Georgia Bither
1863-June 25, 1936
Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 26, 1936, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
MRS. BITHER DIES AT HOME IN NILES
Widow of A.F. Bither Death Victim at 73; Lived here Most of Life.
Mrs. Georgia Bither, 73, who was born in Niles and had lived here nearly all her life, died Thursday night at 10 o'clock at her home, 56 South Third street.
Mrs. Bither had been ill since Jan. 20, when she suffered the first of a series of strokes, which terminated in her death.
She was the widow of A.F. Bither, who died about 10 years ago. With the exception of a number of years spent in Chicago, she had lived in Niles all her life, She returned here after her marriage about 15 years ago.
Until illness made it impossible for her to continue her church and social contacts, she was active in the work of Trinity Episcopal church, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Social club. For many years she was a member of the Twentieth Century club which was discontinued a few years ago.
She leaves a brother, Henry Rosewarne, who lives in the family home on the Edwardsburg road, and a sister, Mrs. E.D. Lovell, Chicago; two step-children, Fred Bither, Grand Rapids, and Mrs. Bernice Reamer, Detroit, also two nieces and one nephew.
The body was taken to the Price and Kiger funeral home, where services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Monday, July 27, 1936, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Niles News in Brief: Conduct Private Sale
[illegible] of the furniture of the late Mrs. Georgia Bither is to be held Tuesday from 10 in the morning to 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Office equipment from the A.F. Bither estate is also included in the sale, which is conducted at the Bither Home, 56 South Third street.