Obituaries

Debra Christine Davis
March 2, 1976-March 2, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 3, 1976, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Debra Christine Davis was stillborn at 7:31 a.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital.

She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Davis, 2713 Paul St., ; her grandparents, Mrs. John Davis Jr. of Niles and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mitchell of Muskegon, and Great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis Sr. and Mrs. Charles Kiste of Niles.

Committal services were held at 1:30 p.m. today at Silverbrook Cemetery, with the Rev. John Cole, pastor of the Bertrand Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Arrangements were made by the Halbritter Funeral Home.

May D. Fox
1879-Jan. 30, 1958

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, February 1, 1958, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library 

Mrs. May D. Fox, 79, of Tarpon Springs, Fla., former Niles resident and aunt of Paul Blackmond, of Niles, died Thursday at New Port Richey.

Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ardel Blackmond, of New Port Richey,and several other nieces and nephews.

The body will arrive Sunday afternoon in Niles, and friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home beginning Sunday evening.  Committal rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery with the Rev. John G. Carlton, rector at Trinity Episcopal Church, officiating.

Willard H. Hines
May 15, 1909-March 18, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 19, 1976, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES—Willard H. Hines, 66, of 3035 Adams Rd., died at 10:19 p.m. Thursday at Pawating Hospital.

Mr. Hines was born May 15, 1909, at New Salem, Ind., and came to Niles 30 years ago from Decatur. He was a retired employe of Torrington Bearing Co.

His wife, the former Janet Ralph, died Jan. 17, 1973. Surviving are two brothers, John of Wyandotte, Mich., and Bernie of Los Angeles Calif., and two sisters, Mae H. Campbell of Niles and Miss Clara Hines of Cleveland, Ohio.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home, followed by burial in Silverbrook Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral chapel after noon Sunday.

Lawrence A. Jackson
May 1, 1885-March 2, 1976

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 3, 1976, page 2, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library 

NILES—Lawrence A. Jackson, 90, died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Cass County Medical Care Facility at Cassopolis.  He had been in ill health for the last 14 years.

Mr. Jackson was born May 1, 1885, in Indiana and had lived here for many years.  He was a retired New York Central Railroad carman.

Surviving are three sons, Lawrence of Hammond, Ind., Joseph of South Bend and Eugene of Stevensville; two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Place of Buchanan and Mrs. Norma Schmidt of Chesapeake, Va., 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. George Helmuth, pastor of United Pentecostal Church at Bridgman, will officiate. Friends may call at the chapel after 7 p.m. today.

Glen Edward Antisdel
Oct. 16, 1889-June 8, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Friday, June 8, 1934, page 1, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

Glen Antisdel Dies at Kalamazoo Today

Glen Edward Antisdel, 45, 285 Pokagon street, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning at St. Edward's hospital, Kalamazoo, after an illness of several months. 

The deceased was born in Cass county, Oct. 16, 1889.  Recently, the family has been living at the home of . . [illegible]. .Arthur Bachman.

Surviving besides the widow, Adah, are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Antisdel, Dowagiac; a sister, Mrs. William Holbrook, Salem, Ore., and three brothers, Wallace Antisdel, Dowagiac, Clyde Antisdel, South Bend, and Richard Antisdel, Cassopolis. A daughter preceded the deceased in death in 1929.

Interment will be in Silverbrook but funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, June 9, 1934, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

ANTISDEL RITES MONDAY

Funeral services for Glen Edward Antisdel, who died Friday morning at St. Edward's hospital, Kalamazoo, will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Rutherford funeral home with the  Rev. Theo Eisen, pastor of the St. John's Evangelical church, officiating.  Friends may call at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bachman, 234 Pokagon street,  until time for the services.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Elmer Cousins
April 27, 1887-June 19, 1934

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 19, 1934, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Leg Amputation is Fatal to Cousins

Elmer Cousins, 47, residing three miles east of Niles on M-60, died at 2 o'clock this morning at Pawating hospital following an amputation of his leg as the result of blood poison.

Mr. Cousins was born April 27, 1887, at Spencer, O., and moved to Niles 21 years ago.  For the past several years he has operated a filling station on M-60.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Cousins; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph DeMiller, Elkhart, Esther and Joy, Niles; a son, Lee, also of Niles; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cousins, Grafton; two sisters, Mrs. V. Cornish, and Mrs. Hazen Tite, both of Grafton, five brothers, Edward, Pasadena, Cal., Albert, Akron, O., Harvey, Columbus, O., and Frank and Alfred of Grafton.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 20, 1934, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

TO HOLD COUSIN'S RITES

Funeral services for Elmer Cousins, who died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, will be held at the Price and Kiger funeral home at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Leon Manning, Three Oaks, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends of the deceased may view the body at the funeral home before the services.

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

COUSIN'S RITES HELD

Rev. Leon Manning, pastor of the Methodist church in Three Oaks, officiated this afternoon at the funeral services of Elmer Cousins, who died early Tuesday morning.  The services were held at the Price and Kiger funeral  home and burial was made in Silverbrook cemetery.