1851-February 20, 1925
Former Resident Of Niles Dies
Mrs. Emma E. Harter, widow of J.B. Harter, former residents of Niles, died Friday at her home in Indianapolis, after a lingering illness. The body will arrive in Niles over the Big Four railway, Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, and will be taken to the Troost and Augustine undertaking chapel, where the funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery. Mrs. Harter was a daughter of Langwell Smith, a pioneer resident of Milton township. She is survived by two brothers and three sisters who are: T.H. Smith, of Salt Lake City and D.E. Smith of Modesto, Calif., Mrs. Esther Palmer, South Bend; Mrs. Ford Griffen and Mrs. Emmanuel Brouse, Niles.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 21, 1925, page 1, col 3, microfilm Niles District Library)