Code of Last Residence: 49088 Death Date: October 1984 Estimated Age at Death: 96 [S9] US Census - 1900, June 1, State of Mich., Kalamazoo Co., City of Kalamazoo, Supervisor's District No. 3/ Enumeration District No. 122, Albert H. Ray, Enumerator, pg. 55-38A sh.#6 line 28, First Street/1168    Dwelling No. 122  Family No.124 (Reliability: 3). b. Jan 1889 [S696]  The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan. Kalamazoo., "Memorial Obituary of Anna Strong," October 17,1984. (Reliability: 3), 14 Jul 2005. A Tribute published in the pages of Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Oct 17, 1984. Memorial Obituary STRONG, Mrs. Anna A., 10185 S. 29th St., Scotts This is a photo copy of the obituary and memorial. [S138] Family Archive #110, Social Security Death Index: U.S. 1937-1997, Vol.2, M-Z., Ed. 6, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Family Tree Maker, Inc, (Novato, CA, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Copyright 1998) , CD #110 V110_02V6. CD in possession of Russell G. Strong). [S696]  The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan. Kalamazoo., "Eulogy For Anna A. Strong," October 20,1984. (Reliability: 3), 14 Jul 2005. Eulogy for Anna A. Strong This is a photo copy of the obituary and Eulogy memorial. [S590] Michigan Marriages 1868-1925., Michigan., (database with images. LDS, Michigan Marriages 1868-1925. https://www.familysearch.org.), kalamazoo county marriage register, v. 3: p. 69, rn. 9158, Strong-Kemple, 1907; accessed 7 Feb 2009. (Reliability: 3), 7 Feb 2009. Groom's Name: George A. Strong Groom's Race: Groom's Age: 19 years Groom's Birth Date: 1888 Groom's Birthplace: Michigan Bride's Name: Anna Kemple Bride's Race: Bride's Age: 18 years Bride's Birth Date: 1889 Bride's Birthplace: Kalamazoo, Mich. Marriage Type: Marriage Date: 02 May 1907 Marriage Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan Groom's Father: Heir Strong Groom's Mother: Anna Conine Bride's Father: Daniel Kemple Bride's Mother: Hattie Parker Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband: Film Number: 2342678 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4208658 Image Number: 125 Reference Number: v 3 p 69 rn 9158 Film Number: 2342678 Frame Number: Digital Folder Number: 4208658 Image Number: 125 Reference Number: v 3 p 69 rn 9158 [S692] The Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan. Kalamazoo., "Two Marriages In Clerk's Office Justice Mills Starts Two Couples Out Upon Sea Of Matrimony," 5/3/1907, p. 5, col. 6; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 27 Jul 2011), Historical Newspaper collection. (Reliability: 3), 27 Jul 2011. Two Marriages In Clerk's Office ---------------------------- Justice Mills Starts Two Couples Out Upon Sea Of Matrimony ----------------------------------     Two marriages were solemnized yesterday in the county clerk's office, Justice Fred Mills being called in to perform both ceremonies.     Early in the afternoon George A. Strong and Miss Anna Kemple, both residents of this city, were made man and wife. The groom is a paper-maker.     Later Roswell George Hubbard, a prosperous young farmer of Texas Township, and Miss maud Clark, of Mattawan, were united in matrimony. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses. Marriage notice of George and Anna in Kalamazoo Gazette.