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per Encyclopaedia Britannica:

"Elman Rogers Service, (born May 18, 1915, Tecumseh, Mich., U.S.— died Nov. 14, 1996, Santa Barbara, Calif.), American anthropological theorist of cultural evolution and formulator of the nomenclature now in standard use to categorize primitive societies as bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states. Although widely accepted, the system was abandoned by Service himself because his subsequent research made him question the accuracy of the terminology, especially in the case of “tribe.” His examination of cultural evolution in Paraguay and his studies of cultures elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean led to a series of books on social systems and the rise of the state.

Service enlisted in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade during the Spanish Civil War and in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received a Ph.D. from Columbia University (1950) and was appointed to the anthropology faculty there (1949–53). He also taught at the University of Michigan (1953–69) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (1969–85). He was the author of A Profile of Primitive Culture (1958; rev. ed. published as Profiles in Ethnology, 1963) and coeditor, with Marshall D. Sahlins, of Evolution and Culture (1960). Other works include Primitive Social Organization (1962), The Hunters (1966), Cultural Evolutionism (1971), Origins of the State and Civilization (1975), and A Century of Controversy: Ethnological Issues from 1860 to 1960 (1985)."

Obituary:

Bernard LaVern Furgason, oldest son of Edward and the late Myrtle E. Furgason was born July 5, 1900 in Clinton, Michigan and passed away Sept. 24, 1945 in his home three miles southeast of Tecumseh at the age of 45 years, 2 months, and 19 days, spending all his life in Lenawee County except 6 years. He was married February 25, 1922 to Lila Isabelle Matthews and was preceded in death by 3 sons, two dying in infancy and Gordon Lyle who gave his life to our country in Italy, Nov. 10, 1943.

Surviving besides the wife are 6 daughters, Mrs. Verna Cramer of Hudson, Vivian, Mary, Josephine, Shirley, and Ruth at home, and 3 sons Pfc. Glenn of Camp Blanding, Fla., Apprentice Seaman Gaylon of Great Lakes, Ill., and John William at home, his father Edward L. and a brother Leonard E both of Tecumseh, and a grandson, Wellington Cramer of Hudson, other relatives and a host of friends.

Newspaper article:

TECUMSEH - Roy A. Allshouse, 62, of 103 Burt Street, died Friday at 6:40 pm at Herrick Memorial Hospital where he was admitted Monday after suffering a heart attach while working for the county road commission. He was born Jan. 29, 1908 in Adrian Township. On June 30, 1930, he married Helen Spalding in Adrian. She preceded him in death in 1958. On March 13, 1959, he married Mary Furgason in Tecumseh and she survives. Mr. Allshouse was a foreman for the county road commission where he was employed the last 43 years. he was a member of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges of Tecumseh and the Tecumseh Grange. he formerly lived in Onsted and for the last three years made his home in Tecumseh. He is survived by three sons, Roger of Hinsdale, Ill.; Merlin of Norfolk, Va.; and Marvin (Butch) of Onsted; a stepson, Robert Irwin of Britton; a step-daughter, Mrs. Donald (Helen) Escott of Tecumseh; 16 grand-children; five brothers, Clifford of Onsted; Harry, Lee, Harold and Beauford, all of Adrian. He was preceded in death by his first wife, a son and a brother. Funeral services will be Monday at 1:30 p;.m. at the Dunn Funeral home, Tecumseh. The Rev. B. O. Bashore will officiate. IOOF services will be Sunday at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home.

Newspaper article:

TECUMSEH - Helen M. Escott, 64, of Tecumseh, was called to her heavenly home Jan. 17, 2000, when God realized she was very tired and the burden was too heavy for her to carry. She was born June 18, 1935, in Tecumseh, the daughter of Mary Matthews and Edward Furgason. On June 18, 1955, she married Donald L. Escott in Tecumseh. Helen was a lifelong resident of the Tecumseh area, graduating from Tecumseh High School in 1953. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Tecumseh, and Rebekah Lodge #338. Helen's loves in life were her grandchildren, camping, cross stitching and crocheting. Helen is survived by her husband, Donald, two daughters, Deborah (Craig) White of Adrian and Rhonda (John) Boudrie of Houghton Lake; four grand-daughters, Kristine White of Grand Rapids, Stefanie White of Adrian, Taylor Boudrie of Houghton and Ann Neumann of Adrian and three stepbrothers. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Roy Allshouse, and one brother, Robert Irwin. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the First Baptist Church, Tecumseh, with Pastor Doug Winters officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh. visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Purse Funeral Home, Tecumseh. A Rebekah service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tecumseh.

Newspaper article:

ADRIAN, Mich. -

Verna I. (Furgason) Cramer Rowe, age 87, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2009, at Grand Court in Adrian, Mich. Born on April 17, 1922, in Tecumseh, Mich., to Bernard and Lila (Matthews) Furgason, she graduated from Tecumseh High School. She married Ivan E. Cramer of Hudson, Mich., on April 19, 1941. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 1973.

She is survived by sons, Wellington (Nancy) Cramer of Osseo, Lionel (Sue) Cramer of Pittsford; six

grandchildren, Lisa (Craig) Taylor, Michael (Sonya) Cramer, Lori (Ty) Ward, Joseph (Melissa ) Cramer, Bradley Cramer and Kimberley Cramer; 11 great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Andrew Taylor, Brandon, Joshua and Emilee Cramer, Lydia, Mariah and Leah Ward, and Joseph, Joshua and Jaden Cramer; five sisters, Vivian Woods, Mary Cox, Josephine Ross, Shirley Schadewald and Ruth Greenman; and one brother, John Furgason. On Sept. 16, 1986, she married Walter Rowe of Clinton, Mich. He survives, as do 12 stepchildren, many step grandchildren, and step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Harold, Gordon, Glenn, Gaylon and Earnest.

Cremation has taken place and a graveside memorial service will be conducted by Eagle Funeral Home, Hudson, at the Leonardson Cemetery, Pittsford, Mich., at 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2009, with the Rev. Clyde Wonders officiating.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lenawee or the Juvenile Diabetes Association. You may send condolences to the family at www.andersonfuneralhomeadriantecumseh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Anderson Funeral Home, Tecumseh.