Orvan John SAXTON,
(son of William Alvin SAXTON and Catherine
Ann COPPESS)
b. 5-Feb-1900, Custer, Mason Co., MI,
d. 19-Aug-1971, Ludington, Mason Co., MI,
buried: Riverside Cem., Custer, Mason Co., MI.
Orvan and Nondes Saxton stone in Riverside Cem., Custer, MI.
m. 19-Jun-1932, in Scottville, Mason Co., MI, to
Nondes Zoe LEEDY,
(daughter of John B. LEEDY and Fredona RIGGLE),
b. 25-Jan-1909
in Riverton Twp., Mason Co., MI,
d. 29-May-2005 in Scottville, Mason Co., MI;
buried: 3-Jun-2005 in Riverside Cem., Custer, Mason Co., MI.
Ludington Daily News:
Member of Staff at Briggs Store
Orvan J. Saxton, wro (sic) for the past 17 years has been livestock auctioneer at
the Scottville Livestock market and for 16 years has held the same position at
the Hart livestock sale has resigned from both sales and will become associated with
the Briggs Hardware store at Scottville as sales manager.
He claims the record of the state so far as Livestock auctioneers go in being with one sale
the most number of years.
Born on a farm in Eden township to the late Mr. and Mrs. William Saxton,
he attended grade school at the Marble school and high school at Scottville from
where he graduated in 1917.
He spent the next year at Mason County Normal and when 19 years of age went to Detroit
where he of age went to Detroit, working for 14 years for Detroit and Canadian newspapers.
In 1931, he felt the desire to return to his home county. Being raised on farm,
he returned to farm work and the auctioneering business which he jokingly started with
the late John Filbrun, early auctioneer of Scottville.
In June 1932, he was married to the former Nondes Leedy of Riverton. They have a son Jon L.,
a student in the eighth grade at Scottville school.
Active in all community affairs, he is serving his seventh year as supervisor of
Riverton township, is an active member of Church of the Brethren in South Custer,
Riverton Farm bureau, Scottville Boosters and Harmony Grange Band.
Children:
I. Jon L. Warren SAXTON, b. living, m. 15-Aug-1970, in
Birmingham, Wayne Co., MI, to Deborah Allen GALE.