Obituaries

Charles Lauderdale Sr.
March 6, 1886-June June 18, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, June 21, 1934, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Charles Lauderdale Sr., 68, of rural route two, died at the home of his son, James, at 6558 Drexel avenue, Chicago, at 11:45 p.m. Friday. He had been recuperating in his son's home since his illness nine months ago.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; three sons, Andrew, Charles Jr., and James, all of Chicago; five daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Kelley, of Benton Harbor, Mrs. Earmers Lee Berry and Mrs. Katherine Mayo, of Niles, and Mrs. Mazie Pargo and Mrs. Roberta Robinson, of Chicago; 33 grandchildren; one brother, John Lauderdale, of Benton Harbor, and two sisters, Mrs. Julie Myers, of Missouri, and Mrs. Martha Tillmon, of Detroit.

He was born on March 6, 1886, in Jacksonville,  Ark., and came here from Missouri four years ago. He was a construction laborer. He was a member of Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church.

The body will be brought to Niles on Tuesday.  Friends may call after & p.m. Tuesday at the Pifer Funeral Home and until noon  Wednesday. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Olive Missionary Baptist Church.  The Rev. E.J.. Jones will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Robert C. Marks
Sept. 19, 1904-Jan. 6, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Friday, January 7, 1955, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Robert C. Marks, 50, of 536 Broadway, Niles Public School teacher since 1929 and form high school golf coach, died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday. He suffered a heart attach at home and died enroute to Pawating Hospital.

Marks was born Sept. 19, 1904, in Harmony, Ind., and came to Niles in 1929 from Butler, Ind. When he first joined the teaching staff at Niles High School, he . . .[illegible]. .history and was assistant football coach.  Later he was named head of the history department. He also taught social science, and was high school boys counsellor and counsellor for  ninth grade students.

In addition to teaching, Marks was director of the summer recreation program in Niles for one season, was associated four years with the National Standard Company and was employed a short time at the Richter Insurance Agency here. He was a member of the Niles Library board and a former member of the Niles Board of Education.  He was also a member of the First Presbyterian Church and the Niles Elks Lodge.

He graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., in 1926 with a batchelor[sic] of arts degree,and received his masters degree form the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1932.

A year before he came to Niles, he was married (Jan. 7, 1938) to Raye Greatbatch in Indianapolis. Inc.

Surviving are: his wife; two children, Sue and Richard, both at home; two brothers, Ralph W. Marks, of Chicago, and John M. Marks, of  Albany, N.Y., and a sister, Mrs. Edna Danhouer, of Chicago.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the First Presbyterian Church with the pastor, the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home.

Mildred Knott Marshall
Oct. 31, 1913-April 9, 2001

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 11, 2001, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mildred, Knott Marshall, 87, of the Shawnee Manor Nursing Home of Lima, Ohio, died at 6:02 p.m. Monday in the nursing home.  She was born Oct. 31, 1913, in Adrian, Mich., to Paul R. and  Acta Leslie Marshall.

Marshall married Cmd. William T. Marshall on January 10, 1980.

He died in July 1995.

She was also preceded by her first husband Kenneth E. Knott who died in 1975, and by brother Donald Hartzog and sister Dorothy Sellers.

Marshall is survived by sons Theodore Knott of Lima, Ohio, and Richard Knott of Niles.  She is also survived by her sister Lucille Schaffer of Annapolis, Md., seven grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

Marshall was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.

There will be a private family memorial service with no visitation.  Cremation will take place with burial in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Farries W. Maxwell
Jan. 17, 1945-Oct. 13, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, October 14, 1975, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Farries W. Maxwell, 30, of 1605 Huron St., died at 8:20 Monday at Pawating Hospital.

A member of the U.S. Navy, he was a student at Lake Michigan college. He was born Jan. 17, 1945 in Memphis, Tenn.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Farries W. Maxwell of Niles; a brother, Lance Cpl. Ronnie D. Maxwell of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; and three sisters, Miss Annie Ruth Maxwell of South Bend, Miss Ella Mae Maxwell of Niles, and Miss Beth Maxwell of Detroit.

Funeral services are incomplete at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, October 15, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Farries W. Maxwell, 30, of 1605 Huron St., died at 8:20 p.m. Monday at Pawating Hospital.

A member of the U.S. Navy and a Lake Michigan college student,  he was born Jan. 17, 1945 in Memphis, Tenn. and had lived most of his lifetime in the area.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Farries W. Maxwell of Niles; his grandfather, Herman DeShazer of Niles; a son, Andre Farries Maxwell of Niles; a brother, Lance Cpl. Ronnie D. Maxwell of Camp Pendleton, Calif.; and three sisters, Miss Ella Mae Maxwell of Niles, Miss Annie Ruth Maxwell of South Bend,, and Miss Mary Beth Maxwell of Detroit.

Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. W.L. Daniel of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Sunday.

Artis Muff
Feb. 14, 1933-June 16, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 16, 1954, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Artis Muff, 2618 South Third street, died at 12:35 a.m. Today at Pawating Hospital, where she had been a patient since Thursday.

Surviving are her husband, Duane, her mother, Mrs. Della Watson, of Niles; four brothers, Arthur L. Watson, of Niles, Louis Watson, Sate Line, and James and Jerry Watson, of Emilton, Pa.

Mrs. Muff was born on Feb. 14, 1933, in Rockland Township, Pa., and came here from Emilton four years ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 pm. Saturday.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 18, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Services for Mrs. Artis T. Muff, 21, 2618 South Third street, who died Wednesday, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pifer Funeral Home, with Elder H.G. Rutherford, of Berrien Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Dolores M. Nethercutt
Aug. 14, 1925-April 26, 2001

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, April 28, 2001 (page is mislabeled August), page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

CASSOPOLIS—Dolores M. Nethercutt, 75, formerly of Niles, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2001 at the Cass County Medical Care facility, Cassopolis, following an extended illness.

She was born on August 14, 1925 in Chicago, Ill. to Robert J. Hughes and Mary Elizabeth (Grossel).

She has lived here since 1955, coming from Elkhart, Goshen and had lived in Arizona for many years.

She had attended Saint Mary's Catholic Church, but was a member of Saint Mark Catholic Church. She enjoyed her grandchildren.

On April 8, 1955, she married Robert L. Nethercutt, who died on Oct. 29, 1977.

She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Hughes, who died march 3, 1990, and Walter Hughes, who died in 1955.

She is survived by two daughters, Sandra (Greg) Poehlman of Cassopolis and Cynthia (Ted) Jackowiak of Niles, a brother Robert Hughes of Three Rivers, five grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. On Monday, April 30, 2001 at Saint Mary Catholic church, Niles, with the Rev. Canon Marian M. Kencik officiating.  Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles.

Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation or the American Cancer Society.