Ronald D. Chappell
May 3, 1883-April 4, 1955
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Tuesday, April 5, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
Ronald D. Chappell, 70, of 1348 Hickory Street, died suddenly at his home here Monday at 4:15 p.m.
Chappell was born in Yorkville, Ill., on May 3, 1883, and came here from Buchanan 20 years ago. He was a retired newspaper publisher, and formerly owned and published the Waterman Leader and Hinkley Weekly at Hinkley, Ill.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Christian Science Church. Surviving are his widow, Mollye, and a sister, Mrs. Blanche Gates, of Yorkville, Ill.
Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home where services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, with Mrs. Phyllis Castle, of the Christian Science Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.