Zaida Lamb
1916 - 2011 (95 years)-
Name Zaida Lamb [1, 2] Born 15 May 1916 Saginaw, Michigan, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Female Race White [2] Residence 1 Apr 1940 Clay City, St Joseph, Indiana, USA [2] Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife Died 29 Dec 2011 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA [1] Person ID I995 Clark Benscoter Last Modified 4 Mar 2020
Family Wallace George Medd, b. 29 Aug 1916, Michigan, USA , d. 9 Aug 1993, Bonita Springs, Lee, Florida, USA (Age 76 years) Children 1. W.R. Medd 2. Janice Margaret Medd, b. 6 Nov 1936, Indiana, USA , d. 13 Jan 2006, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA (Age 69 years) [natural]3. Debbie Medd [natural] 4. Becky Medd [natural] 5. Priscilla Medd [natural] 6. Martha Medd [natural] 7. Lucynda Medd [natural] 8. Don Medd [natural] Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 Family ID F1148 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 15 May 1916 - Saginaw, Michigan, USA 
Residence - Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife - 1 Apr 1940 - Clay City, St Joseph, Indiana, USA 
Died - 29 Dec 2011 - Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Passed away peacefully on December 29, 2011, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born in Saginaw on May 15, 1916, she graduated from South Bend Central High School, attended Albion College, and married Wallace G. Medd in 1936. After a few years, they moved their young family to a farm in Marcellus, Michigan, where they raised eight children. Zaida was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace; daughters, Janice Reynolds and Priscilla Ruff Springer; grandson, Daniel Medd; great-grandson, Andrew Shugars; her parents, Guy and Margaret Lamb; two sisters; and one brother. Zaida is survived by children, Robert (Doris) Medd of Bigfoot, Texas, Martha (Elwyn) Shugars of Marcellus, Lucynda Rhinehart of Van Nuys, California, Becky Cornwell of Kalamazoo, Debbie (Pete) Hartman of Riverview, Florida, and Don (Marsha) Medd of Marcellus; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Zaida loved and enjoyed her family. She was an avid reader, an award-winning quilter, a skilled bridge player, an accomplished knitter, and a fantastic cook. She enjoyed gardening, was a long-time Notre Dame fan, and spent many hours watching college football and basketball both in the stands and on television. During her lifetime, she had been an active member of the Methodist Church, the Portage Senior Center, and Wyndham West Ladies' Group. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Past Worthy Matron of Chapter #167 in Marcellus. At Zaida's request, cremation has taken place, and a private memorial service will be held at Avink Funeral Home in Schoolcraft.
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- Passed away peacefully on December 29, 2011, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Born in Saginaw on May 15, 1916, she graduated from South Bend Central High School, attended Albion College, and married Wallace G. Medd in 1936. After a few years, they moved their young family to a farm in Marcellus, Michigan, where they raised eight children. Zaida was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace; daughters, Janice Reynolds and Priscilla Ruff Springer; grandson, Daniel Medd; great-grandson, Andrew Shugars; her parents, Guy and Margaret Lamb; two sisters; and one brother. Zaida is survived by children, Robert (Doris) Medd of Bigfoot, Texas, Martha (Elwyn) Shugars of Marcellus, Lucynda Rhinehart of Van Nuys, California, Becky Cornwell of Kalamazoo, Debbie (Pete) Hartman of Riverview, Florida, and Don (Marsha) Medd of Marcellus; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Zaida loved and enjoyed her family. She was an avid reader, an award-winning quilter, a skilled bridge player, an accomplished knitter, and a fantastic cook. She enjoyed gardening, was a long-time Notre Dame fan, and spent many hours watching college football and basketball both in the stands and on television. During her lifetime, she had been an active member of the Methodist Church, the Portage Senior Center, and Wyndham West Ladies' Group. She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Past Worthy Matron of Chapter #167 in Marcellus. At Zaida's request, cremation has taken place, and a private memorial service will be held at Avink Funeral Home in Schoolcraft.
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Sources - [S779] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 3 Jan 2012; Publication Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
Record for Zaida Medd - [S48] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T627_1092; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 71-4.
Record for Wallace Medd
- [S779] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2015, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 3 Jan 2012; Publication Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.