James E. Ballard
Feb. 6, 1876-May 31, 1946
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 1, 1946, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
James Ballard Dies Suddenly
James E. Ballard, 70, died suddenly Friday at 10 p.m. in his home, 1537 Clarendon avenue.
His was born Feb. 6, 1876, in Standish, Mich., and came to Niles 23 years ago from Tawas City, where he had been owner and editor of the Tawas Herald. He was married to Miss Mamie Carolyn Peterson in 1909 in LeRoy, Mich.
In Niles he had been for several years the proprietor of the Ballard Print shop.
He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, and the Royal Arch Masons of Tawas City. He was a Spanish-American war veteran.
Survivors are his widow; one son, James E. Ballard, Jr., St. Joseph; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Anthony, Benton Harbor; Mrs. Edith Ostrander, New York City; and Miss Ruth Ballard, Long Beach, Cal.
Serices[sic] will be held Monday at 3 p.m. from the Pifer funeral home, with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.