Lula Brotton
June 2, 1880-July 31, 1955
Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 1, 1955, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Lula Brotton, 75, of Grand Rapids, a former resident of Niles, died at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Maple Grove Nursing Home, Grand Rapids. She had been ill for several months.
Mrs. Brotton was born in Carmi, Ill., on June 2, 1880. Her husband, Benjamine, died in 1949. Survivors are two children, Mrs. Marie Smith of New York City, N.Y., and Olaf Brotton of Elkhart, Ind., and a sister, Mrs. Victor Prophet of Dowagiac. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
The body was removed to the Kiger Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Richard Alexander in charge. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.