Myrtle G. Wilcox

September 27, 1918 - November 9, 2015

Myrtle G. Wilcox, 97, of Sodus, died at Lakeland Medical Center in St. Joseph on Nov. 9, 2015. Services honoring her life will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service, 1053 E. Napier, Benton Harbor at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at North Shore Memory Gardens. Visitation with the family will begin at 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Caretel Inns. Please share memories, messages or photos at www.florin.net Myrtle was born on Sept. 27, 1918 in Leesburg, Michigan to Leo and Fannie (Beadle) Reish. She married Russell O. Wilcox on Aug. 21, 1937 and they celebrated 57 years of marriage until his death in 1995. Myrtle attended Grace Lutheran Church and was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family. She is survived by her children, Janet (Nelson) Nagle, Robert R. Wilcox, John (Muriel) Wilcox and Roger Wilcox; 5 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Kenneth Reish; and several nieces and nephews.