Calhoun County MI Archives Obituaries.....Traynor, John September 2, 1954
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Battle Creek Newspaper Sep. 2, 1954
 John Traynor, 89, of 67 Hoag St.. who was regarded by many of his friends as 
the unofficial "mayor" if his neighborhood in Battle Creek's east end, died at 
4:15 a.m. today in a local hospital. he had been a hospital patient since July 
17.
 Until he retired about 25 years ago, Mr. Traynor had worked at various jobs, 
for the longest period at the Kellogg Co. In his early years he was a farmer in 
Pennfield Township, where he was born, the son of Luke and Mary 
(Whalen) Traynor, who came to this country from Ireland. He lived in Battle 
Creek for some 50 years.
 After reaching 75, he became an active member of the Three-Quarter Century 
Club and was a life-long member of St. Phillip Catholic Church. His sister, 
Lady Elizabeth Church, is the wife of Lord Geoffrey Selby Church of England, a 
retired Brigadier General in the British Army.
 Mr. Traynor married Anna Smith here about 55 years ago. They were divorced no 
long afterward and she is now a resident of Port Huron. Their daughter Mrs. Guy 
(Julia) Brooks, lives in Los Angeles.
 Surviving besides his daughter and sister are seven nieces and a nephew; Mrs. 
Anna Snell of 123 North Ave.; Mrs. Jane Dunn of 212 Cherry St.; Mrs. Jessie 
Finley of 41 Tennyson Ave.; Mrs. Roy Sissen of 131 W. Territorial Rd.; Mrs. 
Leonard Evans of Route 3, Bellevue; Mrs. Donald (Elizabeth) Marriott of 
Altadena, Calif.; Mrs. Thomas Lynch of 41 Tennyson Ave.

Additional Comments:
John is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI

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