Leland Stanford BALFOUR

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The Hartford Day Spring, March 16, 1950

Leland Balfour Rites Planned

Leland Balfour, 59, former local resident and father of Mrs. Hildreth Larsen of Hartford, died Tuesday morning following a heart attack at his home at Benton Harbor.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Calvin chapel. The Rev. Howard Blaning, pastor of the Congregational church of Benton Harbor, will officiate, with burial in Arlington Hill cemetery, Bangor. Surviving, besides Mrs. Larsen are four sons, Kenneth of Newark, N. J., Marshall of Coloma, Leland, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Wendel of Benton Harbor. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Marian Smith of Bangor, and three brothers, Harrison of Watervliet, Grover of Kalamazoo and Arthur of Battle Creek.

Balfour was born at Bangor, the son of Herbert and Vannie Balfour. His wife died 12 years ago.

Obituary transcribed by K. Clinard.

Son of Herbert & Vannie (Miles) Balfour (bio by: K. Clinard)

Family/Spouse: Edna CRAPO. Edna (daughter of Franklin B. CRAPO and Rosanna WILLIAMS) was born on 9 May 1893 in Amherst, Buffalo Co., Nebraska; died on 3 Mar 1938 in Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., Michigan; was buried in Arlington Hill Cemetery, Bangor, Van Buren Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]