Burge, Pleasant N. (Smith)

Pleasant N. Burge
Oct. 20, 1900-July 9, 1995

Pleasant Niagara Burge, 94, of 55378 Wilbur Road, Three Rivers, formerly of 1643 Ferry St,, died at 11:06 Sunday in Riverview Manor, Three Rivers.

Mrs. Burge was born October 20, 1900 in Galien, living most of her life in Niles, and California from 1941 to 1966. In 1917 in Three Oaks, she married Robert Thompson.  He died in 1926.  In 1928, in Niles, she married Kenneth R. Burge.  He died May 29, 1966.

Surviving are two daughters, Betty Lou Garn of Three Rivers and Barbara Ann Ward of Kalamazoo; a son, Kenneth R. of Wyoming; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; four sisters, Flora Cusick and Lillian Graham, both of Niles, Virginia Jacobs of South Bend and Shirley Ortez of New York city; and two brothers, Allison Smith of Florida and Merlyn Smith of Kalamazoo.  A daughter, Audrey Cunningham and a stepson, Donald Burge, preceded her in death. She was a member of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church and a 50 years member of Daughters of the American Revolution.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the church. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church or Riverview Manor Auxiliary.

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