John D. Miars
April 29, 1872-Jan. 18, 1960
Niles Daily Star, Monday, January 18, 1960, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
John D. Miars, 87, formerly of Niles, . . . [illegible] . . . Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Fla. He had been living at 2919 Sylvan Dr., Orlando.
He was born April 29, 1872, in Berrien Township and spent most of his life in Berrien County, moving to Florida in 1956. He was a member of Western Star Masonic Lodge No. 30, Berrien Springs.
Mr. Miars' wife, Myrtle, died Jan. 1, 1938. He is survived by one son, Graydon E. Miars, South Bend, and one grandson.
Friends may call at the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home beginning at noon Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
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Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 19, 1960, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Services Set
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.Thursday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home for John D. Miars, 87, a retired railroad engineer who died Monday at an Orlando, Fla. hospital. Charles Riggs, Christian Science reader, will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.