Marjorie Frances Travis

Marjorie Frances Travis, age 90, of St. Ignace, Michigan, died September 14, 2019, at Evergreen Living Center in St. Ignace. She was born July 4, 1929, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Clarence Benjamin and Ruth Bernice (Field) Van Den Berg. Marjorie’s family moved to Ceresco, Michigan, when she was ten years old. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1947. She was briefly married to Richard Walton Head but they divorced in 1949. She met and married Charles Adams Williams in 1951 and they resided on his farm in Marshall where she gardened and cooked. Marjorie had begun working at Kellogg Company in Battle Creek, Michigan, just after she turned 18 and retired from there 30 years later in 1977. She and Charles had homes in Branch, Michigan, and LeHigh Acres, Florida, where they enjoyed the best weather each home had to offer. After Charles died in 1980, Marjorie joined a square dancing class to help fill her time. While square dancing, she met Warren Travis. They were married in 1985 at square dancing class and began a honeymoon traveling to every state east of the Mississippi River where they found places to square dance as well. After Warren died in 2000, she wanted to live close to her daughter and her family who lived in the Grand Rapids/Newaygo area, so she moved to Brohman, Michigan. When her daughter retired and moved to St. Ignace, Marjorie followed her there in 2014 and lived, first at Charter’s Cove and since March, at Evergreen Living Center. In addition to square dancing, Marjorie enjoyed gardening, cooking, quilting, watching game shows, and going to the casino. Marjorie is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Dell Powers of St. Ignace; granddaughters, Nikki Powers of Grand Rapids, and Kelli (Scott) Sullivan of Brohman; grandson, Gary Powers of Grand Rapids; great grandchildren, Harrison (Kalle) Palmer, Jessica (Adam) Cagle, Brandt (Ashli) Helmholdt, and Mason Helmholdt; and great great grandchildren, Gaven and Koda Helmholdt, Rowan and Juniper Cagle, and Lucia Palmer. She is also survived by two brothers, Donald (Maryon) Van Den Berg of Liberty, New York, and Paul (Carrie) Van Den Berg of Battle Creek; and one sister, Phyllis Barbee of Battle Creek. Marjorie was preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Adams Williams and Warren Edward Travis; great-great granddaughter, Kaia Lily Palmer; sister, Virginia Van Den Berg; and brother-in-law, Albert Barbee. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 25, at 11:00 A.M, at Oakridge Cemetery in Marshall, Michigan.

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Marjorie Frances Travis

July 4, 1929 - September 14, 2019