B. F. Brottom
May 7, 1875-May 26, 1951
Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 28, 1951; page 2, col. 5, microfilm, Niles District Library from K. Alton
Benjamin F. Brottom, 1315 Front avenue, Grand Rapids, died at 2 a.m. Saturday in the Osteopathic hospital at Grand Rapids. He had been ill for one year.
Surviving are his widow, Lulu, of Grand Rapids; their children, Thurman Brottom, of Niles, Olaf Brottom, of Elkhart, Miss Marie Brottom, of New York City, and Miss Dorothy Brottom, of South Bend, and two grandchildren.
Brottom was born on May 7, 1875, in Harrisburg, Ill., and came to Niles in 1918 from Illinois. He (illegilble) years before moving to Grand Rapids about five years ago. He was a retired railroad boilermaker.
Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home until noon on Tuesday, when the body will be taken to Mt. Calvary Baptist church. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. R. B. Alexander, and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Note: Name is spelled Brotton in city records.