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In Memoriam

Ada Agnes Black (Mead) - Class Of 1941

Ada Agnes Black, daughter of William Mackie (1897-1950) and Mary Louise (Vansyckle) (1900-1990) Black, was born 21 March 1923 Michigan.  She graduated in 1941 from Okemos High School.  Ada married Frank Waldo Huyck 24 October 1945 Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Monday 22 October 1945

Miss Ada Black, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Black, will be married to Frank Huyck son of Mr. and Mrs. Huyck, Gettysburg, S. D., on Wednesday evening, October 24 in the Okemos community church.  A reception will follow the ceremony in the church parlors with the young women's guild assisting.

Frank was a World War II Army veteran  serving from 1941-1945.  Frank and Ada had 5 children.  A daughter, Donna Lee, at 30 months of age died in 1952.  Frank, born 4 July 1916 Turner County, South Dakota, died 17 January 1976 Jackson County, Michigan.  Ada then married Ralph L. Mead (1920-2001), a World War II Navy veteran.

Ada died 23 June 2017 Jackson County, Michigan.  Frank and Ada were interred East Rives Cemetery, Rives Junction, Jackson County.  Ralph was interred Pope Cemetery, Springport, Jackson County.

Published in Jackson Citizen Patriot on June 25, 2017

Mead, Ada (Black, Huyck) Ada went home to be in heaven with her family and friends on Friday, June 23, 2017. She was 94 years young. She is survived by son Clare (Chris) Huyck, daughters, Eileen (Steve) Lienhart and Glenna (Jim) Neuvirth, and son-in-law Max Webster. Also survived by her stepchildren Kathy Mead, Larry (Claudia) Mead, Paula (John) Reule, Trina (Kevin) McGaffigan, Sue (Dick) Ferguson, Ron (Shirley) Lloyd, Whitney (Phyllis) Lloyd. Grandchildren: Cathy, Wm. Gilbert, Emily, Valerie, Mark, Nolan, Alton, Jennifer, Maxiene, Alex, Josh, Julia, Christopher, Gary, Mike, Kara, Kasa, Steve, Andy, Jessie, Brook, Morgan, Travis, Rob, Rex, Tammy, Sherry, Mark, Brian, Rob Jr. and many beloved great and great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters Jean Britt and Margaret (Wayne) Musbach and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husbands, Frank Huyck and Ralph Mead, parents William Black, Jr. and Louisa (Jacob) Black Lange, daughters Donna Huyck, Fay Huyck Webster, Charlene (Lee) Dempsey, son Mel Mead, sisters Mary Lou (Dick) Ramsey and Georgia Kaye (Jim) Kreider, brothers Alec and William Black III and brother-in-law Len Britt. Ada was active in the Zion United Methodist Church. She and Frank started a 4-H Club, the "Maple Grove Happy Huyckers" in 1957, in which she was a leader for 35 years. Ada also worked for the MSU Extension service as a program assistant for 8 years. It wouldn't be surprising to meet her in a school or on the street as Chuckles the clown. Funeral services will be held at Calvary United Methodist Church, Tuesday June 27, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. Burial East Rives Cemetery.