William Louie Medders
Sept. 9, 1905-Oct. 3, 1983
William Louie Medders, 78, 1417 Merrifield, died at 3:05 a.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.
Born Sept. 9, 1905, in Texas, he resided in the area since 1923, coming from Texas, and was a member of the Wesley United Methodist church and a retired employee of United Dairies. On Dec. 27, 1925, in Tennessee, he married Nellie Sue Holmes, who preceded him in death in 1969. On March 5, 1971, in Niles, he married Cleo Bullen Medders, who survives.
Also surviving are two sons, Thomas S. and William H., both of Niles; one step-son, Gary Bullen of Long Beach, Calif.; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Becky White of Winter Haven, Fla. and Mrs. Vivian Streyle of Seattle, wash.[sic]; one brother, T.N. Medders of Chattanooga, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Inez Limbough of Winchester, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles; with Rev. Mark D. Graham of the Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church Memorial Fund.
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 4, 1983, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library
