Cora Mark
1879-Sept. 1953

Niles Daily Star, Friday, September 25, 1953, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

WORD RECEIVED

Word was received here today of the death of Miss Cora Mark of Chicago, formerly of Niles.  Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Chicago and committal rites will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Silverbrook Cemetery here. Her parents and a brother preceded her in death.

Wayne Markley
Died Sept. 26, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, September 26, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Wayne Markley, of Detroit, died this morning in a veterans' hospital at Dearborn, where he had been a patient for a few days. He had been ill for the past year and one half.

His wife, who survives, is the daughter of Robert C. Pierce, 124 North Thirteenth street, and the sister of Mrs. Richard C. Williams, 901 South Fifteenth street, and Charles S. Pierce, of 10 North Sixteenth street.

Funeral services will be held in Detroit, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery here. The Kiger Funeral Home is making local arrangements.

Niles Daily Star, Monday, September 28, 1953, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

MARKLEY RITES

Funeral services for Wayne Markley, of Detroit, who died Saturday morning in a veterans' hospital in Dearborn, will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Kiger Funeral Home here with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Daisy C. Marshall
Sept. 10, 1879-Oct. 1, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, October 1, 1953, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Daisy C. Marshall, 74, of 7 South Third street, died at 2 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital, after an illness of two weeks.

She was born in Climax, Sept. 10, 1879. Mrs. Marshall came here from Benton Harbor in 1928.  She was a member of the Kare Knot Club and the Friday Night Club.

Surviving are her husband, John C.; one son, Wesley of Niles; a daughter, Mrs. Louise Gallagher of Niles, and four grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Anna C. Miller
Nov. 3, 1870-Aug. 22, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, August 22, 1953, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Anna C. Miller, 526 West Main street, died at 7 a.m. today in Bundy's Convalescent Home. She had been ill since March.

Her husband, Edward F. Miller died in 1927. Surviving are two sons, Edward H. Miller, of Niles, and Lawrence W. Miller, of Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; one brother [illegible] and one sister, Mrs. Gertrude Robinson, of Niles.

Mrs. Miller was born on Nov. 3, 1870, in Niles, and had lived here all her life. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m.  Monday. The Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, Presbyterian pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

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.