Thomas E. Cain
January 10, 1889-December 22, 1953
Heart Attack is Fatal to Banker
Thomas E. Cain, 70, dies suddenly Tuesday
Prominent Niles banker Thomas E. Cain died suddenly of a heart attack at 9 p.m. Tuesday while trimming the Christmas tree in his home at 1803 Lake Street.
Born on Jan. 10, 1889, in Clinton, IL, Cain came to Niles in 1902. His first banking position here was with the old Newman and Snell Bank.
He served as president of the State Bank of Niles after founding the bank in 1917. After re-organization, Cain became vice president of the First National Bank of Niles, the position he held at his death.
Cain was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Rotary Club, the Elks Lodge, and The American Legion and the First Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his wife, the formerly Grace Ricketts whom he married in Niles on May 11, 1917; a son, Thomas W. Cain of Niles; a granddaughter; two brothers, Dr. C.N. Cain of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Lynn Cain of Marshall; and a sister, Mrs. Mace Harper of North Manchester, Ind.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home Thursday through Saturday morning. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church with the pastor, the Rev. T. M. Greenhoe, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
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