Loretta Fay Rumsey

1927 - 2013  (86 years)

• Name	Loretta Fay Rumsey  [1]
  Birth	15 May 1927	Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	18 May 2013  [3]
  Burial	Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan   [3]
  Person ID	I73183	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Lloyd Moses Rumsey,   b. 13 Sep 1893, Jefferson township, Hillsdale, Michigan d. 25 Aug 1956 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Pearl Berma Woodard,   b. 6 Jun 1901, Cambria, Hillsdale, Michigan d. 15 Feb 1931, Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1919	Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F34131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gerald Wesley Travis,   b. 23 Jul 1918   d. 25 Aug 2004 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1946  [5]
  Children	1. Rodney Travis   2. Gerald Travis
  Family ID	F83478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Jackson Citizen Patriot May 21, 2013 TRAVIS, LORETTA FAY Age 86, of Summit Township, passed away May 18, 2013 at the Allegiance Hospice Home. She is survived by two sons, Rodney (Suzy) Travis and Gerald (Margaret) Travis, two grandchildren, Gina Rose Travis and Jerel (Angie) Foster, great-granddaughter Taylor Foster. She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald in 2004, sister Williamene Apt and her parents, Lloyd and Pearl Rumsey. Loretta retired from Gilbert-Commonwealth after a career as an Administrative Assistant, used her seamstress skills to make dresses to send to African orphans, was a member of the American Legion Post #324 where she enjoyed playing cards with her friends, had belonged to the First Congregational Church of Jackson since 1945, enjoyed time with her family, especially with her granddaughter "Gina" and was very appreciative of the Jackson District Library Summit Township branch and the helpful staff there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22741] Descendants of Squire Hascall and Elizabeth Chandler/Russell, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S39912] 1930 census, Michigan, Hillsdale county. [S9349] Cemetery index, Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan, (Find-a-Grave). [S34596] Marriage record, Michigan, Lloyd Moses Rumsey and Pearl Woodard. [S54292] Obituary, Jackson Citizen Patriot (MI), Gerald W. Travis, (August 26, 2004).