Robert Daniel Guy is buried in Lott Memorial Cemetery, Marion Co., MS. His rank was Boatswain's Mate Second Class, U. S. Navy, WWII. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making these images available.

Cora Elizabeth Adella "Betty" (Miller) (Guy) Kramer is buried in Highland Cemetery, Glasgow, Valley Co., MT. Thanks to Find-A-Grave for making this image available.

The Beulah Independent, Beulah, Mercer Co., ND, Thursday, April 22, 1926

Locals.

Ira Miller and family are leaving for Maryville, Mo. where they will visit with relatives for some time. They will return, however, in time for Ira to resume his duties as teacher in the school where he has taught during the past year.

Back Row, L to R: Ida (Abbey) Miller, Betty Miller, Cora Adella (Armstrong) Abbey, and Beverly Miller.

Front Row, L to R: Terry Miller, Lois Abbey, June Abbey and David Miller, North Dakota, ca. 1932. Photo courtesy of Kay Koslan.

Cora Adella (Armstrong) Abbey and Cora Elizabeth Adella "Betty" Miller, about 1940. Photo courtesy of Kay Koslan.

Robert Daniel Guy and Cora Elizabeth A. "Betty" Miller Marriage Record.

   

Robert Daniel Guy and Cora Elizabeth Adella "Betty" Miller, probably their wedding pictures. These pictures were mounted in a large  wooden frame for hanging on a wall. Photos courtesy of Patrick Douglas "Pat" Miller, grandson of Ida Delilah (Abbey) Miller.

   

Robert Daniel Guy and Cora Elizabeth Adella "Betty" Miller, probably about 1945. Black and white photo courtesy of Patrick Douglas "Pat" Miller, grandson of Ida Delilah (Abbey) Miller.

Robert Daniel Guy Military Records.

                   

   

Robert Daniel Guy Military Records.

Local Man Dies In Yugoslavia

Mrs. Robert  Guy, of the Jamestown community of Marion county received a cablegram Sunday informing her that her husband had died in a hospital in Yugoslavia. He was serving with the Merchant Marines at the time of his death. Mr. Guy was a native of the New Hope community of Marion county. He served in the U. S. Navy for several years and had only recently joined the Merchant Marine. He married the former Betty Miller of Ganston, Wisc. and he is survived by her and four children.

       

These are some pictures of the Lykes Lines ship "Jesse Lykes" that the Merchant Marine used. It is likely that Robert Daniel Guy was aboard this ship when he departed on his last voyage. The small snapshop picture on the left had been placed in under the glass of the wood-framed wall picture of Robert Daniel Guy. The picture on the right was dated March 1, 1952, at the Port of Houston, TX.

Lykes Brothers Steam Ship Company / Lykes Lines, New Orleans, Tampa, 1898-2005

The Lykes Brothers Steamship Company traces its roots to the Civil War, when Dr. Howell T. Lykes collected and delivered cattle to confederate soldiers in Florida. After the war, Dr. Lykes raised cattle and citrus fruit and shipped them to Cuba. Dr. Lykes’ seven sons continued and expanded the cattle and shipping business, and formed the forerunner of the present company in 1898. The Lykes Lines tradition of naming their ships after family members dates back to that time, when the brothers named their first ship, a 110 foot long, 75 ton three-masted schooner Doctor Lykes after their father. Since its founding in 1898, Lykes Brothers has been the most important U.S. firm operating in and from the Gulf of Mexico. Its first large profits came from transporting lumber and cattle from Lykes estates in the southern US to Cuba after the Spanish-American War. Shortly after World War II, Lykes Brothers was operating 50 ships totaling 364,000 gross tons. During World War I Lykes Brothers chartered government-owned ships as an agent of the United States Shipping Board on trade routes assigned by the board. Lykes Bros SS Co. Inc incorporated in 1922 as a Louisiana corporation, with James Lykes as president and later chairman of the board. Steamship operations were headquartered in New Orleans, the main corporate headquarters remained in Tampa, and an office opened in New York. Some Laker type ships were purchased from the United States Shipping Board. The Lake Florian and Lake Slavi both built in 1920 were aquired in 1922 and renamed Tillie Lykes and Almeria Lykes. Lake Gadsen built in 1919 was purchased in 1924 and renamed Genevieve Lykes and Lake Flagstaff became Stella Lykes in 1926. The company later purchased war-built United States ships and acquired other steamship companies, including Daniel Ripley and Company in 1923, Tampa Interocean in 1925 (Tampa Interocean was one of the many small companies founded in the years following World War I using surplus vessels provided by the U.S. Shipping Board. It specialized in trade between the U.S. Gulf coast and the Caribbean and South America ), Southern States Line, Texas Star Line and Lone Star Steamship Company with its two ships the Southlands (ex- Lake Gera) and Southseas (ex- Lake Flournoy) repectively renamed Ruth Lykes and Velma Lykes in 1927. The Moshico was purchased from the United States Shipping Board in 1928 and renamed Margaret Lykes. In the 1920's Lykes operations spread to Europe, Far East and the Mediterranean. In 1933 Lykes had a fleet of 67 ships. In 1931 and 1932 the eight Government owned ships of the Tampa Interocean were purchased. In 1933 the Shipping Board accepts bids for the 52 vessels assigned to the Dixie and Southern States Lines and Lykes Steamship Lines and were placed under the Lykes Bros.-Ripley SS Co. Inc. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. resulted from a 1938 merger of Lykes Bros. Lines and Lykes Bros.-Ripley S.S. Co. Inc. After the Merchant Act of 1936 came in being the company began to sell its older tonnage and replacing them by modern C type ships. Five ships were sold in 1938, three in 1939 and twenty in 1940 and by the end of that year eleven new ships were delivered ( four C3 type and seven C1 type). The Second World War interrupted the modernisation programme and Lykes owned thirty five ships at the end of 1940. The steamship company served as a general agent for the War Shipping Administration in World War II, operating a total of 125 government-owned and other vessels in the war effort. After the war Lykes returned to commercial activity and the fleet was replaced. By 1954 the separate company Lykes Brothers Steamship, with a fleet of thirty two ships of the C2 type, seven of the C3 type, fourteen of the C1 type and three Victory type was considered the largest United States-flag cargo fleet under private ownership. It first offered shares to the public in 1958. Gulf and South American SS Co., New Orleans (1947-1971) was a joint venture of Grace Line and Lykes Brothers connecting Grace's home turn (west coast of South America) and Lykes's home turn (Gulf of Mexico). The company split up when W. R. Grace & Co. abandoned the shipping business in 1969. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. Inc. was sold by the Lykes family in 1979 and became part of the LTV Corporation and then repurchased back 1983. However in 1997, following Chapter XI bankruptcy, it was sold to CP Ships where it continued life as a subsidiary, retaining its flag. During the 1960's and early 1970's Lykes was famous for their barge/lash ships, however they have since been replaced. Since 1997 Lykes Lines is owned by CP Ships. In 1999 Americana Ships was formed as a joint venture between CP Ships and TMM. Early 2000 CP Ships aquires TMM group's stake in the joint venture and becomes the sole shareholder in Americana Ships. On May 11, 2005 CP Ships has decided to do away with the well-established brand names of seven shipping companies under its umbrella. In future the Lykes Line, ANZDL, Canada Maritime, Cast, Contship Containerlines, Italia Line, and TMM Lines will all simply become part of CP Ships. CP Ships was purchased on 21 August 2005 by TUI AG a German holding company wich also owns Hapag Lloyd and merge it with TUI's Hapag-Lloyd division. Following the purchase and merger, TUI AG's combined Hapag-Lloyd and CP Ships fleet will comprise the fifth largest by capacity in the worldwide container shipping market.

The Eau Claire Leader, Eau Claire, Eau Claire Co., WI, Friday, October 19, 1962

Granton Boy Hurt in Bike Accident

GRANTON - Robert D. Guy, 15-year-old son of Mrs. Cora Guy, Granton, suffered a fractured leg as the result of an accident in front of the Granton High School on CTH K about 8 p.m. Tuesday. According to Officer Dale Schultz, young Guy was riding a bicycle, and was hanging onto a car driven by Larry Meissner, Rt. 1, Chili. Meissner told the officer he warned Guy to let go of the car and when he didn't he stopped. The boy fell from the bicycle, fracturing his leg in two places.

The Marshfield News-Herald, Marshfield, Wood Co., WI, Tuesday, May 28, 1963

GRANTON -

C.W.O. David A. Miller spent last weekend here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller, and sister, Mrs. Cora Guy and family. Mr. Miller just completed 18 months of service in Formosa and is now being transferred to Niki Site, N. J. His wife and daughter, Gay, will now accompany him. They lived at Muskego during his overseas service.

Cora Elizabeth Adella "Betty" (Miller) (Guy) Kramer Death Record.

The Billings Gazette, Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT, Tuesday, July 2, 1974

Obituaries

Kramer

GLASGOW - Services for Cora Kramer, 52, wife of Lester Kramer, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bell Mortuary. She died Saturday in Glasgow Deaconess Hospital. Mrs. Kramer was born March 7, 1922, in Werner, N.D., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller. The Kramers were married Feb. 18, 1967. Survivors include the widower, three sons, William, Robert and Michael, and a daughter, Candace, all at home.

Herald-Times-Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Manitowoc Co., WI, Tuesday, July 16, 1974

Obituaries

Kramer Funeral

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Miller Kramer, 52, of Glasgow Air Force Base, Glasgow, Mont., a former Manitowoc resident, were held July 3 in Bell Chapel at Glasgow Air Force Base with burial in Highland Cemetery at Glasgow.

Herald-Times-Reporter, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, Manitowoc Co., WI, Monday, July 12, 1982

Obituaries

Kramer

Lester W. Kramer, 60, a former Manitowoc resident, died Wednesday, July 7, at the home of his son, Frederick, at Henderson. Private funeral services were held at Henderson, Nev. Mr. Kramer was born May 2, 1922, in Manitowoc, son of the late John and Ida Kramer. He attended St. Boniface Parochial School, and was graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1940. He married Betty Guy of Milwaukee. She preceded him in death June 3, 1974. Mr. Kramer had been employed at Kurth Malting Company Manitowoc, for several years. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as Staff Sergeant of the United States Army. Survivors include three sons, Frederick, Donald and Scott; two daughters, Cindy and Susan; Four brothers and sisters-in-law, Frank and Katherine Kramer of South Bend, Ind., Clayton and Isabell Kramer of Waupaca, Harold and Martha Kramer, and Leo and Edith Kramer of Manitowoc; three sisters and brothers-in-law, LaVerne and Edwin Milski, Dorothy and Raymond Neilitz, and Arlene and Hilary Herrmann on Manitowoc; grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to the cancer fund.

The Independent-Record, Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., MT, Sunday, October 9, 1994

WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS

Champine and Walton

Candace and Jimmy Walton

Candace Champine and Jimmy Walton were married Sept. 24, 1994, in Couer d'Alene, Idaho. The bride is the mother of Corey Champine and Shawna Champine Amberg of Helena. The groom is the son of David and Rachel Walton of Houston, Texas. The couple will reside in Helena.

Guy, Michael Q. "Tailgate", age 71, of Two Rivers, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2021 at Aurora Medical Center in Two Rivers following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 29, 1949 in Columbia, MS. Michael served in the U.S. Marines during the Vietnam War and was a proud member of the Vietnam Veteran's Motorcycle Club. He lived a colorful life and loved to be outdoors and on his motorcycle. Michael is survived by a son, George Guy-Jacobi, and two daughters, Rebecca Zahn and Katrina Johnson, grandchildren; Cassandra Thomas, Kyle (Tatum) Christel, Kassandra Christel, Macyn Elsen-Zahn, Arica Howard, Kalyn Brachmann, and Kristol Johnson; great-grandchildren, Liam, Aubriella, and Camilla, Mason, Norah and Marcella, and Amari, Jaylin, and Jenasis; and brothers; William "Skippy" Guy and Robert Guy, as well as his best friend, LeeRoi McTamany, and a special friend, Pearl Luebke. His family wants to extend special thanks to his niece, Michelle Anderson, and to his Vietnam Veteran brothers for their lasting friendship. Michael was preceded in death by his parents. A gathering of family and friends will take place at a later date.

Robert Daniel Guy Jr.

April 6, 1947 - September 4, 2023

   

Robert Daniel Guy Jr., 76, a resident of Fairland passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at his home. Mr. Guy was born on April 6, 1947, in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Robert D. Sr. and Cora Elizabeth (Miller) Guy-Kramer. Bobby was a Veteran of the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam war. He worked all his working life as a truck driver. Mr. Guy was preceded in passing by his parents Robert D. Guy Sr. and Cora E. Guy-Kramer and a brother Michael Q. Guy. Survivors include his daughters Lynnessa Guy and Jaime Evanoff, his grandchildren Jayden Evanoff, Brody Evanoff and Aurora Guy, along with his sister Ida Laura Candace Guy and Brother William Guy. Memorial services are planned for 2:00 PM Friday, September 8, 2023, at First Assembly of God in Fairland with Reverend Jackie Crafton officiating. Services have been placed in the care of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairland. Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Mr. Guy’s Tribute Page at www.brown-winters.com.