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Ernest L. Carless
EV. Ernest L . Carless, 73, died at
his home in Lake Orion , on July 31.
Mr. Ca rl ess was a retired member nf
the Det1·oit Ann ual Confer ence. He was
bom February 27, 1884, in Birmingham,
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Engla nd, a son of the late George a nd
A nna Stone Carless.
M t-. Cadess ca me to Canada after the
completion of grammar school in England. H e graduated f rom the London ,
Ontario, hig h school a nd a ttended Weste rn University in London. He e ntered
t he mini stry, in London, in 1908.
In 1911 he accepted h is first Method is t a ppoin t ment in Michigan, a nd became th e pasto r of t he A pplegate
Ch urch, on the Port Huron District.
Most of his ministry wa s confined to
t he Port Huron and Flin t districts of
Michigan Me thod ism. His fina l a ppoin tmen t was to t he Lake Orion Church in
1947. In 1950 he r etired, a nd continued
to live in Lake Orion , a t 409 E . F lint
Street.
He a nd t he former A nn Lois Lee
were married in Cana da, A ug ust 10,
Ernest L. Carless
1911. Mrs. Ca rless survives her husband a nd will continue to live in Lake
Orion. Other survivors arc: a daugh ter ,
Mrs. Charles L. S tachel, F ort Wayne,
I nd.; two sons, A ubrey W . of Drayton
P la ins, Mich., a nd E . Lee of Detroit·
three grandch ildren; a nd a sis ter, Mt·s:
Mabel F arm er, England.
Funeral services were held in t he
La ke Orion church, F riday, A ug ust 2.
Rev. Alber t B. J ohns, pastor, was in
cha rge, ass is ted by Rev. Arthur E.
Sm it h, distri ct su pe rintendent , and Rev.
A lfred Eddy, pa stor at Lakeville. Intennent wa s in Eas t Lawn Cemeter·y
Lak e Ori on.
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Carless, Ernest L.