The Independent-News, Volume 107, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 December 1981 — Page 6

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - DECEMBER 3. 1961

Car-Truck Accident Takes One Life Sunday Morning Eugene Steuart. 2 7 . of 406 Nursery Street. Plymouth, was killed earlv on Sunday morning. November 29, when the auto he was driving hit head-on with a semitractor trailer two miles east of Walkerton on U. S. 6. The semi was driven by Lowell Nelson, of Milwaukee. Stewart was pronounced dead at the scene by Marshall County Coroner. Dean Byers. The Stewart auto was westbound at the time of the accident and the truck was eastbound. Stewart's wife of three months. Sands. 22. was rushed to Memorial Hospital. South Bend, with a fractured jaw and contusions to her head and hands. She was listed in fair condition on Monday. Another passenger was Robert Hopkins, 24. of Culver, who suffered multiple cuts and was treated and released. The truck driver complained of pain in his forehead and right elbow . but refused treatment. The Stewart auto was a total loss and Nelson's truck received between SIO.OOO and 525.000 damges. according to the police. Stewart was born on July 26. 1954. to Eugene and Naomi Stewart. He married Sandra Kessinger on August 29. 1981. in Bremen. He was a Charleston. West Virginia native but a Plymouth resident for

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most of his life. He was a member of the UAW 7 48. Plymouth Moose Lodge 741 and was a U. S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife and parents; six sisters. Mrs. Raymond (Pat) Harness. Mrs. Raymond (Grace) Hummel, Mrs. Dennis (Betty) Pflugshaut and Candy Stewart, all of Plymouth, and Mrs Guv (Mary) Back. Walkerton, and Mrs. David (Diana) Kiser. Teegarden; and four brothers. James. Carl and Wayne, of Plymouth, and Arthur, of Utah. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2. at the Johnson Funeral Home. Plymouth, with Rev. Stephen Binion, pastor of the Pentecostal Church. Walkerton. officiating. Burial was in New Oak Hill Cemetery. Plymouth.

OBITUARIES

MYRTLE BARNEY Myrtle Barney. 91. of Miller's Merry Manor. Walkerton, passed away at 8:50 p.m. on Sunday. November 29, at the LaPorte Hospi tai. after a two year illness. She was born on April 1, 1890. to John and Fieella (Ditto) Replogle. She married Ora Barney on March 26. 190 7 . who preceded her in death on February 26. 1926. Surviving are four daughter. Mrs. Fern Harder, of LaPorte. Mrs. Mildred Fowler, of Fish Lake. Mrs. Phyllis Rupert. Plymouth, and Mrs. Neva Hostetler. Walker-

ton; 13 grandchildren; 3" greatgrandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. December 2. at the Haverstock Funeral Home. LaPorte, with Rev. Lloyd George, pastor of the Kixmtz Lake Missionary Church, officiating. Burial was in Kingsbury Cemetery. She was a member of the Friends Church. Kingsbury. MRS. LILLIAN M. GADDIS Mrs. Lillian M. Gaddis. 71. of 603 Adams Street. Walkerton, passed away at 9:15 a m. on Saturday. November 28, at the LaPorte Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born on August 14. 1910, in Beedeville. Arkansas, and she had lived here 31 years coming from McCrory. Arkansas. She married Hutty Lee Gaddis on March 31. 1929, in McCrory. Arkansas, who survives. Surviving along with her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Duane (Shirley) Drake, of Plymouth. and Mrs. Patricia Burlingham. of Coloma, Michigan; two sons, Hubert L., of Walkerton, and Jerry D.. of Bremen; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild; six sisters, Mrs. Lucille Myrick, of Auburn. Washington, Mrs. Birdie Williams, of Hickory Ridge. Arkansas. Mrs. Mildred Kelley, of McCrory. Arkansas. Mrs. Rotha Ball, of Rochelle. Illinois. Mrs. Dorothy Crum, of Searcy. Arkansas and Mrs. Trudie Ball, of Flint, Michigan; and two brothers, Eugene Breckenridge, of Visalia, California. and Warren D. Breckenridge. of Wenatchee. Washington. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Nus-baum-Elkin Funeral Home. Walkerton. with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Walkerton. She was a member of the South Bend Church of Christ. ELMER HARTKE Services for Elmer L. Hartke, 79. of 53090 N. Twyckenham. South Bend, formerly of Walkerton and Michigan City, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. November 27. in Memorial Hospital. South Bend, after a short illness, were held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Hum-mer-White Mortuary, with Rev. Paul H. Frankenfeld. pastor of St. John's United Church of Christ, offiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Michigan City. He was born on October 29. 1902. in Michigan City and had lived there most of his life. He married the former Margaret Schudorick. who preceded him in death. Surviving are three daughters. Lois Stradtner, South Bend. Janet Menges. Michigan City, and Jane Kuzdzal. Grand Rapids, Michigan; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister. Clara Powers. New Carlisle. He was a retired Michigan City firefighter. He was a member of the Moose Lodge 980; the Kixmtz Lake Lions Club and American Turners, of South Bend. H. WARD SELLERS H Ward SW*er». 75. of 3523 9th * BomMv-jWcsed My. <. 5:30 p.m. on Monday. November 23. at his home after being in failing health since 1972. He was born on April 6. 1906. at Bourbon, to Charles and Almira Symore Sellers and was a lifetime Bourbon resident. He married Dorothy Hall on August 21. 1929, who survives. He was a retired farmer and had been a dairy farmer for 42 years. He was a member of the Mount Pleasant Church of the Brethren and the Bourbon Township Farm Bureau. Surviving along with his wife are two daughters. Mrs. Marilyn Bules. Bremen, and Mrs Evelyn (lark. North Liberty; one son. Lester Sellers. Bourbon; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchild-ren; three brothers. Willard. Bourbon. Wavne, Plymouth, and Paul,

Sweetser. Services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday at Mount Pleasant Church of the Brethren with Rev. Dean Kagaris officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. MRS. NELLIE A. REAKER Mrs. Nellie A. Reakcr, 85. a resident of Kingston Nursing Home, Plymouth, and a former Bremen resident, passed away at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday. November 25. at the nursing home after a lenghty illness. She was born on September 20. 1896. at Bremen, to John F. and Cora (Williams) Davis. She married Carl H. Reaker on January 21. 1914. in Bremen, who preceded her in death on July 19, 1956. Surviving are a daughter. Erma (Mrs. Charles) King. LaPaz; four sons, Earl. Walkerton. George. Bremen. Everett. Nappanee, and Dale. Plymouth; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a brother. She was preceded in death by two brothers, one grandson and four sisters. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Riverside United Methodist Church. Bremen, of which she was a member, with Rev. Deborah Hall, pastor, officiating. Bunal was in the Bremen Cemetery. KEITH F. DAVIS Keith F. Davis. 65. Rural Route

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2. Shipshewana, and formerly of North Liberty, a retired high sch<x>| principal and coach, died at 4:25 p.m. Monday in LaGrange Hospital after an illness of about a y ear. He retired in 1978 as principal at North I iberty High School, where he had been for 20 years. Before that, he had been a coach and athletic director at Shipshewana and at Howe Military School. He was a graduate of Central Normal Uni versity. Danville. Indiana, and re ceived his masters degree at Indi ana University. Bloomington. He was a member of the board of the Indiana High School Athletic As sixiation and served as president of that group in the mid-70's. H< was also active in the Boy Scout program and was a member of th< Shipshewana Lions Club. Davis was born on November 2”. 1916. in Shipshewana. On Noven’ her 4. 1939, he married Arlint Wolfe, who survives. Also survi\ ing arc two daughters. Mrs. Will iam Myers, of Whitestown, Indi ana. and Mrs. William Qualle, of Hughson. California; two sons. Ron Davis, of Grand Haven, Michigan and Tom Davis, of Indianapolis, two granddaughters; two sisters. Mrs. Robert English, of Pierceton, and Miss Dons Davis, of Shipshe wana; and two brothers. Steward, of Wakarusa, and Mauncc. of Fort Wayne. Funeral services will be held at 2 00 p.m. Thursday in the Ship shewana United Methcxlist Church of which he was a member.