Summary
Mabel E. Roy was identified as A. J. Roy Sr.’s wife and a Beaver Island Historical Society secretary and treasurer. The December 1974 obituary reports that she was 82, died on November 16 at her daughter Arciel Wyatt’s home, and had four surviving children, 13 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. It also says she co-owned and operated Roy’s Replacement Parts and Service for 37 years before retiring to Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The obituary supplies no maiden name, birth date, funeral, cemetery, civil death, independent marriage, or business registry record. The named children and grandchildren are retained as obituary context, not as a complete family graph.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, November 1974, “Obituaries.”Identifies Mable Roy as A. J. Roy’s wife, reports her November 16 death at their Bloomfield Hills home, and says the Roys had a Beaver Island cottage. It does not provide a maiden name, birth date, funeral, cemetery, civil record, or independent marriage record.
- Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “Obituaries.”Provides the fuller obituary: Mabel E. Roy was 82; died November 16 at daughter Arciel Wyatt’s home; was wife of A. J. Roy Sr.; had four surviving children, 13 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren; served as Beaver Island Historical Society secretary and treasurer; belonged to the Beaver Island Christian Church and Pine Hill Congregational Church; and co-owned and operated Roy’s Replacement Parts and Service for 37 years before retiring to the island. It also requests memorial contributions to the Christian Church or Historical Society, but supplies no birth, funeral, cemetery, civil, or business registry record.