Eugene A. Hibbard
July 2, 1866-Feb. 25, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 27, 1939, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Eugene Hibbard, Former Employe of Paper co., Dies

Funeral services for Eugene A. Hibbard, 72, retired superintendent of the French Paper company, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home with the Rev. Harry L. Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mr. Hibbard died suddenly at 7 o'clock Saturday night in his home, 303 South St. Joseph avenue, the victim of  a heart attack.

Born in St. Charles, Ill., July 2, 1866, Mr. Hibbard came to Niles 45 years ago from Plainwell to enter the employ of the French Paper company. He retired from his duties in the paper mill seven years ago.

Surviving are the widow, the former Maude Scribner whom he married in Plainwell in 1887; a son Floyd, Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Kunze, Detroit, and Mrs. Leotha Barnes, Niles; also a nephew, Russ Hibbard, Niles.

Friends may call at the Hibbard Home.

Virginia Landon
Oct. 5, 1853-Feb. 11, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 13, 1939, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

Member of Niles Pioneer Family to be Buried Here

Funeral services for Mrs. Virginia Landon, former Niles resident and widow of Worth Landon, former Niles city clerk, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in Trinity Episcopal church. The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson will officiate.  Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Mrs. Landon died Saturday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Wharton, Nashville, Tenn.  She was 85 years old.

An accomplished musician, Mrs. Landon was prominent in Niles music circles and served as organist in the Trinity Church for a number of years.  She moved to Nashville following the death of her husband about 30 years ago.

Surviving besides her daughter is one son, Frank H. Landon, Riverside, Ill., another son, Allen  G., died a number of years ago in Chicago.  Mrs. Landon was an aunt of Mrs. Andrew Wiesberg and Mrs. J.D. Elder, who live near Dowagiac.

A granddaughter, Mrs. Havermyer, Chicago, was in Niles Saturday to make arrangements for the funeral service.

The body will lie in state in Trinity church from 1:30 until 2:15 o'clock Tuesday.

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 14, 1939, page 2, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Niles News in Brief: LANDON RITES HELD

The Rev. Harry L. Nicholson conducted funeral services at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in Trinity Episcopal church for Mrs. Virginia Landon, 85, former Niles resident.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery.  Mrs. Landon died Saturday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Wharton, Nashville, Tenn.

Wallace Wirt McBride
April 4, 1896-Jan. 30, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, January 31, 1939, page 1, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Wallace McBride, Softball League Official, Stricken

Wallace Wirt McBride, a lifelong resident of Niles and official scorekeeper for the Niles Softball league since 1935, died at 8:45 o'clock Monday night in his home, 515 North Second street.  He was 43 years old.  Mr. McBride was born in Niles, April 4, 1896, and was a son of the late William and Sarah McBride, pioneer residents. Surviving are one brother, Robert, and three sisters, Anna, Mary and Grace, with whom he made his home.

Widely known in sports circles throughout Berrien County, Mr. McBride had been an ardent follower of baseball and softball. He is credited with having scored more ball games than any other Niles man. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home with the Rev. Harry L. Nicholson of Trinity Episcopal church officiating. Burail[sic] will be in Silverbrook cemetery.

Friends may call at the McBride home from Wednesday afternoon until the hour of the funeral.

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 2, 1939, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

SERVE AS PALLBEARERS

Carl Schmidt, Ralph Power, Richard Stoll, Chester Overcash, Russell Swanson and Frank Curtis served a pallbearers this afternoon for the funeral services for Wallace W. McBride. Rites were conducted in the Price and Kiger funeral home with the Rev. Harry L. Nicholson officiating.  Burial was in Silverbrook cemetery. Mr. McBride died Monday night in his home, 515 North Second street.  He was 42 years old.

Aletha Alice Meredith
Aug. 31, 1869-Feb. 14, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, February 14, 1939, page 5, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

Long Illness Fatal to Mrs. A. Meredith

Ill for the last year, Mrs. Aletha Alice Meredith, a resident of Niles for more than 30 years, died at 6:30 o'clock this morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Denver Johnson, 538 Michigan street.

Mrs. Meredith was born in Goshen, Ind., Aug. 21, 1869 She came to Niles from Bristol, Ind., in 1907.

Beside her daughter at whose home she died, Mrs. Meredith leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Tony Clingo, New York, N.Y., and Mrs. Charles Besenette, Niles; also three sons, Charles Bickel, Coldwater, and George and Lewis Bickel, Goshen.

Funeral services will be held in the Price and Kiger funeral home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon,

Friends may call at the funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, February 15, 1939, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

MEREDITH RITES

Funeral services for Mrs. Aletha Alice Meredith, who died Tuesday morning in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Denver Johnson, 528 Michigan street, will be held at 2 Thursday afternoon in the Price and Kiger funeral home with Adjutant George Sager of the Salvation Army officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Beside the survivors announced Tuesday, Mrs. Meredith leaves 20 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Reed Milner
April 20, 1882*-Feb. 9, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, February 9, 1939, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

REED MILNER, 56, BPW AIDE, IS DEAD

Employed Here 25 years, is Stricken Suddenly With Heart Attack

Stricken with a heart attack, Reed Milner, a foreman in the electrical department of the board of public works, died suddenly at 4:30 o'clock this morning in his home, 10 North Third street.  He was 56 years old.

Mr. Milner had been employed by the city since coming to Niles 25 years ago from Mishawaka. Apparently in good health he had carried out his usual duties on Wednesday. His death followed an illness of only a few minutes.

He is survived by his widow, Leola, who he married in St. Joseph June 4, 1916; a daughter, Mrs. John Schoff, Niles, and a son Robert, living at home; also three brothers: Clinton, Milwaukee, Wis; William; Osceola, Ind., and Irwin, South Bend.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but friends may call at the Rutherford funeral home.

Niles Daily Star, Friday, February 10, 1939, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

MILNER SERVICES

Funeral services for Reed Millner[sic], 56, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Rutherford funeral home with the Rev. R.O. Lee officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.  George Dayhuff, Alva Overmyer, Roy Cramer, Donald Stull, Howard Williams and Hollis Maple, employee of the board of public works with whom Mr. Milner worked, will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Milner died suddenly Thursday morning in his home following a heart attack.

Note:  Per Michigan Death Record, he was born April 20, 1882, in Mishawaka, IN.

Edna Mulholland
Oct. 24, 1854-Feb. 19, 1939

Niles Daily Star, Monday, February 20, 1939, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Mulholland, Ex-Niles Teacher, Ill 3 Years, Dies

Mrs. Edna Mulholland, former Niles school teacher, died at 10 o'clock Sunday morning in a Kalamazoo hospital after a three years' illness.  She was 84 years old.

The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Amos Ribble, Mrs. Mulholland and[sic] born in Calvin township, Cass county Oct. 24, 1854. She had spent her entire life in Cass and Berrien counties.

Prior to her marriage in 1918 Mrs. Mulholland taught Eagle street and North Primary schools for a number of years.

Surviving are the husband, John, Eau Claire, and two sisters, Mrs. [illegible], Niles, and Mrs. Ethel McLellan, Lowell, Ind. Mrs. N.H. Bacon, Niles, is Mrs. Mulholland's aunt.

The body will be brought to Niles today,and friends may call at the Turner and Pifer funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the funeral home with the Rev. T.O. Lee officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.