Morse, Franklin Edward Sr.

Franklin E. "Ben" Morse
Jan. 14, 1916-Aug. 28, 2005

Franklin Edward "Ben" Morse Sr., 89, of 900 Moble Boulevard, Niles, died of natural causes at 4 a.m. Sunday, August 28, 2005 in West Woods of Niles Nursing Home.

He was born January 14, 1916 in Benton Harbor, Michigan. On April 12, 1941, in Benton Harbor, he married Evelyn Fae Fulton. He worked as a meat cutter for Buy Low Super Market in Cassopolis, Mich. And was a life member of the Moose Lodge.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Fae; a daughter, Francis Ann Lee; two sons, Franklin (Kathy) Morse Jr. Of Three Rivers, and Douglas (Tina) Morse of Niles; eight grandchildren, Karen, Sharen, Jessica, Jessica, Jeffery, Amy, Jeremy, Michael and Rebecca; two great-grandchildren, Nolan and Riley; and a sister, Neita Wilson of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 31, in Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan, Michigan. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice at Home, Buchanan, Michigan.

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