Charles William Scutts 1887-1959

William Scutts - Census 1901 Wiltshire. (Charles) William Scutts emigrated in 1912 from Bristol to Quebec, Canada and then on to the States. WWI Draft Registration: occupation - milk condensary laborer, employer: Detroit Creamery Co., Clio, Michigan. Registered 05 Jun 1917 at Vienna, Genesee, Michigan. US Great Lake States Census Index 1930. "The Clio Messenger" 08 Apr 1959 Charles (Bill) Scutts, 72, of 423 Center Street, Clio, died Tuesday March 31 1959, at the residence. Funeral services were held on Friday April 3 1959, at 2pm from the Benjamin & Whipple Funeral Home under the auspices of Vienna Lodge No. 205 F&AM, with Rev. Herman Whiting officiating. Burial was in Clio Woodlawn cemetery. Mr. Scutts was born in Sopworth, England, on February 14 1887, the son of Thomas and Matilda Scutts. He had resided in Clio for 47 years, coming here from England, and had resided in West Branch from 1931 to 1935. Mr. Scutts who married Ethel Boulton in 1912, was a member of Bethany Methodist Church, and a member and former officer of Vienna Lodge No. 205 F&AM. He had owned and operated the Pure Oil Gas station for the past seven years, formerly known as the Michigan Farmer Service Station. Mr. Scutts was manager of the Detroit Creamery in Clio for several years and of the McDonald Dairy in West Branch. Surviving are his wife Ethel; one daughter Mrs. Laura Blumenthal, West Branch; one son, Lawrence of Clio; one grandson David Blumenthal, West Branch; one brother, Jack Scutts, England; one sister, Mrs. Laura Lyton of England; and several nieces and nephews.