- Date
- 1960-12-03
- Kind
- Death
- Participants
- Emerson R. Boyles (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemographygovernance
Summary
The December 1960 Beaver Beacon reported the passing of Judge Emerson R. Boyles, a former owner of Beavers Cottage on the east side of Beaver Island. Funeral services were held in Charlotte, Michigan, on December 3.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not give the death date, age, burial place, complete legal biography, or a civil record. The earlier newspaper acknowledgment of a Beaver Beacon gift is linked as the same exact-name, same-title episode record but does not establish a full biography.
Open questions
- Which civil, court, property, and funeral records identify Boyles and document his island ownership?
See also
Sources
- Reports the passing of Judge Emerson R. Boyles, described as a former owner of Beavers Cottage on Beaver Island, and says funeral services were held December 3 in Charlotte, Michigan. It does not give the death date, age, burial place, or civil record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Funeral of Emerson R. Boyles, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/funeral-of-emerson-r-boyles-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1960, “Obituary.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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