The News-Sentinel 1934
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
The News-Sentinel 1934 Tuesday, January 2, 1934 Wilson ROUDEBUSH, 67, a bachelor, residing at the home of his brother, Harvey [ROUDEBUSH], three miles southeast of Fulton, passed away at 2:45 p.m. Monday. Death resulted from complications which followed a stroke of paralysis suffered three weeks ago. The deceased was well known throughout the southern sections of Fulton county and had been in ill health for some time. William, son of John and Susan ROUDEBUSH was born on a farm in Kosciusko county on September 24th, 1867. Mr. Roudebush had been a resident of Fulton county for practically all of his life and was engaged in the occupation of farming until ill health forced his retirement. Surviving are the brother, Harvey and two nieces, Genevieve [YOUNG] and Annabelle YOUNG of Ft.Wayne. Funeral services in charge of Rev. Franklin ARTHUR will be held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock at the Fulton Baptist Church. Burial will be made in the Metea cemetery. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 1 o’clock from the Christian Church at Argos with the Rev. Paul REISEN and Rev. Cecil CLAYBAUGH in charge for William GORDON, aged 85, who died last Friday evening after a long illness. Burial was made in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Argos. Mr. Gordon had resided on farms in Fulton and Marshall counties all of his life. He was born near Argos on May 30, 1848. At one time he lived near Tiosa. Last winter, because of ill health he moved to Argos to reside. At one time Mr. Gordon was the trustee of Walnut township in Marshall county. Survivors are the widow, who was Eliza SPENCER and whom he married in 1869, three sons, John [GORDON] and Charles [GORDON], Argos and Elery [GORDON], Plymouth; three daughters, Mrs. Blanche EILER, Cicero, and Mrs. Mohler RITTER and Mrs. Myrtle FREED of Detroit, Michigan. Wednesday, January 3, 1934 Charles DRUDGE, aged 64, well known and wealthy Newcastle township farmer died at 6 o’clock last night in the Woodlawn Hospital from cancer and kidney trouble. Death followed an illness of several months duration. Mr. Drudge was taken to the hospital last Saturday but his condition was such that an operation was deemed inadvisable. Mr. Drudge was born on a farm in Newcastle township near where he has resided for the past 50 years. Mr. Drudge lived on Rural Route 2 eight miles northeast of this city. He at one time bought stock and was well known by farmers of the county through this business. He also was interested in a bank at Akron for a number of years. The deceased was the son of Jerry and Emaline DRUDGE. He was born on December 13, 1869. He had lived on farms in Fulton county all of his life except for 18 months, two years ago when he lived in Rochester. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are the widow who was Ella MOORE and whom he married on September 3, 1890, three children Mrs. Ralph LUKENS, Disko, Wilson DRUDGE who resides on a farm in Newcastle township and Mrs. John DAWSON of Akron, a brother Amos DRUDGE of this city and a sister, Mrs. Herman METZLER also of Rochester, an uncle B. E. ZOLMAN, Talma, and an aunt Mrs. Ella DRUDGE of Rochester. The funeral services will be held from the United Brethren Church at Athens at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. T. J. STOVALL pastor of the Methodist Church in charge. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope Cemetery at Athens. The cortege will leave the Drudge home for the church at 1 p.m. Friends in this city received word today of the death of Arthur GOSS, aged 49, a former resident of this city which occurred at his home in Carbondale, Ill., last night. The message stated that death was due to a heart attack. Mr. Goss’ mother Mrs. Martha SEYMOUR is now visiting at the home of her brother Byron GOSS and other relatives of the deceased were out of the city today so little could be learned about the life of Mr. Goss. At the time of his death he was the field representative for the Chevrolet Motor Company at Carbondale. He was graduated from the Rochester High School. After graduation he learned pharmacy under the late Alex RUH. Later he was engaged in the insurance business and was the field representative for large companies in the Northern and eastern states. Survivors are the mother, widow and two step-children. It is not known as to whether the body will be returned here for burial or not. Thursday, January 4, 1934 Funeral services for William James SISSEL, aged 75, a former resident of Argos, who died at Valparaiso Monday night will be held from the Umbaugh funeral parlor at Argos at 2 p.m. Friday. Rev. Paul RISEN will be in charge. Burial will be made in the Maple Grove cemetery. Mr. Sissel was born at Wege, Ohio on Nov. 19, 1858, the son of John and Sarah SISSEL. His parents moved to Argos when he was six years of age. Later they moved to a farm four miles south of Argos. Mr. Sissel resided near Argos all of his life until six years ago when he moved to Valparaiso. He was a lawyer. Survivors are his widow who was Dora FOLKER, a son Elda [SISSEL[, of Argos, a daughter, Mrs. Goldie BARTHOLOMEW, Valparaiso, a sister, Mrs. Frank FISHER, Vandalia, Mich., and two half-brothers, Charles SISSEL, Argos, and Calvin SISSEL, of Vandalia, Mich. Rochester friends just recently received word of the death of Miss Mary NICHOLAS, which occurred in the Irene Byron Sanitarium, Ft. Wayne, on December 6th. Miss Nicholas was buried at Louisville, Ky. The deceased who was a mute, was a resident of this city for several years, making her home with Mrs. Effie BRACKETT and Mrs. STERNER. Friday, January 5, 1934 Mrs. Clara LOUDEN, aged 69, who resides on a farm one mile south of Lake Maxinkuckee, died this morning at 10 o’clock. Her husband is Marion LOUDEN. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday from the home followed by her burial in the Oak Hill cemetery at Plymouth. Saturday, January 6, 1934 Mrs. Irene BROWN, aged 74, died at her home 413 East Fourteenth Street at 7:45 o’clock Friday evening from a cerebral hemorrhage. Mrs. Brown had been in ill health for the past four months and bedfast for the past two weeks. The deceased was born in Cass county near Logansport on September 30, 1859 the daughter of Alexander and Martha CHAMP. She had been a resident of this city for the past twenty years moving here from Logansport. The deceased was married to George E. BROWN of this city in Rochester on April 2, 1890. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Christian Church at Spring Creek. Survivors are two sisters, Mrs. Frank BROWN who resides on a farm east of the city and Miss Addie CHAMP who made her home with Mrs. Brown, a grandson, Loren BROWN of this city. A daughter Mrs. Delph HAYES preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held from the Christian Church here at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon with the Rev. John WALLENBERG in charge. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Friends in this city received word yesterday of the death of Jack Francis WHITE, age 60, a former resident of this city who died at Miami Beach, Florida Thursday night following a stroke of paralysis . Mr. White for many years spent the summers in a cottage on the east side of Lake Manitou. He had a large circle of friends in this city. Mr. White who was an actor first came to this city as a member of the HOLDEN COMEDY COMPANY, a theatrical company owned by the late Charles HOLDEN. He toured the country for many years with the Holdens. Later Mr. White with his wife who was Bernice HOWARD whom he met while a member of the Holden company filled a long vaudeville engagement in a skit which was entitled “Twin Beds.” He also engaged in the real estate business in Florida during the land boom in that state. Mr. White was a member of the Rochester Masonic Lodge. At the request of the local lodge the Ocean Bay Masonic Lodge of Miami Beach conducted a Masonic funeral for Mr. White this afternoon at Miami Beach. It is probable that the body will be returned here for burial. Mr. White’s mother is interred in the mausoleum here. Survivors are the widow, a daughter and several brothers and sisters. Monday, January 8, 1934 Mrs. Mattie CONDON, the wife of H. C. CONDON, local agent for the Nickel Plate R.R. Co., died Sunday morning at three o’clock at the Mayo Hospital in Rochester, Minn. Mrs. Condon was a victim of diabetes and other complications, having been in ill health for the past several months. Her daughter, Mrs. Frankie Kent, of this city was with her at the time of her demise. Mrs. Condon had been a resident of this city throughout her entire life and had a wide acquaintance of friends throughout the city and county. Mattie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry WISE was born at Hambert, South Carolina on Aug. 5th, 1867. Mrs. Condon was the last of a family of seven children. On November 9th, 1883, she was united in marriage to H.