http://www.thebattlecreekshopper.com BATTLE CREEK SHOPPER NEWS Thursday, June 27, 2024 17
Morris Jim
Fullerton, 85,
of Battle Creek,
MI, passed away
Sunday, June
16, 2024, at his
home. He was
born June 10,
1939 in Palestine,
AR, son of the
late Walter R. and
Mary Mae Willie
(Busby Blunt)
Fullerton.
Morris met and married the former
Francine Willis on December 18, 1965.
Morris was the love of her life, and from
that union, two sons were born, Brian and
Duane Fullerton. Morris worked for Clark
Equipment until their closing and then
retired from the City of Battle Creek.
He enjoyed watching and playing sports;
playing baseball in many local leagues in
Battle Creek. He coached Little League
baseball and loved coaching his sons in
basketball and baseball. Morris loved to
barbeque; ribs were his specialty.
He is survived by his loving wife;
two sons; brothers Overtis Fullerton of
Chicago, IL, Larone (Katie) Fullerton, and
Joseph (Patricia) Fullerton all of Battle
Creek; sister Christine Fullerton Gray of
Battle Creek; brothers-in-law Robert Willis
and Kenneth (Charlene) Willis; sister-
in-law Barbara (Silon) Boyd all of Battle
Creek; special cousin and friend, Junior
and Cindy Love; and a host of nieces,
nephews, cousins, other relatives and
friends.
He was preceded in death by his par-
ents; brothers James Therus, Walter
Lee, Leon, Darfore, Charles and Curtis
Fullerton; sisters Clairever Waller,
Clementine McGowen, Willie V. Smith and
Talessie Fullerton; brother-in-law Nathaniel
Willis; father-in-law Rolland Willis; mother-
in-law Savannah Jones; stepfather-in-law
Robert Jones; and step-mother-in-law
Retha Willis.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 28,
2024, from 1-2 p.m. at Bachman Hebble
Funeral Service, with the funeral service
to immediately follow at 2 p.m. Burial of
cremated remains will take place at a later
date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek,
MI.
Arrangements by Bachman Hebble
Funeral Service, (269) 965-5145/www.
bachmanhebble.com.Robert
“Skeeter”
Icard, 79, of
Kalamazoo,
passed on June
17, 2024. Bob
was born May 3,
1945, in Battle
Creek to Robert
and Maureen
(Gooch) Icard
who preceded
him in death,
along with his
wife, Cheryl.
Surviving are his children, Robert
(Christie) Icard, Robin Icard, Tammy
(Michael) Clark, Jason Icard, Eric (Brett)
Icard and Steve (Erin) Gibson; siblings
Kyle Craig, John Craig; and many grand-
children, great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Please join us at a Life Story
Celebration, where food, drinks and
stories will be shared on Thursday, July
11, from 5-7 p.m. at Betzler Life Story
Funeral Homes, 6080 Stadium Drive,
Kalamazoo, (269) 375-2900. Wear your
favorite Hawaiian shirt in honor of Bob and
Cheryl’s love for the islands. Celebrate
Bob‘s life online by sharing your favorite
stories and photos on his dedicated web-
page at BetzlerLifeStory.com.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Kalamazoo Humane Society.Sheryl Jean
Iden, 72, of
Burlington
Township, unex-
pectedly passed
away Sunday,
June 16, 2024, at
her home.
A celebra-
tion of Sheryl’s
life was held
Friday, June 21,
2024, at 1 p.m.
at Lighthouse
Funeral & Cremation, 1276 Tate Trail,
Union City, MI, 49094. Interment fol-
lowed at Abscota Cemetery in Burlington
Township. Visitation took place on
Thursday, June 20, 2024, from 5-8 p.m. at
Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation in Union
City.
Sheryl was born February 7, 1952, in
Coldwater, Michigan, to Kenneth and
Frances (Peavey) Roe. She attended
Harper Creek High School and gradu-
ated with the Class of 1970. Shortly after
graduating, Sheryl married her 7th grade
sweetheart, Dick E. Iden Jr., on May 1,
1971, in Battle Creek, Michigan, at FamilyAltar Chapel. He preceded her in death on
July 4, 2023.
Sheryl loved to garden, plant flowers, put
puzzles together, thrift shopping, watch
movies at the theatre, as well as spend
as much time as she could with her fam-
ily, especially her grandchildren. Dick and
Sheryl would use their time cutting wood
to keep their stove up and running. They
enjoyed their time together. After his pass-
ing, Sheryl kept the wooden stove running
and continued chopping wood.
Sheryl is survived by her mother,
Frances Ann Roe; her children, Julie
(Pete) Mathis of Union City, and Janice
(Travis) Wiest of Battle Creek; her sister,
Debbie (Gary) Anderson of Wisconsin; her
grandchildren, Emily Wiest, Ethan Wiest,
Parker Mathis, Flynn Mathis; and several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, Dick, Sheryl
was preceded in death by her father,
Kenneth, and her brother, Douglas.
Memorial contributions can be made to
the family to assist with final expenses.
Please visit http://www.lighthousefuneral.com
to share memories, pictures and videos
with the family.Roy G.
Kerridge, 88,
of Battle Creek,
passed away
peacefully on
Monday morning,
June 24, 2024.
He was born in
Detroit, Michigan,
on March 13,
1936, the son of
John S. and Myra
C. (Ehlenfeldt)
Kerridge.
He graduated from Battle Creek Central
High School with the Class of 1953 and
attended Western Michigan University.
Roy’s last employment was at the Credit
Bureau of Battle Creek and he previously
worked at Security National Bank.
Roy married the “Love of His Life,”
Karolyn K. Rudy, on June 21, 1958; she
sadly preceded him in death on January
6, 1986. He was also preceded in death
by his parents; and his son, Randy, on
March 2, 2004.
Roy is survived by his daughter, Cindy
(Dorothy Pletzke) Kerridge of Battle Creek.
Roy enjoyed being with his family, bowl-
ing, playing golf, watching his kids in
sports, and cheering for MSU, Tigers and
Red Wings. He also loved woodworking
and taking care of his yard and flowers.
Funeral services to celebrate Roy’s life
will be held 11 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2024,
in the chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
directed to Alzheimer’s Association and/or
the American Heart Association.
Arrangements by Farley Estes Dowdle
Funeral Home & Cremation Care.
Personal messages for the family and
favorite memories of Roy may be placed
at http://www.farleyestesdowdle.com.God in his
infinite wisdom
called Jean
Elizabeth
Singleton
Mackey into His
loving care on
June 10, 2024.
Jean was born
on September
2, 1930, in
Apalachicola,
Florida, to
the late Rosa
Lee (Tillman) Millner and the late Leon
Singleton.
After graduating from Booker T.
Washington High School in Miami, Florida,
she moved to Battle Creek, Michigan,
which she called home for 75 years. She
met and married James C. Mackey, who
was stationed at Fort Custer Military base.
Early on, she was employed at the Post
Tavern Inn. She then secured a job in the
Dietary Department at the VA Hospital in
Fort Custer where she remained for sev-
eral years.
After the death of her husband, she
raised her four children as a widow and
leaned on her grandmother, the late
Carrie Tillman, and uncle, the late Herbert
Tillman, for guidance and support. Her
children and his children grew up together
as one unique family unit. Jean then
became employed as a domestic worker
for two prominent doctors in the city. She
developed a close relationship with these
families and remained a close confidant.
Her proudest accomplishment was to see
all her children become successful college
graduates. When asked how she did it,
her response would always be “... by the
Grace and Mercy of God.”
Jean accepted the Lord and was bap-
tized at the early age of 10. She joined
The Original Church of God #2 under Rev.
Minnie Steward. Later she became anactive member of Upton Avenue Original
Church of God under the pastoral leader-
ship of Bishop Harold Speights and then
Elder Arthur Rhan, Sr. She served on
the Usher Board, Hospitality, Ministry and
sang in the choir.
Jeannie Moe, as she was affectionately
called by her family, lived a long and ful-
filling life. She had an unmatched gift of
memory even in her latter years and a
sense of humor that was both amusing
and entertaining. She was an outstanding
cook and loved to bake, a skill she passed
down to both of her daughters. Jean was
an avid reader even into her late 80s. She
especially enjoyed reading autobiogra-
phies of famous African-Americans, often
sent to her by her grandchildren; all while
keeping up with the latest Breaking News.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; husband; sister, Marian Tillman;
daughter Rosalind (AKA Rose) Jones; and
grandson, Brandon Mackey.
To cherish her loving memory, she
leaves one daughter, Gwendolyn E.
Google of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and
two sons, Elder James (Evelyn) Mackey of
Manchester, New Hampshire, and Deacon
Ronnie (Keishia) Mackey, of Tallahassee,
Florida; devoted cousins, Vernon Tillman,
Battle Creek, Michigan; Rev. Herbert
(Gloria) Tillman, Jr., of Chicago, Illinois;
Stephanie Files, Kernersville, North
Carolina; Winifred Tillman, Hutto, Texas;
Jean Tillman, Concord, North Carolina;
Prissy Greene, Apalachicola, Florida; 11
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild; goddaughters,
Jasmine Walker and Cynthia Bush; special
family friend, Lois Harvey-Harbert; special
nieces and nephews of North and South
Carolina; and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Services were held on June 20, 2024,
at First Salem Missionary Baptist Church,
11 a.m., with Baxter Funeral & Cremation
Service in charge of the services.