William Proud
Jan. 5, 1861-Sept. 2, 1953
William Proud, 92, of 932 Cherry Street, died Wednesday at the Berrien County Hospital in Berrien Center. He had been ill approximately two and one half years.
Born in Michigan on Jan. 5, 1861. Proud leaves one stepson, Leon Vanderbiek of Kalamazoo and one sister, Mrs. Cora Cotton of LaPorte, Ind., as survivors.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 4, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library