Leland Hamilton Sr.
April 12, 1901-Nov. 24, 1978
Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co, MI), Saturday, November 25, 1978, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library
NILES – Leland L. Hamilton Sr., 77, of 412 S. 11th St., died at 11:30 a.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital following an extended illness. He was the owner of Hamilton Monument Co.
He was past Exalted Ruler and Secretary of the Niles Elks Lodge and past State President of the Michigan Elks Association. He was also a member of St. Joseph Valley Lodge No. 4 of the F and AM being a 32nd degree Mason.
Mr. Hamilton was born on April 12, 1901, in Youngstown, Ohio, and had lived in Niles since 1937 coming from Ohio. On June 28, 1923,, in Dayton, Ohio, he married the former Mildred H. Miller, who preceded him in death on Jan. 21, 1978.
Surviving are two sons, Leland Jr., Niles, and Robert, Buchanan; a daughter, Mrs. David (Carol) Knoll, Niles; a brother, Paul, Fort Myers, Fla.; a half-sister, Mrs. Marie Thompson, San Jose, Calif.; 14 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday in the Halbritter Funeral Home. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Slowey of St. Mary's Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery with committal services by BPOE Lodge No 1322.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Niles Elks Memorial Fund.