Brodie Baughn Pennington
April 24, 1924-April 2, 1991

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 4, 1991, page 2, col. 1-4 (microfilm Niles District Library)

Funeral services for Brodie Vaughn Pennington, 66, of 680 Platt, Apr. 6, Niles, will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Church of Christ by Mr. Robert F. Morris.

Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Mr. Pennington died Tuesday at his home following an extended illness.

He was born April 24, 1924 in Winston County, Ala., and moved to Niles in 1954.

A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he had nine Battle Stars.  Mr. Pennington was a retired employee of French Paper Co., and a member of Church of Christ, the Golden Ager Club and American Legion Post 26.

On Dec. 14, 1948 in Lynn, Ala., he married the former Marie E. Tittle, who survives.

Other survivors include two sons, Anthony B. Pennington and Timothy E. Pennington, both of Niles; a brother, Earl R. Pennington of Biloxi, Miss.; three sisters, M.E. Haynes of Eldridge, Ala., Maymie Casey of Phoenix, Ariz., and Nellie Tucker of Northport, Ala.; and four grandchildren. A brother Bennie Pennington, preceded him in Death.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. -noon on Friday at Halbritter Funeral Home.

August E. Reum
July 20, 1860-April 20, 1935

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 22, 1935, page 1, col. 6 (microfilm Niles District Library)

LIFELONG RESIDENT OF NILES STRICKEN

August E. Reum, 74, Dies Saturday After Long Illness

August E. Reum, 74, a lifelong resident of Niles and vicinity, died Saturday afternoon at his home, 724 Hickory street, after a long illness.

Mr. Reum was born in Niles July 20, 1860. For many years he lived on his farm southewast of Niles, coming to the home where he died about a year ago. He was married, Oct. 27, 1886, to Pauline Mangold, who died March 11, 11899.  His second marriage was on April 17, 1906, to Mrs. Anna C. Reum, who survives.

Mr Reum leaves five children, three from this first marriage, Louis of Niles, Herman and Albert, and two from the second marriage, Frieda and Armin, also four grandchildren, the children of Herman Reum.

The body was taken to the Price and Kiger funeral home, where friends may call until the hour of the service. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon . . .[illegible] .. Rev. Theo Eisen will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mr. Reum was a member of St. John's Evangelical church and of the Modern Woodmen.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, April 23, 1935, page 2, col. 1 (microfilm Niles District Library)

Niles News in Brief:  REUM SERVICES TODAY

Members of the Reum family acted as pallbearers at the funeral services for August E. Reum at the Price and Kiger funeral home at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. Theo Eisen officiated and burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.

William C. Reum
Feb. 21, 1874-Aug. 18, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 18, 1954, page 2, col. 3 (microfilm Niles District Library)

William C. Reum, 80, of Reum road, died at 6:40 a.m. Today at Pawating Hospital following a five-week illness.

Reum was born in Milton Township on Feb. 21, 1874, and lived in this area all his life. He was a retired farmer.

Reum, who wife, Augusta, died in 1949, was a member of St. John's Evangelical and Reformed church.  He is survived by nieces and nephews.

The body will remain a the Kiger Funeral Home until services at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John's church. The Rev. Theodore Eisen will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Lyle C. Snyder
Jan. 9, 1899-Sept. 6, 1935

Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 6, 1935, page 1, col. 8, microfilm Niles District Library

Lyle C. Snyder, 36, Dies at Home Here

Lyle c. Snyder, 36, died this morning at his home, 925 North Third street, after an illness of two months. He was born Jan. 9, 1899, in Grand Rapids. He was married to Miss Virginia Gross of Niles in 1923.  Mr. Snyder and two children, Geraldine and Frank, survive, also a brother, Harvey Snyder, Arizona, a sister, Mrs. Neva Wells, Muskegon, and his mother, Mrs. Eva McWatters, Muskegon.

The body was taken to the Rutherford funeral home. Arrangements for the services have not been announced.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 7, 1935, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: SNYDER RITES MONDAY

Funeral services for Lyle C. Snyder, 36, who died at his home, 925 North Thrid street, Friday, will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Rutherford funeral chapel. Captain George Sager, of the Salvation Army, will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Plummer W. Wortham
Feb. 19, 1889-June 27, 1952

Niles Daily Star, Saturday June 28, 1952; page 2, col. 7, microfilm, Niles District Library 

Plummer W. Wortham, 63, of 1119 North Eighth street, died at 10 p.m. Friday in the Berrien county hospital following a three-month illness.

Friends may call at the Kiger funeral home until Monday when services will be held at 2 p.m. in the Franklin AME church. The Rev. T. J. Harding will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Wortham was born Feb. 19, 1889, in North Carolina. He came to Niles 35 years ago from Baltimore and worked with the railroad for 25 years.

Survivors include: his stepmother, Mrs. Anna Wortham, of Detroit, a daughter, Miss Mary Wortham of Niles; a son William Wortham, Jr., also of this city; two brothers, Herman of Detroit, and John of Baltimore, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Jones of Detroit, and Mrs. William Howard of Baltimore; and two grandchildren.

He was a member of the Franklin AME church.

Dolores Mae Baird, ‘Dee Dee,’ of Niles
July 12, 1915 — April 20, 2015

Niles Daily Star, Published 9:13am Friday, April 24, 2015

Dolores Mae Baird, “Dee Dee” 99, of Lakeshore Drive, Niles, went very peacefully to be with the Lord on Monday at 10:30 a.m., April 20, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, following a brief illness.

She was born on July 12, 1915, in Michigan City, Indiana to Gustave and Carrie Ethel (Shaw) Fritz. Dolores was employed as a manager at Woolworth’s in Michigan City, where she met her future husband, Homer J. Baird “Jerry”.

Dolores Mae Baird

On August 14, 1948 in South Bend, Indiana, she married Homer J. Baird, “Jerry” who preceded her in death on March 8, 2005.

She was also preceded in death by her sisters Viola Potter, Alice Forrester, and Anita Durnal; and her brothers Jeff and Leonard Fritz.

Surviving family includes her daughter Janet S. Craig and her son Thomas W. Baird, both of Niles; grandson Jeff Craig of South Bend and great-granddaughters Jillian and Malayna Craig.

She was a very special, beautiful lady. She had a big heart and was a very warm, loving, kind, gentle soul. She was loved by everyone that knew her. She loved her family and friends with all her heart. She especially enjoyed spending time with her two great-granddaughters Jillian and Malayna. Her eyes would light up so brightly when she would see them. They loved their great-grandma “Dee Dee” dearly. She lived a long life, setting a family record. Many more wonderful things could be said about her.

Dolores enjoyed watching the Chicago Cubs, and she enjoyed playing Gin Rummy with her family, usually winning. She liked to read books, and also enjoyed listening to her favorite music, and she could sing, beautifully. She had a wonderful sense of humor. On sunny days in the summer at the lake front home on Barron Lake, she enjoyed pontooning with her family. She usually had her pet poodle with her also. “Dee Dee” and “Jerry” would sit on their porch overlooking Barron Lake, watching the activities and enjoying the beautiful sunsets. A wonderful friendly married couple of 57 years.

Dolores was a true blessing and everyone was blessed to have known her. She was/is a Christian/John 3:16. Now a resident in Heaven.

A Celebration of Life for Dolores Baird will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Hope Community Church in Niles, Michigan with the Rev. John A. Baird of Saint Joseph, Michigan officiating.

Contributions in memory of Dolores may be made to Hope Community Church.

Please send online condolences to www.halbritterfunerals.com Arrangements were made at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.