William M. Tatman
Nov. 5, 1864-July 15, 1948
William M. Tatman, 83, formerly of 923 Regent street, Niles, died at 7:10 p.m. Saturday at the state hospital in Kalamazoo. He had been ill four years.
Born in Rensselaer, Ind. on Nov. 5, 1864, he came to Niles 35 years ago, He was retired.
His wife, Rosanna, preceded him in death on March 16, 1944. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Mitchell, Niles, and Mrs. Fairy Whitney, Willoughby, O.; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Clark, of Chicago.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Pifer funeral home, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 17, 1948, page 2 col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library.