Angus MacPhail

Abt 1881 - 1942  (61 years)

• Name	Angus MacPhail  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1881	Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Sep 1942	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [2]
  Burial	22 Sep 1942	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle Volume 37, Number 27. Friday, September 25, 1942. Well Known Mortician of Thumb Died Here Angus MacPhail Came to Cass City from Argyle in 1920 to Enter Business Angus MacPhail, for 22 years a funeral director in Cass City, passed away at his home on North Seeger St. on Saturday night, Sept. 19, after a four-day illness. He had been in poor health for several months. Born in Argyle Township, Sanilac County, he came to Cass City in early manhood to assist Alex McKenzie, pioneer funeral director here. Mr. MacPhail entered the undertaking business for himself in 1920. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors' Association, the Michigan Funeral Directors' Association and the Thumb of Michigan association. He served as president of the last named society. He was also a member of Tyler Ledge, F. & A. M., at Cass City. Funeral services were conducted at the Douglas Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock by Rev. Dudley Mosure, pastor of the Methodist Church, Rev. Stanley P. Kirn, pastor of the Evangelical Church, and Rev. Geo. Hill of North Branch, a former Methodist minister here. Mr. Hill delivered the sermon. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. Pallbearers were Myron Fancher, Imlay City; Geo. Dwelley, Carsonville; Alvin McAlpine, Bad Axe; Herman Winkle, Pigeon; Clarence Mayhew, Elkton; and Elmer Pomeroy, Crosswell; and other members of the Thumb Funeral Directors' Association served as honorary pallbearers. Business houses in Cass City were closed during the funeral hour. Friends and relatives of the family came from many points in the state to attend the services and the funeral cortege to the cemetery was one of the largest ever witnessed here. Besides the widow, the former Lillian Striffler, whom he married in 1914, Mr. MacPhail leaves a son, Albert; two brothers, John MacPhail of Detroit and Alex MacPhail of Argyle; and three sisters, Mrs. Jennie McBride and Miss Cassie MacPhail of Argyle and Mrs. Mary Vennix of Alger. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, February 2008)
  Person ID	I28707	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2019

  
  

  Family	Lillian E. Striffler,   b. 6 Nov 1886, Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 19 Nov 1965, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1914	Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan   [1]
  Children	1. Albert Angus MacPhail, M. D.,   b. 7 Dec 1929, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan d. 11 Oct 2012, East Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F9285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2009

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1881 - Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Marriage - 7 Jan 1914 - Argyle, Sanilac County, Michigan Death - 19 Sep 1942 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Burial - 22 Sep 1942 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, November 25, 1965 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Friday, September 25, 1942 (Reliability: 3).