Effie J. Sweet
Dec. 27 1883-Feb. 17, 1954
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 17, 1954, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Effie J. Sweet, who made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Taylor, rural route six, South Bend, died at 12:50 a.m. today in the Taylor home. She had been in ill health for three years.
Surviving are her husband, Carl W. Sweet, of Niles; three daughters, Mrs. Taylor, of South Bend, Mrs. Avery Stone, of Niles, and Mrs. Howard Edwards, of LaGrange, Ill.; one son, Edward Sweet, of Reed City; five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Edwin Lambert, of Gary, Ind.
Mrs. Sweet was born on Dec. 27, 1883, in Michigan City, Ind., and had lived in Niles for 31 years.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.