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REV. FRED C. BIRCHAM, retired member of the Detroit Conference Jiving at
Chesaning, died J anuary 29. Funeral services were held a t the Morse Chapel, Dr.
G. H. Kellermann, su perintendent of the
Flint District ; and Rev. Charles J acobs,
Chesaning pastor, officiating. Burial was in ·
the local Wildwood Cemetery. A full
obituary will aJ:.>pear in a su~equent issue ...
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- - - - t o live in her h ome at 330 S. Clark, Ches. ..
aning, 48616. Mrs. Bircham deeply appredates the expressions of love and
sympathy that have come to her from
. their many friends in Michigan Methodism. -3 - -.6'" - '7/J
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330 South Clark
Chesaning ,
Michigan
April 5.1961
Dear Ronald,
Your interesting letter c ame.
In the years of the First World War auto mobiles were in little use in the
Upp er Peninsula, and the roads were mostly gravel and traveled by ho rses
and wagons and buggies.
The r::ethodist ministers did most of their traveling
by train. It was an
ove~ni ght
journey from the Ironwood and Copper Count ry
territories . We would leave on Sunday night because the Conferences s tarted
on Tuesday morning in those years. The train would g et to St. I gnace
in the morning and it would take most of Monday to g et to the pl ace of
the Conference.
I remember getting on the train i n the Pullman section
~nd finding other pr eachers already in their berths and I would & climb
into an upper one bec ause the earl ier pas seng ers had taken the lower ones.
Occasionally, we went by boat from St. Ignace t o Po rt Huron or
D etroi~
if t he Conference was being held in the river section. I r emembe r we took
some food along on t he train or boat, maybe to save buying , as s a larie s were
low and food prepared on train or boa t was expensive t o us.
Mrs Bircham and I r emember taking the tra in to St. I gnace and g etting
on the boat at St. Ignace for Port Huron wh ere t he Conference was
held in 1915. On the return trip the side-wheel e r cro ssed Sag inaw Bay when it
wa& very rough and the boat rolled some, a nd Mrs Bircham was ve ry sick
and wondered why they d i dntt stop the boat. In the morning aft er differe nt
ones had been sick, Mrs B. couldn't unde rstand how some of those same
preachers, for most of the U. P . ministers had gone down t hat way, could
41torder ba con a nd egg s for breakfast at a restaurant a t St. I gnace.
But we s till rememb er the fun the ministers gad most of the da y going on the
Duluth, South Sh~ tra in-gett i ng around some preach er t o'I ma k. e a
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REV. FREDERICK C. BIRCHAM, 82, of
Chesaning died of pneumonia and a heart
attack early January 29. Born March 24,
1887, in England, he was educated there
and entered the ministry in about 1908.
He came to America in 1911 and was
first appointed to a pastorate at Mackinaw City. He was married in Detroit to
H. Annie Pulfrey, from England, on Octo\
ber 1, 1912. They celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary last October. He is
survived by his wife, Annie, and one
sister, Mrs. Mary Jane Norman, London,
England. Mr. Bircham was received as a
member-on-trial in the Detroit Conference in 1912 and into full connection in
1914. He served as an active member until
he retired in 1954. Following a brief retirement, he accepted an appointment to
serve at Fairgrove from 1956-59, after
which he and Mrs. Bircham made their
home in Chesaning where they had served
from 1928 to 1932. Other churches served
by the couple include Baraga, Ewen,
Gwinn, St. Ignace, Stambaugh, Lake Linden, Argyle, Sandusky, Port Huron South
Park, Marysville, Bay City Woodside and
Millington. Mr. Bircham was a life member of the Marysville Lodge F & AM,
Marysville OES No. 451, and Chesaning
Chapter No. 67 of the RAM. Funeral services were held at the Morse Funeral
Chapel, Chesaning, on January 31, with
Dr. Garfield H. Kellermann, Flint District
superintendent, and Rev. Charles E. Jacobs officiating. Burial was in the Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning. c:L/I 9/7D
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BIRCHAM, H . Annie - 330 S.
Clark St., Chesaning, age 82,
died Sunday, August 12, 1973,
at Owosso Memorial Hospta l.
Funeral services will be held a t
2 p . m. Wednesday, at Trinity
United Methodist Church,
Chesaning, Rev. Wal te r T.
Ratcliffe a nd Rev.C harles E.
Jacobs officiating . Burial in
Wildwood Cemetery, Chesaning. Mrs. Birc ham may be seen
at the Morse Chapel after 7 this
evening until noon Wednesday
at which time whe wi ll be taken
to the ch urch to lie in s tate
from 12:30 p.m. unti l funera l
hour. Friends will be present to
greet those who call from 7 to 9
this evening and 2 to 5 and 7 to
9 p . m . Tuesday. Memoria l
contributions may be made to
the Trinity United Methodist
Ch urch. Mrs. Bircham was
born in England, Novetnber 28,
1890, coming to America in 1912
a nd becoming a citizen in 1951.
She married Fred C. Bircham
in Engla nd, October I , 1912; he
preceeded her in death
January, 1970. Mrs. Bircham
was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Chesaning, a life member of Marysville Chapter No. 451 OES, a lso
Past Matron and assisted he r
husband in the ministry of the
Methodist Church fo r 43 years .
Surviving are : 4 sisters, 2 in
Vancouver British Columbia
and 2 in England ; 3 nieces, l in
Vancouver and 2 in England; J
great-grandnephew in Canada.
Arrangements
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Morse
Chapel, Chesaning.
Flint Journal
August 13, 1973
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REV. AN D l\lRS. FRED BIRCJ;IAM
were g reeted by more than 250 fn ends
at the Chesaning church on the occas ion of their golden wedding anniversary
October 7 at 3 Jl.m. A m usical program
consisted of vocal nu mbers by Susan,
Gayl e a nd J a net Larner_; a nd Richa~·d
·wentz, Bill Suppes, Bas il Coon, El\~111
Harri:;, and Paul Will iams of th e Robi~
son church; a violin solo by Elwm
Adams ; a trombone solo, Lloyd Kettler;
and th e cong regation sa ng "0 P e rfect
Love" accompanied by Mrs . H elen ~ett
ler. A r ecorded r eading by Mrs. Bircham "Ain't L ove Grand?", wa:; played.
Th~ Bircha ms reaffirmed their vow:;
with Rev. Charles Jacobs , pas tor, officiating- ass isted by Rev. Allan Gray of
Howe ll, former pastor .
Mrs . Hayes
Adams se rved as matron or honor and
H ayes Adams, bes t man. Beth Jacobs
was the f lowe r g il'l and Curt Larner,
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BIRCHAM, Rev. Fred C. - 330
S. Clar k St., Chesaning, age 82,
died Thursday, January 29,
1970, at the residence. Funeral
services will be held at 4 p. m.
Saturday at the Morse Funeral
Chapel, Chesaning, the Distri ct
Superintendant, Dr. G. H. KeiIJ ermann and Rev. Charles
Jacobs officiating. Burial in
Wildwood C e m e t e r y . Rev.
Bircham wi ll lie in state at the
funeral home after 9 a.m. Friday. Rev. Bircham was born in
England, March 24, 1887, c~me
to America in 1911, and s mce
he r etired from the ministry he
· had lived in Chesaning 11
years. He married H. Annie
Pulfrcy, October 1, 1912, with . .
whom he celebrated their 57th
wedding a nniversary last Octo- :
ber. Rev. Bircham was a mem- ·
ber of Chesaning Trinity United
Methodist Church, a life memb e r of M a r y s v i I I e Lodge
F&AM, life member and Past
Patron of Marysville OES ~o· J
451, lifemember of Chesanmg
Chapter No. 67 R.A.M. and hafo
been a Methodist minister f5 c
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59 years. Surviving are: Wi' o
H. Annie; sister, Mrs. M·~
Jane Norman of London, F1fJ
land.
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MRS. HARRIET ANNIE BIRCH/\M
Aug u st 12, at the Me mo ri a l Ho spita l,
Owosso. Bo rn in Great Gonerby, England ,
on Nov. 28, 1890, Anni e Pu lfrey came to the
United Sta tes in 191 2 to marry Rev. Fred
Birc ham w ho had co me fro m Eng_land ~o
begin his minist ry with the Me thodtst EpiS·
copa l Ch urc h . Th ey se rved ch urc hes a s a
team (Anni e also was considered a preacher)
in Ba raga, Ewe n, Gwinn, St. Ignace, A rgy~ e,
Sandu sky, Po rt Huro n So uth Park, Bay Ctty
Woodside, Chesaning, Millingto n , Stamba ugh , Lake Linden , Ma rysvill e, a nd aft~r
re tiring in 1956, t he Fa irgrove Church. The ir
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Rev. a n d Mrs. Bir c h am
total ministry covere d 43 years . Ch•
live in Chesaning fo llowing their re
they were actively re lated to the C
Chu rch a nd the newly fo rmed Trini
Methodist Church . Mr. Bircham die
29, 1970. Mrs. Bircham was a life m
Marysville Cha pte r No. 451, OES.
are fo ur siste rs; two living in Vanco•
is h Co lumbia, a nd two in Eng la n
nieces, Mrs. Gwendolyn Ma nue l
couver, who came for the fun e ral,
in England . Funeral services were c•
at Tri nity Church, by he r pasto r, Re
T. Ratc liffe, a nd Rev. Ch a rl es E
fo rm er p as tor. Buria l wa s in W
Ceme tery, Chesaning.
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