The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 March 1979 — Page 2

MARCH 29. 1979 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWS

TOW T OBITUARIES DARTHA A. BLACKFORD Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday for Mrs. Dartha A. Blackford. 65. a resident of LaPorte until moving to Douglas. Michigan, seven months ago. who passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Wendesday in Birchwood Manor Nursing Home. Holland. Michigan, following an extended illness. Services were held at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home. Walkerton, with Rev. John Pzarik. pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church. LaPaz. officiating. Burial w as in Woodlaw n Cemetery. Walkerton. She was born on April 18. 1913. in Grass Creek. Indiana, and lived most of her life in LaPorte. She married Dari Blackford on January 25. 1952. who survives, along with three daughters. Mrs. Phyllis Frazier and Mrs. Kathleen Pugsley, both of Walkerton, and Mrs. Delores Watson, of Valparaiso: 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grand-children; five sisters. Mrs. Mildred Hoffman, of Winamac. Mrs. Wanda Canada and Mrs. Shirley Maxwell. both of Logansport. Mrs. Margaret Mahoney, of LaPorte. and Mrs. Helen Killips, of Racine. Wisconsin; and six brothers. Glenn Fry. of Goshen. Earl and Omer Fry, both of Walkerton.

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Darrell Fry. of Texas, Harly Fry. of ' Tennessee and Boyd Fry. of South < Bend. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of LaPorte. Memorial contributions may be made to I the Odd Fellows Home, Greensburg. Indiana. GEORGE V. PEARISH , Services for George V. Pearish. । 68. route 2. Culver, formerly of i Walkerton, who passed away at 2:10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21. at his home after a nine month illness, were at 1:00 p.m.. C.S.T., । at the Rannclls Funeral Home. , Koontz Lake Chapel, with Ernest Giant. S.C., officiating. Burial was in Woodlawn Cenctery. Walkerton. He was born on May 28. 1910. in Walkerton. He married Flossie Harness, in Hamlet, on January 12. 1928. who survives along with a son. George I. Pearish. Route 7, Plymouth; one grandson; six sisters. Mrs. Alma Naragon. Buchanan. Michigan. Mrs. Mae Decker. LaPorte. Mrs. Ruby Bloxson, of Illinois. Mrs. Lois McComb, of Ohio. Mrs. Patricia Skinner, of California, and Miss Dorothy Pearish, Wabash; and three brothers. John and Clyde, both of San Antonio. Texas, and Lowell (Tony), of Logansport. He operated the Goerge and Flossie Service Station in Walkerton for 22 years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1900 of Plymouth. MRS. ORA DAVENPORT

Mrs. Ora F. Davenport. 80. Route 1, Plymouth, died at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday. March 21. at Parkview Hospital. Plymouth, after an extended illness. She was born to George and Demmis (Dolph) Halt on September 22. 1898, in North Township. She married Foster Davenport on January 4. 1916. in LaPaz She was a lifetime resident of Marshall County and a rpember of the First Brethren Church. Teegarden. Surviving are her husband; two sons. Don L. Davenport and Foster Lee Davenport, both of Plymouth; two daughters. Mrs. Doris E. (Kenneth) Patterson and Mrs. Imagene (Leon) McKesson, both of Walkerton; II grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Albert Halt, Ashtabula. Ohio, and Fred Halt, of California; and two sisters. Mrs. Alton Carothers and Mrs. Helen Seltcnright, both of Plymouth. Services were at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home. Plymouth with Reverend James Gilmer, pastor of the First Brethren Church. Teegarden, officiating. Burial was in the New Oak Hill Cemetery. Plymouth. SCHOOL MENU St. Patrick School APRIL 2 - 6 MONDAY Goulash Green beans Biscuit with butter Taster's choice Applesauce Milk TUESDAY Chili mac Crackers Tossed salad Strawberry fluff Milk WEDNESDAY Chicken salad sandwich Tater tots Radishes Cookie Fruited jello Milk

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