Annon Miller
Jan. 6, 1906-Oct. 27, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 27, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Annon Miller, rural route one, died at 6:50 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital. He had been ill for two weeks.

Surviving are his wife, Alice; two sons, Annon Jr., and Allen, and four daughters, Betty, Wilma, Barbara and Shirley, all of Niles; one granddaughter; three brothers, Manuel, of Sturgis, Joni, of Burr Oak, and Daniel, of Dunlap, Ind., and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Bontrigger, Centerville.

Miller was born in Millersburg, Ind., on Jan. 6, 1906, and came here from Mishawaka, Ind., one year ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, starting Wednesday night. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, Presbyterian pastor, presiding.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Thomas I. Miller
July 18, 1897-Sept. 19, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, September 22, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Thomas I. Miller, 56, of rural route three, died at 7 p.m.  Saturday in Pawating Hospital following an illness of one year.

Miller was born July 18, 1897, in Boston, Ga.; and moved to Niles 10 years ago where he engaged in farming. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Berrien County Farm Bureau.

Surviving are: his wife, Pearl; a daughter, Mrs. Fred E. Young, Niles; four sons, Roy W. of Cassopolis, Thomas A., Henry and Herbert, all of Niles; one grandchild; a brother, Harry A. Miller, who lives in Georgia, and two sisters, Mrs. C.J. Nix, Sylvester, Ga., and Mrs. S.L. Wood, Miami, Fla.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Raymond McCoy, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home here.

Anna Marie Noble
July 19, 1876-Aug. 25, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, August 26, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Anna Marie Noble, 904 Oak street, died at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday in her home. She had been in poor health for some time.

Mrs. Noble's husband, William D. Noble, died on Dec. 5, 1951. Surviving are her son, Earl A. Noble, of Niles; three grandsons and three great-grandsons, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Monroe, Los Angeles, who had sent the summer with Mrs. Noble.

She was born on July 19, 1876, in Spring Grove, Minn., and came here from LaCrosse, Wis., over a year ago.  She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church at LaCrosse, of the Women's Benefit Association and of the ERA.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, starting Thursday. Services will be held at 2 p.m.  Friday at the Funeral Home, with the Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, presiding. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Howard F. Powell
Feb. 20, 1883-Sept. 30, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, October 1, 1953, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Owner of Niles Hotel Killed in Southern Crash

Auto Accident Injury Fatal to Howard Powell, 70, at Columbia, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. [Special]--The owner of the Powell Hotel in Niles, Mich., was fatally injured in a two car collision Wednesday while enroute to his Florida home after visiting Niles relatives.

Howard Powell, 70, now of Zephyrhills, Fla., died a short time after his car was struck by an auto driven by Maj. Robert D. Williams, of Scott Air Force Base, Ill., at the intersection of US-76 and US-601 about 19 miles east of here.

Mrs. Ruth Williams, wife of the major, was hospitalized at the Shaw Air Force Base Hospital, about 12 miles from the scene of the crash. Her condition was not known today.

According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Mrs. Powell, wife of the dead man and Maj. Williams did not require hospitalization.

Patrolmen said Powell was driving south on US-601 when his car was struck by the Williams; vehicle being driven west on US-76. They said US-76 is the through route.

A report of the injuries causing Powell's death was not immediately available.  The accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m.

Relatives in Niles said Powell and his wife left Niles Monday to return to their winter home in Zephyrhills, where Powell operates the Zephyr Hotel. He and his wife had spent an extended summer vacation with the Nilesites.

Surviving are his wife, Mabel; three sons, Lawrence N. of Indianapolis, Harley H. of South Bend and Ralph L. of Niles; three grandchildren; one brother, Homer Powell of Findlay, O., and one sister, Mrs. Esta Vandermark of Warsaw, Ind.

He was born in Marshall County, Ind., on Feb. 20, 1883, and came to Niles from Cando, N.D., in 1914. Powell was a member of the Niles Elks Lodge and of the Zephyrhills Lions Club,and was a director of the Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, Niles from Friday afternoon until service time. Funeral arrangements will be announced Friday.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, October 2, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

POWELL RITES SET

Services for Howard F. Powell will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Pifer Funeral Home. The Rev. L. George Beacock, Methodist pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Powell was fatally injured in an auto accident at Columbia, S.C., while enroute to Florida after visiting Niles relatives and friends. He was owner of the Powell Hotel here and the Zephyr Hotel at Zephyrhills, Fla., where he resided most of the time the last several years.

Louisa Schier
April 22, 1879-Sept. 22, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, September 22, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Louisa Schier, 74, of 903 Ferry street, died at 6:15 a.m. today in Pawating Hospital following an illness of two weeks. She was admitted to the hospital Monday.

Mrs. Schier was born April 22, 1879 in Oconee, Ill., and came to Niles from Three Oaks in 1910. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary. Her husband, Frederick, died Dec. 31, 1945.

Surviving are: a son, Louis Schier of Niles, two daughters, Mrs. Clifton Fay and Mrs. Clifford Shirk, both Niles; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. James Brown, also Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Kiger Funeral home, here with the Rev. Richard Bonner, pastor of the Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Joseph Slezinger Sr.
April 13, 1880-Oct. 1, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Friday, October 2, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Joseph Slezinger Sr., 73, who was found earlier this week lying in a coma on the floor of his room in the Kugler Hotel here, died at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Berrien County Hospital at Berrien Center where he was transferred from Pawating Hospital here.

According to officials at Pawating Hospital, Slezinger had suffered a possible stroke and a possible head injury.

He was born April 13, 1880, in Czechoslovakia and came here 18 years ago from Edwardsburg. He is survived by a son, Joseph Slezinger Jr.,  Westchester, Ill., and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home here.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.