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![]() ![]() ![]() Mary was proud of her cabin in Idlewild, Michigan, a premier African-American resort community during the segregation era, that she helped build. She served as one of the few Black registered nurses in Lansing for many years. Mary graduated from Cook County School of Nursing and worked at Cook County Hospital in Chicago later returning to Lansing for the remainder of her life. As an adult, Mary resided in Lansing and Chicago. She often spoke of her 1933 performance with the National High School Band at Chicago's "A Century of Progress International Exposition," commonly known as Chicago's World Fair. As a young musician, she played in the Lansing Central High School Band. Mary was proud of her achievements throughout her life in the face of racial barriers. These included Joe Louis, the Little family (Malcolm X), the Canady family, and the family of Emmett Till. Those who knew Mary were fortunate to hear her engaging stories about experiences with historical African-American luminaries in Lansing and Chicago, Illinois. The Busby family acted as a pillar for the 20th century Black Lansing community, connecting people with resources and information as they navigated the migration to Lansing and Northern segregation. Named after her grandmother who introduced her to yarn arts, Mary was raised in Lansing, Michigan. Mary's distinguished life was exemplified by her talents, service, style, and class. ![]() Mary lived a life of determination as she underwent two global pandemics, segregation in the United States, the Civil Rights Movement, and the challenges of the 21st century. The family moved to Lansing, Michigan when she was five years old. She was born as Mary Paul Busby in Martin, Tennessee on Octoto Grover B. & Canada Historical Records including over 79 million US obituary notices, B,M&Ds, US Censuses 1850-1940, cemetery records plus millions of UK records and passenger lists.Lansing, MI - After blessing the world with her presence for a few days short of 106 years, the Lord called Mary Paul Morton to her eternal home on October 13, 2021. Ingham County, Michigan Genealogy Links over 50,000 links to genealogy databasesĬemeteries, death records. Michigan Tombstone Project search cemetery transcriptions for Ingham County, Michigan obituaries, deaths, cemetery and Tiffany Funeral Home Obituaries in Lansing MI Ingham County Genealogy Resources Ingham County, Obituaries in Eaton Rapids & Lansing, Michigan Paradise Funeral Chapel Obituaries in Lansing, MI Palmer, Bush & Jensen Family Funeral Homes New Citizens Press Obituaries (2005-2014) at Records from Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records - at Michigan Death Index 1971-1996 over 2.75 million Lansing City Pulse Obituaries (2004-2014) at Genealogy Bank ($) Insurance pay-offs for the years listed - at Ingham County Genealogical Notices, obituaries, notices of post mortems, murder trials and life Ingham County Democrat Newspaper Index 1876-1915Īn index to names of the deceased found in death, burial and funeral Lansing, MI Obituaries at Dignity Memorial ![]() Ingham County, MI Obituaries and Funeral Home Records at Linkpendium Ingham County Obituaries and Newspapers at LDS Ingham County, MI Obituary Index at Obits IndexĬounty, MI Obituaries at MI GenWeb Archives Ingham County and Lansing, MI Obituaries Ingham County Cities East LansingĬounty Obituaries at Ingham County, MI GenWeb ![]()
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