- Dates
- 1965-04-16 – 1965-05-04
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- Death
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- Modern era
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- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1965 Beaver Beacon reports two island-connected deaths. Joey Brown, one of Terry Brown’s Chicago triplets, died May 4; John D. Wilcox died April 16 after a brief illness. Wilcox was described as a Kalamazoo bank officer and frequent Beaver Island guest.
Evidence and limits
This grouped record preserves newspaper death and community notices. It does not replace civil, funeral, cemetery, or church records and does not provide a complete biography or family register.
Sources
- Reports Joey Brown, one of Terry Brown’s Chicago triplets, dying May 4 and John D. Wilcox dying April 16 after a brief illness. It identifies Wilcox as a Kalamazoo bank officer and frequent Beaver Island guest and gives no civil, funeral, cemetery, or complete family records; the notice supplies no death location for either person.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected deaths reported in May 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituaries-may-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1965, “Obituaries.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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