Josephine E. Reed
Oct. 27, 1906-Nov. 23, 1998

Niles Daily Star, Monday, November 30, 1998, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Graveside services for Josephine E. Reed, 92, 2314 Zoysia Lane, North Fort Myers, Fla., will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, by Rev. Al Bastin of Saint John's United Church of Christ.

Mrs. Reed died Monday, Nov. 23, at 9:56 a.m. at Lee Memorial Health System, Fort Myers, Fla., of natural causes.

She was born Oct. 27, 1906 in Niles. She had lived in Niles most of her life, spending several years in Wisconsin before moving to Florida.

In 1927, she married William Reed, who preceded her in death in 1976.

Mrs. Reed had worked for many years at the former Wonderland Discount Store, Niles, and had also worked for many years at Bendix.

She was also preceded in death by three sons, Frederick Reed, William Reed, and Kenneth Reed; four sisters, Myrtle Eisele, Edna Wadel, Mary Smothermon, and Bernice Campbell; and two infant siblings, Mabel and Harry Reed.

Surviving family includes three step-daughters, Katherine Sorrels of Elkhart, Ind., Martha Wiese of Niles, and Virginia Marshall of St. Cloud, Fla.; 39 grandchildren; and 30-plus great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Larry A. Trussell
March 3, 1980-Dec. 24, 1998

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 28, 1998, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Larry A. Trussell, 18, 424 1/2 East Division Street, Dowagiac, will be Tuesday at 1 p.m.  at First United Methodist Church, Dowagiac, by the Rev. Terry L. Neumayer of Diamond Cove Missionary Church. Neumayer is Chaplain for the Cass County Sheriff's Department.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Trussell died Thursday at 8:25 p.m. at Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, of injuries from a house fire.

He was born March 8, 1980, in Niles.  He had lived in Dowagiac most of his life.

Trussell enjoyed caring for animals and gardening.

Surviving family includes his parents, Larry R. and Debra A. Trussell; a sister, Lora Ann Whitaker of Dowagiac; two brothers, James Michael Trussell and Benjamin Allen Trussell; and his grandmother, Helen Trussell of Dowagiac.

Friends may call Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorials contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Welton W. Whitaker
Feb. 2, 1993-Dec. 23, 1998

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 28, 1998, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Funeral services for Welton W. "Welty" Whitaker, 5, 414 1/2 East Division Street, Dowagiac, will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Dowagiac, by the Rev. Terry L. Neumayer of Diamond Dove Missionary Church. Neumayer is Chaplain of the Cass County Sheriff's Department.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Whitaker died Wednesday morning at his home of injuries from a house fire.

He was born Feb. 2, 1993, in Berrien Center. He had lived in Dowagiac all his life.

He was attending kindergarten at Lincoln Elementary School, Dowagiac.

Surviving family includes his parents, Lora and and Wendell Whitaker of Dowagiac; two brothers, Austin Wade Whitaker and Xavier Robert Whitaker of Dowagiac; grandparents, Larry and Debra Trussell of Dowagiac, Wade Whitaker of Bangor and May Millrick of Grand Junction, and great-grandparents, Helen Trussell and Welton Whitaker of Dowagiaac.

Friends may call Monday from 6 - 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Lena Dell Green
February 19, 1916 - April 30, 1983

Lena Dell Green, 67, of 1222 Merrifield St., Niles, died April 30 at home following a lengthy illness.
She was born Feb. 19, 1916 in Beechgrove, Tenn. and had lived in the area most of her life.

She was a retiree of Franky's Restaurant.

She married Wilburn B. Green on Feb. 14, 1932 in Beechgrove, Tenn.  He survives.

Also surviving are:  two daughters, Mrs. Helen Barnum and Mrs. Linda Mark, both of Niles; a son Bronell R. Green of Niles; two brothers, James Ewell of Tenn., and William Ewell of Tenn.; two sisters, Mrs. Lola Lewis of Tenn., and Mrs. Sara Lewis of Tenn.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Services will be held Tuesday, May 3 at 1:30 p.m. at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.  The Rev. David Henderson of the Westminster Presbyterian Church will officiate.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Wilburn B. Green
June 26, 1904 - December 29, 1985

Niles Daily Star, Monday, December 30, 1985, page 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Wilburn B. Green, 81, 1222 Merrifield, Niles, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at 1 p.m. at the Regency Place, South Bend, Ind. after a two-year illness.

He was born June 26, 1904 in Beech Grove, Tenn. and lived in the area since 1944, coming from Tennessee.  He retired in 1969 from Tyler Refrigeration and worked part-time for Franky's Restaurant after his retirement.

He married Lena Dell Ewell on Feb. 14, 1934 in Beech Grove, Tenn.  She died April 30, 1983.

Surviving are: two daughters, Helen Barnum and Linda Mark, both of Niles; a son, Bronell R. Green of Niles; four sisters, Pearl Harrell of Niles, Mrs. Willie Ensey of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Mrs. Era Smith of Bell Buckle, Tenn. and Lera Messick of Beech Grove, Tenn.; a brother, Cecile Green of Bradyville, Tenn.; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Services are Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 3:30 p.m. at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home.  Rev. David Henderson of Westminster Presbyterian Church will officiate.  Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday.

Tyree H. Moody, 77, of Niles
March 6, 1936-Sept. 24, 2013

Niles Daily Star, Published 1:09pm Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Tyree H. Moody, 77 years old of Niles, Michigan went to be with the Lord, Tuesday September 24, 2013, at home surrounded by his family, following an illness.

Moody

He was born on March 6, 1936 in Trenton, Tennessee to Alvin and Kathrine (Brown) Moody. He has lived in Niles since 1956, moving to the area with his wife, the former Annie LaFaye “Faye” McAlister, just two weeks after their wedding in Corinth, Mississippi. Tyree was employed by the former Tyler Refrigeration for forty-three years, before retiring in 2000. In 1968, he began working as a reserve officer for the Buchanan Police Department and the Berrien County Sheriff Department, and was a member of the National Guard in both Tennessee and Michigan. Tyree was Constable of the First Ward for 2 terms in the city of Niles. He also owned the former Standard Service Station at Fulkerson & Eleventh Streets, worked as a security guard at the Niles Library, and he had a gun and snow plowing business.

Tyree had been a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Niles since 1956. He was also very active in Freemasonry as a member of the Saint Joseph Valley Lodge #4, F.& A.M., the 32ndº Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, the Saladin Temple of Grand Rapids, President of the Niles Shrine Club and member of the South Bend Shrine Club, and a member of the Orak Temple Shrine Center of Michigan City. He joined the Masons in 1967, and became a Shriner and Scottish Rites in 1977. Tyree became a lifetime member of the Blue Lodge of the Saint Joseph Valley #4 in 1976. He was a 32nd° Mason of the Valley of South Bend Scottish Rite. He was a member of the Saladin Temple in Grand Rapids. In 2012, he was Mason of the year. He was the current President of the Niles Shrine Club, and a member of the Orak Temple, and of the South Bend Shrine Club. Tyree was a part of the transport team from Niles and South Bend Shrine Clubs that drove children to the Shriner’s Hospital and the Burn Centers, and he enjoyed performing with the Berrien County Shriners’mini bikes parade team.

He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a member of the Bend of the River Conservation Club.

In addition to his wife, Faye, surviving family includes his daughters Carol (& Chris) King and Jodie (& Trent) Nichols, all of Niles; grandchildren Angie (& Toby) Mann, Amy (& Andy) Chodzinski, Autumn and Amber Moody; and great-grandchildren Blake and Kyle Mann; brother Acie (& Pat) Moody, sister Hazel Farley, sister Gladys (& William) Gordon, and sister-in-law Wanda Hall, all of Tennessee.

Tyree was preceded in death by James Moody, Geneva Hassel, John Moody, Archie Moody, Marie Runyan, Norman Moody, Ruby Moody, and Mary Ann Moody.

Funeral Services for Tyree Moody will be held at 2:00p.m. on Friday, September 27, 2013 at Bethel Baptist Church in Niles with Rev. Randy Pearman of the church, and Pastor Garland Rhodes of Portage Road General Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 4-8:00p.m. on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Halbritter Funeral Home and will conclude with the Masonic Funeral Rites beginning at 8:00p.m. by the Saint Joseph Valley Lodge #4, F. & A.M.

Contributions in memory of Tyree may be made to Bethel Baptist Church in Niles or to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

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