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1936 Thursday, January 2, 1936 Alice Margaret [HARRISON] RANS, aged 80 years, three months and three days, passed away at her home in Grass Creek, Ind., on Monday afternoon. Death resulted from a complication of diseases following an illness of several months duration. Mrs. Rans, who was born in England had been a resident of the Grass Creek community since childhood and had a host of friends throughout that section of the county. The deceased who was the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth HARRISON, was a member of the Grass Creek Adventist church. Her husband preceded in death a number of years ago. The survivors are a son, Bert RANS, of Calgary, Canada; a daughter, Mrs. Reese ARLINS, of Lakota, N.D.; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth NEWBY, of Logansport; Mrs. Agnes HENDRICKSON of Kewanna, and three brothers, William HARRISON, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Richard HARRISON, of Berrien Springs, Mich.; and James HARRISON, of Tacoma, Wash. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10:30 at the Grass Creek United Brethren Church. Rev. Tom HOBARD, of Indianapolis, will officiate. Burial will be made in the Grass Creek cemetery. Perry BENN, aged 88, a resident of the Athens community for over a quarter of a century, died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Otto MILLER in Bunker Hill. Death followed a stroke of paralysis which he suffered several weeks ago. The deceased lived on a farm two and half miles north of Athens for many years. He went to make his home with his daughter four years ago. Survivors are the three sons and three daughters, all of whom live in Logansport and Bunker Hill. The funeral services will be held from the Saints Church at Athens at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. H. M. RIGGLE in charge. Interment will be in the Mt. Hope cemetery at Athens. Henry BATZ, aged 87, a life long resident of Fulton county, died this morning at the home of his son Isaac BATZ, who resides on a farm ten miles northeast of this city. Death followed an illness of several months. The deceased was born on January 4, 1848, and was the son of Reuben and Ann (MOYER) BATZ. For many years he resided on a farm in Newcastle township. He retired twenty years ago. Mr. Batz made his home in this city with his son during the time that Mr. Batz served as Fulton county treasurer. His wife Malinda BATZ, preceded him in death a number of years ago. Survivors are the son and two grandchildren Carl BATZ and Miss Mildred BATZ, both of Chicago. The funeral services will be held from the Talma Christian Church at 2 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. A. N. THOMAS, pastor of the Christian Church at Argos in charge. Burial will be made in the Reichter Cemetery. Frank GRIEBEL, aged 75, died at his home on West Thirteenth Street at 7 o’clock Thursday mo rning. Death was due to double pneumonia. He had been ill since Thursday. The deceased was born near Burlington, Wis., on February 24, 1861, the son of Philip and Adolphina GRIEBEL. He was a farmer and had lived in this city for the past eleven years. Little could be learned about his early life. Survivors are the widow, and a son, Edward [GRIEBEL], who reside in this city. Mr. Griebel has several other children by a prior marriage who live in Burlington, Wis. The body has been sent to Burlington, Wis., where funeral services will be held Friday morning. Miss Ethel Joe MARTIN, aged 53, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah MARTIN in this city at 6 o’clock this morning. Death followed an illness of six months. The deceased was born in Fulton county on February 22, 1883 the daughter of James P. and Sarah MARTIN. She was employed as a clerk in the office of the I.H.B.R.R. at Gibson for twenty-three years and was forced to retire six months ago because of ill health. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are the mother, three borhters, Charles [MARTIN] and Cloyd [MARTIN] at home, and Floyd [MARTIN], Gainsville, Fla., and an aunt, Mrs. Minta HOLEMAN, of this city. The funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday from the Val Zimmerman Funeral Apartment with the Rev. B. G. FIELD in charge. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows cemetery. Peru, Ind., Jan. 2. -- Homer FENTERS, 56, former county sheriff, veteran of two wars and widely known Republican politician, died Tusday of a complication of abdominal ailments at the U. S. veterans hospital in Lafayette, where he had been undergoing treatment for several weeks. He had been in failing health for the past two years, but his death came as a distinct shock in Peru, as it was not generally realized that his condition was critical. His wife, Maude FENTERS, whom he met and married in California while a soldier during the Spanish-American war, was with him when he died. Death came about 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. It was learned later that his condition had become critical about two weeks ago. Born at Deedsville Oct. 5, 1879, Mr. Fenters resided in the Deedsville and Macy communities during his childhood and early manhood. Enlisting in 1898, when 19 years old, he served throughout the Spanish-American war, seeing much action and being once wounded. Following the close of the war, Mr. Fenters returned with his wife to Miami county and purchased a farm near Macy. They resided there for some time, and then he purchased a livery stable at the corner of Second and Miami streets here, operating it until his election to the office of sheriff in 1918. Serving two terms, from 1918 to 1921, the deceased established a record of strict law- enforcement and conscientious adherence to duty. Previous to his election he had enlisted for service in the World war, but got no further than Ft. Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, whence he was given an honorable discharge because of an injury. After completing his second term as sheriff Mr. Fenters entered the service of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway, serving as night ticket agent in the local passenger station for about seven years. Recently he had served as yard clerk until ill health forced his retirement. His record as a soldier gained him membership in the United Spanish War Veterans, The American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He had served several times as commander of Edgar Ridenour Camp, U.S.W.V., and had held practically every office in the post. He was general chairman of a committee which last summer staged the state encampment of the Spanish-American veterans here. His death is the third in the Fenters family within a short space of time, two brothers, Frank FENTERS, of Macy, and Clarence FENTERS, of Marion, having died within the past two years. Survivors besides the widow are two brothers, Hugh FENTERS, of Macy, and Charles FENTERS, who is a guard in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. The deceased had no children. Funeral services for Mr. Fenters will be conducted from the First Christian Church at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Macy Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was a member, will be in charge of the services, and the Rev. K. E. THORNE, pastor of the church, will deliver the sermon. Interment will be in Mt. Hope cemetery and burial services will be conducted by the Spanish-American War veteans, and members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Friday, January 3, 1936 Sylvanus OVERMYER, aged 81, for many years a farmer in Richland township, died at 6 o’clock Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Effie ALTIDE, 217 William street, Plymouth. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis. The deceased had been in ill health for ten months and bedfast for eight months. Mr. Overmyer was born in Ohio on October 3, 1854. His parents were Harrison and Fanny OVERMYER. When he was a young man he moved from Ohio to Richland township where he followed the occupation of farming. Later he resided in Argos and then in Plymouth. His wife, who was Mary SICKMAN, preceded him in death. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. ALTIDE and Mrs. Mary ANDERSON, Santa Monica, Calif., and a step-son, Raymond McMILLEN of Argos. The body was taken to the Umbaugh Funeral Home in Argos where it will remain until 2 p.m. Sunday when it will be moved to the home of Mrs. Altide in Plymouth. The funeral services will be held from the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Plymouth at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. C. C. DECKER officiating. Burial will be made in the cemetery at Richand Center. Bert DUDGEON today received a call from Mrs. Georgia PENFIELD, Dayton, Ohio, telling of the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Cary DUDGEON which occurred in Dayton at 1 o’clock this morning. The deceased formerly lived in this city. The funeral services will be held in Dayton Monday. Charles WALKER, aged 67, a former resident of this city, died Tuesday in a hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, friends in this city have been advised. Death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Lucy KISTLER. The body will be returned here for burial. Saturday, January 4, 1936 Friends in this city have received word of the death of George CASE, aged 57, which occurred at his home in Logansport Friday night after a long illness.

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