The News-Sentinel 1937 Saturday, January 2, 1937 Ayrton HOWARD, of this city today received word from his brother George [HOWARD], of Chicago, that Ray McDERMOTT who has been ill with pneumonia in an Evanston hospital passed away at 8:30 o’clock Saturday morning. Mr. McDermott was the pianist and director of the KINGS JESTERS, a nationally renown group of radio entertainers. The deceased had often visited this city and for a couple of seasons was with the Murray HORTON orchestra at the COLONIAL HOTEL and GARDENS. Mr. McDermott is survived by his widow. His home was in Cincinnati, Ohio. Joann [BUSSERT], eleven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester BUSSERT, South Bend, died at her home on December 31. Death was due to pneumonia and followed an illness of one week. Burial will be made in a cemetery in Mishawaka Sunday. The parents formerly resided at Tiosa. Mrs. Ed VAWTERS and Mrs. Bert VAWTERS received word today of the death of their brother, Salem E. HOSTEDLER, aged 63, a former resident of this city which occurred at his home in Chicago early this morning. Death was due to pneumonia. The funeral services will be held in Chicago Sunday. Monday, January 4, 1937 Milton CLABAUGH, aged 82, retired carpenter, who had lived in Fulton for over 50 years, died at his home there at 3:25 o’clock Sunday morning after an illness of two weeks due to complications. The deceased was born in the state of Maryland on April 28, 1854. Prior to moving to Fulton Mr. Clabaugh resided in Elwood and Peru. His wife, who was Anna TUTTLE, died one year ago. The deceased was a member of the Baptist church in Fulton. Surviving are two sons, Elmer [CLABAUGH], of Fulton and Francis [CLABAUGH] of Chicago; a daughter, Mrs. Estella NICHOLS, of Peru, and seven grandchildren. Funeral serviced will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the Fulton Baptist church with Rev. Franklin ARTHUR officiating. Burial will be made in the Fulton cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Norman STONER have received word from their son Lieut. Howard STONER, U. S. N., that his mother-in-law, Mrs. Thomas WITHERS, wife of Capt. WITHERS, U. S. N., died at her home in New London, Conn., Saturday evening. Mrs. Withers had been ill for several years. Capt. Withers is commander of the submarine base at New London. Funeral services for the late Joseph WARREN, aged 75, who died at his home in Mentone Friday were held from the Methodist Church in Mentone Sunday followed by interment there. Mr. Warren who was a retired farmer, died following a heart attack. Survivors are three daughters and a son. Funeral services for Salem HOSTEDLER, aged 63, former resident of this city, who died Saturday in Chicago from pneumonia will be held from the Methodist church in Hammond at 2 p.m. Tuesday followed by interment in Hammond. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. Bert VAWTERS and Mrs. Ed VAWTERS of this city. Tuesday, January 5, 1937 Rev. August A. GEIST, 88, Urbana, retired minister of the Evangelical Church, who at one time was the pastor of the local church and also the ones at Fulton and Akron, died Monday morning in the Wabash County Hospital at Wabash from pneumonia and complications due to the infirmities of age. Rev. Geist was one of the few remaining Civil War veterans in Wabash county. Born in Harlan, N.Y., on November 15, 1848, he was the youngest of four children, two brothers, Charles [GEIST] and Edmund [GEIST] and one sister, Amelia [GEIST], born in Germany. His father and mother died during his early life and the children were placed in an orphanage at Ranals Island, where the deceased remained until he was ten years of age. At that time he was sent to Danville, Illinois, and taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Reason HOOTEN, where he lived until 1864, when he enlisted in the army and served faithfully until the end of the Civil War when he was honorably discharged. He was converted and united with the Evangelical church in 1865 and was given license to preach at the Elkhart Conference in 1872. During his ministry he held pastorates in Benton, Bremen, Fulton, Waterloo, Elkhart, Noblesville, Huntington, North Webster, Edgerton, New Paris, Nappanee, Urbana, Van Wert, Mishawaka, Rochester, Logansport, Akron, Phillipsburg, Hicksville and Atlanta. He served as pastor in Urbana at two different times, having been called back. He also served as presiding Elder Conference treasurer, trustee, vice-president of Conference and delegate to the General Conference. He was married to Mary Elizabeth OUTTEN at Waterloo, in 1876 and enjoyed her companionship 45 years. Six children were born to this union, two surviving him. The deceased are Misses Lulu [GEIST] and Hattie GEIST, Mrs. Ruth SPEICHER and the Rev. Charles GEIST. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Nellie BOLES, of Portland, Oregon, a son, Gus GEIST of Urbana, eight grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. On September 2, 1926, he was married to Mrs. Adella SCOTT of Berrien Co., Michigan. She also preceded him in death four years ago. Since that time he has resided with his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.Gus GEIST of Urbana. Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Grace Evangelical church in Urbana with Rev. Lloyd MAURER of Urbana, and the Rev. R. W. LOOSE, of Wabash, officiating. Final rites for Mrs. Oliver [I.] [Nora V.] MICKEY, aged 68, who succumbed Friday at her home near Bremen following an illness of three months were conducted at her home Monday morning followed by burial in the cemetery at Mentone. Mrs. Mickey is a former resident of the Talma community. She is survived by her husband, three sons and two daughters. Thursday, January 7, 1937 James J. BEAM, aged 79, who made his home with his son James BEAM, Jr., on a farm four miles southeast of Argos, died at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Death was due to a stroke of paralysis which he suffered one week ago. The deceased had been in ill health for several years. Mr. Beam was born near Columbus, Ohio, on June 27, 1857, and had been a resident of Indiana for 44 years and of the Argos community for a quarter of a century. Mr. Beam followed the occupation of farming until his health became such that he could not longer follow that occupation. He had been twice married, both wives preceding him in death. His second wife was Manora GARVERICK. Mr. Beam was a member of the Brethren church at Nappanee. Survivors are six sons, James [BEAM] and Edward [BEAM] of Argos; Clarence [BEAM], Shauck, Ohio; Jasper [BEAM] and Charles [BEAM], Tony, Wisconsin, and Willard [BEAM] of Flora; and four daughters, Mrs. Cleo PLETCHER and Mrs. Alice LaTERNER, Argos; Mrs. Lilly MISHER, Lansing, Mich., and Mrs. Molly LUKE, Lakeville. A daughter, Elsie [BEAM], died several years ago. The funeral services will be held from the Umbaugh Funeral Home in Argos at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon. Interment will be made in the Burton cemetery at Nappanee. Friday, January 8, 1937 George O. SINGER, 35, of Pittsburgh, Pa., who is a son-in-law of Frank TEETER, of Akron, passed away Thursday following an illness of but a few days. Death was attributed to pneumonia. The deceased, who was born in Wisconsin, was married to Miss Esther TEETER, three years ago, the ceremony being pronounced in Rochester, N.Y. Mr. Singer was engaged in life insurance business at the time of his demise. The survivors are his wife, two small sons, a sister and brother in Wisconsin and a brother who resides in Logansport, Ind. The body will be brought to the Moyer Funeral Home in Akron, where on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. the funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. J. F. STEVENSON. Interment will be made in the Akron I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home from Saturday 4:30 p.m., until the hour of the funeral. Funeral services were held this afternoon from the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. George ICE, 709 East Tenth Street, for George ICE, Jr., aged one day, who died yesterday in the Woodlawn Hospital. Survivors are the parents and step-brother, Claude [ICE]. The services were in charge of Rev. Harold SPENCER, Mishawaka. Burial was made in the Citizens Cemetery. Saturday, January 9, 1937 Mrs. Gus SHOTT and Mr. and Mrs. Russell MURPHY have returned from North Judson where they attended the funeral of Herbert SHOTT, aged 26, a relative who was killed by a Pennsylvania railroad train at North Judson Tuesday. Shott’s car was carried 75 feet by the train. His body was badly mangled. The deceased was one of 11 children and the son of Henry and Martha SHOTT. Mrs. Fred RUH attended the funeral in Indianapolis Friday of Rufus SWAIN who died Wednesday. The deceased was the father of Mrs. Donald RUH. George STUBER, 77, well known timber buyer, died at his home three miles west of Twelve Mile Friday afternoon. He had been in ill health for more than a year. Born in Noblesville, Ind., Nov. 6, 1859, the son of John and Ann Marie NOBLE STUBER, he had resided in the Twelve Mile community many years. Surviving are the widow, three sons, Fred [STUBER], Jess [STUBER] and Jack [STUBER]; a daughter, Mrs. Mary BENEDICT, all of the Twelve Mile community; a step-daughter, Mrs. Roxie MARSHALL of Arizona; a sister, Mrs.