More Centenarians

Several months ago I did a survey of those over 100 who are buried in the Saugatuck and Douglas Cemeteries. I apologize for missing several folks.

-Inez Hazen Campbell (Sep. 23, 1892-Aug. 10, 1997) lived 104 years 10months and 18days. Inez would be third oldest in comparison to those presented earlier. She was born in Grass Lake, MI and came to the area with her sister Vera who had secured a teaching job. (Douglas cemetery).

-Abigail Robinson DeYoung (Oct. 11, 1900-Jan. 19, 2002) 100 years 3 months and 8days, daughter of prominent businessman Miller Robinson and granddaughter of early Singapore settlers. (Riverside cemetery)

Older than anyone would be a fellow buried in Riverside, if his identity is correct. In the first decade of the last century a man was hurt in a logging accident and lost his memory. He wandered into the Ottawa County Poor Farm in 1907 and said he didn't know who he was or where he came from. Fifty-eight years later, Monroe Eaton of Ganges read an article about him in the newspaper and identified him as his uncle, Monroe Rutty. Based on this identification, Monroe Rutty (Mar. 31, 1860-May 30, 1971) was considered the oldest man in the state at the time of his death- age 111 years 2months.

-contributed by Chris Yoder