Peter Williams
Jan. 19, 1887-March 20, 1959
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 21, 1959, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
Peter Williams, 72, of 709 Maple Street, died at 9:55 a.m. Friday in the Berrien County Hospital where he had been a patient for the past three days. He had been in failing health for five years.
Mr. Williams, a retired farmer, was born Jan. 19, 1887, in New Carlisle, Ind., and had lived most of his life in this community. His wife, Ethel, preceded him in death in 1931.
Surviving are: two sons, Ivan Williams, of Niles, and Melvin P. Smith, of South Bend; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Cox, of Niles, and Mrs. James Coatsworth, of Garden City; five grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Devo Smith, of South Bend, and four brothers, Fred Williams of New Troy, Frank Williams of New Troy, Frank Williams of Niles, and Otis and Lawrence Williams, both of Galien.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Kiger-Halbritter Funeral Home with the Rev. John P. MacLachlan, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.