John B. Fisher
Feb. 22, 1868-March 31, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, April 1, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

John B. Fisher, 614 Chicago road, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in his home. He had been ill for about three months.

Surviving are his children, Roy, of Arlington, Va., Mrs. Ivar Hennings, of South Bend, Clarence F., of Niles, Mrs. V. William Leusch, of South Bend, and Raymond L.  Fisher, of South Bend; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. William Weaver, of Niles.

Fisher was born on Feb. 22, 1868, in Bertrand Township and had lived in this vicinity all his life. He was a carpenter by trade.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 3 p.m Saturday with the Rev. C.M. Wetzel, assistant Presbyterian pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Neva Wade Gee
June 19, 1891-March 21, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 22, 1954, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Neva Wade Gee, rural route two, Leet road, died at 6:40 p.m. Sunday at Pawating Hospital, after a 24-hour illness.

Surviving are her husband, William F. Gee; two sons, William A., of Niles, and Robert S., of Wingo, Ky.; four daughters, Mrs. Vern Hammond, of New Carlisle, Ind., Mrs. Benjamin Carroll, of Toledo, O., Mrs. William Mack, of Ora, Ind., and Mrs. Nathan Elder, of North Miami Beach, Fl.; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Frances West, of Lorraine, O.

Mrs. Gee was born on June 19, 1891, in Lorraine County, O., and came here from South Bend 14 years ago.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, with the Rev. Raymond L. McCoy, Pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating . Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Josephine D. Grimes
June 26, 1885-May 5, 1953

Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 4, 1953, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Josephine D. Grimes, 29 River street, was pronounced dead upon arrival at Pawating Hospital at about 5:20 p.m. Sunday. She had arrived at the local depot via train from Chicago and collapsed as she entered a taxi.

Niles police answered the call and sent an ambulance to the scene, where Mrs. Grimes, who is said to have died of a heart attack, was transported to the hospital. She had been visiting a son, Thomas R. Grimes, in Chicago.

Surviving are the following children: Mrs. Fred Cook, Niles; Thomas R. Grimes, Chicago; James L. Grimes, of Mishawaka, Ind.; Mrs. Joseph McDade, Santa Monica, Calif.; Franklyn T. Grimes, Detroit; George L. Grimes, South Bend; Mrs. Charles Baldwin and Mrs. Jack Barry, both of South Bend.

Also surviving are 24 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Laura Stark, who made her home here with Mrs. Grimes.

Mrs. Grimes was born on June 26, 1885, in Chicago, and came to Niles from Chicago 36 years ago. She was a practical nurse, and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Altar and Rosary Society, Women of Moose and Lady Maccabees.

Friends may call at the Pifer Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Cletus Rose, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Robert W. Gully
Sept. 25, 1875-April 24, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 26, 1954, page 2, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library

Robert W. Gully, 78, of 516 Cass street, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital, where he had been a patient for 18 days. He had been ill for several months.

Gully was born Sept. 25, 1875, in Virginia and came here 33 years ago from Chicago. he was a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and a member of th Franklin AME Church and the Niles chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

His only known survivor is his wife, Aney Belle.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuday in the Franklin AME Church wit the Rev. Emory Davis of Galesburg, Ill., officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Kiger Funeral Home.

Clarence E. Hicks
Aug. 11, 1879-March 28, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 29, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Clarence E. Hicks, 74, of US-12, died Sunday at 6 p.m. in Pawating Hospital. He had been in poor health for the past four years.

Hicks was born Aug. 11, 1879, in Wabash, Ind., and came to Niles 15 years ago.

Surviving are: a son, William Hicks of Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Louis, South Bend, and Mrs. Mary Lehman, Elkhart, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Amanda Hand, Akron, Ind.; 15 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Wednesday in the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. L. George Beacock, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

Ann Bertha Huffman
Dec. 14, 1919-March 28, 1954

Niles Daily Star, Monday, March 29, 1954, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Mrs. Ann Bertha Huffman, 34, of 1434 Eagle street, died at 5:45 p.m.  Sunday in a hospital at Plainwell, Mich., following an illness of one week.

Mrs. Huffman was born in December, 1919, in Dowagiac and came to Niles 14 years ago.

Surviving are: her husband, Cleo; three children, Rose Ann, Helen Shirley and Lawrence, all at home; her mother, Mrs. Ida Schultz, Dowagiac; five brothers, Emil and Henry of Detroit, Jack and Arthur of Dowagiac, and Albert of South Bend, and five sisters, Mrs. Edith Bell of Buchanan and Mrs. Alvina Konappenski, Mrs. Rose Arnie, Mrs. Mildred Sullivan and Mrs. Helen Banke, all of Dowagiac.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m Thursday at the Pifer Funeral Home with the Rev. John Kinner, pastor of the First Church of Christ here, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning Tuesday.

Note: DOB from Michigan Death Record