- Dates
- 1969-06-29 – 1969-07-14
- Kind
- Death
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographycommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1969 Beaver Beacon reported Phyllis “Billie” Evans’s June 29 death at Little Traverse Hospital, former Island resident Mary Johnston’s July 6 death and July 10 Beaver Island funeral, and Elida Elliott’s July 10 death. Elliott was born on Beaver Island in 1902.
Evidence and limits
This grouped record preserves newspaper obituary notices. It does not replace civil, funeral, cemetery, hospital, or property records.
Sources
- Reports former Beaver Island resident Mary Johnston's July 6 death and July 10 Island funeral, Elida Elliott's July 10 death and Beaver Island birth, and Phyllis “Billie” Evans's June 29 death at Little Traverse Hospital after the Evans family moved to the Island; it does not replace civil, funeral, cemetery, hospital, or property records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published obituary notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected deaths reported in July 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-july-1969-obituaries/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1969, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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