Eunice Lucille Covell

1910 - 2004  (93 years)

• Name	Eunice Lucille Covell  [1]
  Birth	15 Oct 1910	Charleston township, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Aug 2004  [1, 3]
  Person ID	I42334	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Charles Clifton Covell,   b. 2 Apr 1885, Bedford, Calhoun, Michigan d. 14 Aug 1975, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary R. Berger,   b. 27 Sep 1891, Fulton, Kalamazoo, Michigan d. 12 Mar 1979, Vicksburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1909	Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F21006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Douglas Lyle Barber,   b. 17 Feb 1897, Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo, Michigan d. 26 Jan 1953, Auburn, DeKalb, Indiana (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1943	Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [5]
  Private-Begin	26 Feb 1943  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F21068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Kalamazoo Gazette (MI) August 17, 2004 Eunice Lucille Covell-Barber, Grand Rapids, MI. Formerly of Vicksburg, MI Passed away August 10, 2004, in Grand Rapids Veterans Home at age 93. Eunice was born in Charleston Township, MI, October 15, 1910, to Charles C. Covell and Mary Ruth Berger Covell. Eunice was the oldest of eleven children. Five have preceded her in death, Ilah Hayword, Ralph, Dorothy Irene Hunt, Carl and Mary Lou. Surviving are Iva Sadie, Vernette Churchill, Lois Covell, Clyde and Avis Hayward. Douglas Lyle Barber (a World War I veteran) and Eunice were married February 26, 1943. They lived in Auburn, Indiana. Douglas died in 1953. Eunice graduated from Galesburg High School in 1928, while living with the Paul and Urith Clapp family. She joined the Galesburg Congregational Church the same year. Her career included employment at the Vicksburg paper Mill and housemother at the V.F.W. National Home for Children in Eaton Rapids. Eunice was the first life member of Portage V.F.W. Auxiliary 5855. Legally blind, she was known for her most cheerful attitude. As a generous volunteer for the Vicksburg Hospital group, she was active in fund raising and her beautiful crochet works. Eunice happily resided in the Veterans Home since June 8, 1991.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22717] Descendants of Mary Hascall and Samuel Whitmore, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S42486] Carolyn Upchurch, RootsWeb.com, Covell, (extracted April 2009). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S34400] Marriage record, Michigan, Charlie C. Covell and Mary Berger. [S54333] Marriage record, Michigan (Reliability: 3). Name: Mr Douglas Lyle Barber Gender: Male Race: White Age: 46 Birth Year: abt 1897 Birth Place: Kalamazoo County, Michigan License County: Kalamazoo Marriage Date: 26 Feb 1943 Marriage Place: Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan , USA Residence Place: Vicksburg, Michigan Father: Thomas F Barber Mother: Dora DeLidle Spouse: Eunice Lucille Covell County File Number: 35097 State File Number: 39 10993