Name: Beaver Beacon reports Joe Floyd’s death and Holy Cross burial, 1958
Start: 1958-05-03
End: 1958-05-03
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1958-05-03
Kind: Death
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathdemographylumberingfishingheritagereligion
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1958 Beaver Beacon reports Joe Floyd’s death at age 73 in Charlevoix Hospital on May 3. It says he was born on South Fox Island, came to Big Beaver as a child, worked in island railroad, lumbering, and fishing, and was buried from Holy Cross Church.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper obituary. It does not provide a civil certificate, funeral date, cemetery record, or complete family documentation.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “OUR SYMPATHY.”
Reports Joe Floyd’s death at age 73 in Charlevoix Hospital on May 3 from a kidney infection; says he was born on South Fox Island, came to Big Beaver at about age 13, lived there thereafter, worked on the island railroad and in lumbering and fishing, and was survived by named family members. It reports burial from Holy Cross Church but does not provide a civil certificate, funeral date, cemetery record, or complete family documentation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the obituary and reported burial; it does not expand the identity, funeral, or cemetery record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reports Joe Floyd’s death and Holy Cross burial, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joe-floyd-obituary-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “OUR SYMPATHY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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