The News-Sentinel 1946 Wednesday, January 2, 1946 William F. Martin Local relatives have received word of the death of William Floyd MARTIN, 54, who passed away Monday at his home in Anderson, Indiana. Martin resided in Rochester for a period of two or three years, leaving this city for Anderson about two years ago. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Matilda MARTIN, of Alabama, a brother, and two nephews. Funeral services were held this afternoon at Anderson and interment was made in a cemetery there. Carrie Taylor Deck Mrs. Carrie TAYLOR DECK, 80, a resident of the western section of the county for the past 60 years died this morning at her home in Delong following a long illness. She was a victim of complications. Born in Jennings county, Indiana, Oct. 1, 1865, she was the daughter of Jacob H. and Mary TAYLOR. She came to Fulton county and established a home following her marriage to John DECK at Lucerne, Indiana, on Aug. 29, 1885. During her active years she was a devout member of the Delong Methodist church. Last August 29, she and her husband celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with members of the family and a host of friends. Surviving are the hsband, three sons, Lawrence [DECK] of Logansport, Bert [DECK] of South Bend, and Floyd [DECK] of Culver; five daughers, Mrs. [Letcher] ROBINSON, Delong; Mrs. Lee ROBINSON, Logansport; Mrs. Leroy HODGE, South Bend; Mrs. Lawrence HOUGHTON, Culver; Mrs. Ed. OVERMYER, South Bend; 22 grandchildren and 26 great- grandchildren. Two children preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held from the residence in Delong on Friday afternoon at 2:30 with the Rev. H. L. ADAMS of Hobart, officiating. Burial will be made in the Leiters Ford IOOF cemetery. Clarence Arthur Drudge Final rites for Clarence Arthur DRUDGE, 62, who passed away Monday afternoon at his home north of this city, will be held from the Rochester U. B. Church, Thursday afternoon at two o’clock with the Rev. David Livengood officiating. Burial will be made in Rochester IOOF cemetery. Clarence, son of William and Mary DRUDGE was born near Disko in Fulton county on Aug. 24, 1883, and in a ceremony performed at Tiosa on Nov. 17, 1903 he was united in marriage with Chloe FEAR. His entire life has been spent as a citizen of Fulton county, where he engaged in farming. Surviving are his wife, four sons, Dean [DRUDGE] and Robert [DRUDGE], Rochester; Dale [DRUDGE] at home; Richard [DRUDGE], Akron; six daughters, Mrs. Fern KNICKLEBINE, Mrs. Beulah STRUKEL and Mrs. Olive BRANDT, all of Rochester; Mrs. Cleo MEINERT, Silver Lake; Mrs. Opal WELTON and Mrs. Ruth KILMER, South Bend. The body was rmoved from the Foster funeral home to the late residence this afternoon. Edgar Herrell Another Fulton county youth who gave his all in the service of his country was Pfc. Edgar HERRELL, son of Mr. and Mrs. Loyd D. HERRELL, route 1, Rochester. Edgar died of diphteria April 13th, 1945, while serving with Gen. Patton’s Third army in Germany. Edgar was buried in the United States military cemetery at Butzback, Germany. Edgar HERRELL, was born May 31, 1920 at Miami, Deercreek township, Miami county, Ind., and moved to Fulton county with his parents when but six years of age. He first entered school at Talma and later the Herrells moved to the Reiter community where Edgar entered school where he graduated from the grade school and later attended the Rochester High School. Upon completing his high school course he engaged in farming until 1942 when he went to Vancouver, Wash., where he was employed by the Kaiser shipbuilding yards until August 1944. Edgar helped build a ship which Eleanor Roosevelt christened and was present at the ceremony. He entered the service on November 22nd, 1944 and was in action overseas with the 10th Infantry in Patton’s Third army all the way through the final phases of the campaign in Germany. Pfc. Herrell received his basic training at Camp Croft, S.C. Earl’s [sic] chief hobbies were hunting, fishing and swimming and during his school years he made many friends among the younger folk throughout the county. Surviving are his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Raymond BOWERS, of Rochester; Raymond HERRELL, of Rochester; Mrs. William TRIPALDI, of New York City, Pfc. Loyd D. HERRELL, Jr., of Tokyo, Japan, who is serving with Gen. MacArthur’s gtuards and Kenneth Franklin HERRELL at home. Alice Mae Leiter Final rites for Alice Mae LEITER, 66, will be held from the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home at 2:30 Thursday afternoon with the Rev. F. R. BRIGGS of the Grace Methodist church officiating. Interment will be made in Rochester IOOF cemetery. Alice Mae, daughter of the late William J. and Elizabeth Ann (HICKMAN) LEITER, was born in this city, Nov. 30, 1879. She passed away early Tuesday morning at the residence, 715 Pontiac Street, following a brief illness. Death followed a heart ailment. The deceased was a lifelong resident of Rochester. For the past several years she held charge of the office affairs of the Erie Elevator, of which she was a part owner. She was a devout member of the Grace Methodist church in which she was always active. She belonged also to the Daughers of Rebecca and the Victoria Reading circle in this city. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Jennie GREENSTREET, Lewisville, Ind., and Miss Della LEITER, this city; two brothers, Charles [LEITER] of Oakland, Calif., and Fred [LEITER] of Rochester; two nephews; three nieces, two great-nieces, and one great-nephew. The body will lie in state at the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home until the hour of the service. Maurice L. Yuster Arthur WILE of this city has been apprised of the death of his brother-in-law, Maurice L. YUSTER, which occurred Tuesday evening at 6:30 in a Columbus, Ohio hospital. Mr. Yuster had been in ill health for the past few months from a heart ailment. At the time of his death he was engaged in the insurance business in Columbus and was well-known throughout that section of Ohio. The Yusters reside at 649 East Town street, Columbus. Mr. Yuster was born in France about 70 years ago and was united in marriage to Miss Blanche WILE, daughter of Meyer and Amelia WILE of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Yuster resided in Rochester a short time after their marriage and then removed to Ohio. Survivors are his wife; two daughers, Mrs. Josephine JACOBS and Mrs. Georgiana LAKIN, both of Culumbus and a grandchild, Laurie JACOBS. Regular funeral services will be conducted at the home in Columbus on Thursday afternoon and the funeral cortege will then entrain for Rochester where brief prayer services will be held in the Rochester Mausoleum Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend these services. Samuel Baker Funeral services for Samuel BAKER, who succumbed to a heart attack at the north steps of the courthouse Monday forenoon, were held at the Foster chapel at 2 o’clock this afternoon with the Rev. B. J. THOMAS of the Trinity Evangelical church in charge. Burial was made in Rochester Odd Fellows cemetery. Thursday, January 3, 1946 M. L. Yuster Brief prayer services for Maurice L. YUSTER, who passed away at Columbus, Ohio Tuesday evening will be held Friday afternoon 2:30 o’clock at the Rochester Mausoleum. Mr. Yuster, former resident of this city, was the son-in-law of the late Meyer and Amelia WILE. Rev. Frank BRIGGS, pastor of the Methodist church, will be in charge of the rites. Friday, January 4, 1946 Infant Bryant Final rites were held this afternoon for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Audra R. BRYANT. The child expired fourteen hours after birth on Jan. 3. Surviving are the parents, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin WAGONER, four great-grandparents, one cousin and several uncles and aunts. Anna Mae Coffing Brooding over ill health which she had suffered since last October Miss Anna Mae COFFING, 29, committed suicide some time during Thursday afternoon by firing a shotgun charge through her head, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph COFFING, two and a half miles southwest of Macy. The body was found by the victim’s brother, Winston, upon his return home from school. Mr. and Mrs. Coffing were at the home of a neighbor assisting in butchering at the time the deed was committed. Miss Coffing suffered a nervous breakdown early in October and took a leave of absence from her position as school teacher in the Frankfort, Ind., schools on November 16th, in the hopes of recovering her health. She had taught in the Frankfort schools for the past five years and prior to that was a teacher in the Macy schools for three years. Miss Coffing was born April 17th, 1916 in Union Township, Miami county, near Macy; the daughter of Ralph and Gladys (CLEMENS) COFFING. She was a member of the Macy Christian church and had a legion of friends throughout both Macy and Frankfort, Ind. Surviving are her parents, a sister, Mrs. Ruth BURKE, of Monticello, and a brother, Winston [COFFING], at home. She is a granddaugher of the late “Joff” COFFING, of Macy. Funeral services will be held two o’clock Sunday at the Macy Christian church with the Rev. W. SHEWMAN officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery. The body was removed from the Kline funeral home, Denver, to the Coffing residence today, where friends of the family may call.