Anthony Briggs
February 17, 1965-October 6, 1990

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, October 8, 1990, page 2, col. 1-2

Services for Anthony “Tony” Briggs, 25, 430 S. 27th in South Bend, Ind., at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Niles by the Rev. W.L. Daniel of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Briggs died at 4:04 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. His death appears to have been a homicide.

He was a cook at Meridian Nursing Center in South Bend.

Briggs was a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church and a 1984 graduate of Niles Senior High School. He was attending Indiana Vocational Technical College in South Bend.

He was born Feb. 17, 1965, in Niles and lived in South Bend since 1986 moving from Niles.

Survivors include son, Anthony Briggs Jr.; mother, Emily J. Briggs of Niles; grandmother, Willie Mae Forrest of Niles; grandfather, Willie Forrest of South Bend; brothers, Eddie Briggs of Pendleton, Ind., William Briggs of South Bend, Darrell Briggs of South Bend; sisters, Pamela Briggs of South Bend and Tammy Donley of Niles.

The wake service will be Tuesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Lee Dennis Briggs
May 15, 1920-February 2, 1998

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, February 2, 1998, page 2, col. 1-2

Long-time Niles car dealer dies

A memorial service for Lee Dennis Briggs, 77, 745 Colony, Niles, will be held Friday at the Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles.

Cremation has taken place.

Mr. Briggs died Monday at 5:29 p.m. at Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, of natural causes.

He was born May 15, 1920, in Niles.

Mr. Briggs formerly owned the Briggs Oldsmobile & Cadillac dealership in Niles.

He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Niles; a life member of Orchard hills Country club, where he loved to pay golf and pay cards (Gin) and was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 1322 in Niles.

Survivors include his former wife and lifelong companion, Marna Pethick Briggs of Niles; three daughters, Sandra Sue Hughes of Bristol, Ind., Sheri L. Vogel of Stevensville and Gayle Linville Severinson of Wisconsin; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two sister, Arley Dunkin and Eileen Delong, both of Niles.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Briggs.

In gratitude for care given to his great-grandson Tony Stockbarger, memorial contributions may be given to MSU-KCMS Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Attn: Laura Mullins, 252 E. Lovell, Suite 64, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.

Raymond C. Briggs Sr.
February 9, 1899-February 26, 1982

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, February 26, 1982, page 2, col. 3-4

Raymond C. Briggs, Sr., 83, of 326 Ullery Rd., Niles, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday in Pawating Hospital following a brief illness.

Before retiring, he was manager of the Lee Dennis Briggs auto dealership in Niles. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Niles and the Bend of the River Grange.

Mr. Briggs was born Feb. 9, 1899 in Three Oaks and had lived here since 1918, coming from New Troy.

He married Esther H. Saffran on Feb. 15, 1919 in New Troy. She died Sept. 25, 1981.

Survivors include two sons, Lee Dennis Briggs and Raymond C. Briggs, Jr., both of Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Ray (Eileen) DeLong of Deland, Fla. And Mrs. Robert (Arley) Duncan of Niles; two brothers, Kenneth Briggs of Three Oaks and Forrest Briggs of Bridgman; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Parren of Sawyer and Mrs. Marie Heckahorn of Three Oaks; 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles. Rev. David N. Henderson of the Westminster Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery.

There will be no visitation.

Fred C. Henderson
October 31, 1900-June 18, 1988

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Monday, June 20, 1988, page 2, col. 1-2

Fred C. Henderson, 87, 312 Broadway, Niles, died Saturday, June 18, at 1:34 p.m. at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

He was a retired medical doctor and was born Oct. 31, 1900 in Cass county. He was a lifetime resident of Niles and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a graduate of Niles High School and the University of Colorado Medical School, and was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Navy.

He married the former Mary G. Gibson July 23, 1927 in South Bend, Ind. She died Oct. 28, 1982. His second wife, the former Carribel (Schmidt) Young, he married July 9, 1986 in Sacramento, Calif. She survives.

Also surviving is a daughter, Ann Henderson of Sacramento.

Memorial services are Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, where the Rev. Clayton Fairo of the First Presbyterian Church and Steven Schuneman of Trinity Episcopal Church will officiate. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles.

Memorials may be made to Pawating Hospital Memorial Fund.

Mary G. Henderson
August 22, 1898-Oct. 29, 1982

The Niles Daily Star (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Saturday, October 30, 1982, page 2, col. 3

Mrs. Mary G. Henderson, 84, 530 Tanglewood Lane, Mishawaka, Ind., died at 2:07 a.m. Friday at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.

She was born August 22, 1898 in Cass County, Indiana and had lived in the area since 1934, coming from Colorado.

She married Dr. Fred C Henderson, July 23, 1927 in South Bend. He survives.

She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a daughter Ann Henderson of Sacramento, California and a brother, Carol Gibson of Mansfield, Ohio.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Halbritter Funeral Home. The Rev. William J. Fuerstenau of the First Presbyterian will officiate.

Burial will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery. There will be no visitation.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, the Niles Community Library or Fernwood Inc.

Elizabeth Henderson
1830-October 28, 1913

Niles Daily Sun (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Wednesday, October 29, 1913, page 1, col. 4

A telegram was received by Mrs. Cora Finley Caesar today announcing the death of her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson, a former resident of Niles.

Niles Daily Sun (Niles, Berrien Co., MI), Friday, October 31, 1913, page 1, col. 2

The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson were brought to Niles this afternoon from Kalamazoo and were taken directly to Silver Brook cemetery for interment.