Jessie A. Montague
Oct. 16, 1875-April 25, 1955
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, April 26, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Mrs. Jessie A. Mnotague[sic], wife of the late C.M. Montague, Niles pioneer hardware merchant, was found dead in her home at 323 North Fourth Street late this morning.
Death was caused by a coronary condition and probably occurred Monday mroning[sic], Dr. Russell Vastine Jr., Berrien County coroner, said after an examination of the body. No investigation will be held, he said.
Friends living nearby called police when they were unable to enter the house. Police broke into the house and found the woman dead.
A neighbor woman said she had talked with Mrs. Montague at 8 a.m. Monday and believed this was the last time anyone had talked to her. Mrs. Montague had not been in good health for some time, she said.
The only known survivor is a niece, Mrs. Leona Beall of Shrewsbury, Mass., who was reported en route here after receiving word of her aunt's death. Mrs. Montague's' husband died in 1949.
Removal was made to the Pifer Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete.
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, April 26, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Trinity Episcopal Church here for Mrs. Jessie A. Montague, 79, of 323 North Fourth Street, who died Monday after suffering a coronary attack. The Rev. John G. Carlton, rector, will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Mrs. Montague, wife of the late C.M. Montague, Niles pioneer hardware merchant, was born Oct. 16, 1875, in Holyoke, Mass., and come to Niles in 1905 from Detroit. She was a member of Trinity Church and St. Agnes Guild of the church.
Her only survivor is a niece, Mrs. Leona Beall of Shrewsbury, Mass. Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home.