James H. Ferris
Aug. 25, 1892-Aug. 6, 1956
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, August 7, 1956, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
James M. Ferris, 65, of [illegible], for many years owner and operator of his own printing company here, died at 1:15 p.m. Monday in his home following an illness of three years.
Ferris was born Aug. 25, 1892, in Lewistown, Ill., and came to Niles from Chicago in 1935. He was a member of the St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4 F. and A.M., the Knights Templar, Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine.
Surviving are: his wife, Hazel; a son, William C. Ferris, of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Nadine Melberg, of LaGrange, Ill., and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery with masonic rites at the graveside. Friends may call at the funeral home.