The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 August 1972 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

George W. Lewallen, Sr. George William Lewallen, Sr., 85, r 1 Syracuse, passed away Thursday night in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoover, r 3 Edwardsburg, Mich. He had been in failing health for the past two years after suffering a stroke. A native of North Webster, he was bom on April 16, 1887 to Daniel and Lena (Wyland) Lewallen. His wife, the former Xaura Mae Stull to whom he was married June 10, 1906, (receded 'him in death in 1970. Mr. Lewallen was a member of the New Paris Church of the Brethren and retired in 1954 from Penn Controls. He is also survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Volney (Hazel) Kammerdiener of r 1 Syracuse, and Mrs. Floyd (Leila) Shafer, New Paris; one son, George W. of New Paris; 10 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert of Goshen and Vem, Bristol; and two sisters, Mrs. Clyo Iffert, New Paris, and Mrs. Paul Markley of Goshen. Services were held Monday and burial was in New Paris cemetery. Charles S. Blackburn Charles S. Blackbum, 80, r 1 Mentone, brother of Mrs. Wilbur (Mary) Rensberger, Milford, passed away Friday at 6 p.m. at his home. He had been in failing health for the past year. Mr. Blackburn was born December 12, 1891 to George A. and Nettie (Morris) Blackbum at Redkey. He had been a resident of Mentone since moving from Jay county 65 years ago. He was a retired farmer. Surviving with the sister are four other sisters, Mrs. M<bel Baker and Mrs. Kenneth

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(Beulah) Timmons, both of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Ethel Shafer, Greenfield, Miss Isabelle Blackbum, Mentone; three brothers, George, LaPorte, William and Lester, both of Mentone. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday with Rev. Herbert Edwards officiating. Burial was in the Harrison Center cemetery. Ronald Graff Funeral services were held Tuesday for Roland Graff, 46,200 Mill street and burial was in Syracuse cemetery. Death came at 3:30 a.m. Saturday at his home and was attributed to a heart ailment. Mr. Graff was bom in Syracuse on February 11, 1926 to Walter and Hazel (Benner) Graff and his pamets survive. On March 11, 1951, he was united in marriage at Wolcott to the firmer Lois Schuman and she also survives. An employee of Western Rubber, Goshen, Mr. Graff moved to the Syracuse community 14 years ago from Goshen. He was a veteran of World War II and member of the Calvary Baptist church, Oswego. In addition to the wife and parents, he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Arden (Beverly) Harner of Waynesboro, Va., Kimberly and Deborah, both at home; one son, Rodney, at home; one grandchild; six sisters, Mrs. Noel (Marge) Hinchley of Gary, Mrs. James (Delores) Sawyer, Mrs. Donald (Bonnie) Johnson, and Mrs. Wayne (Marian) Orton, all of Syracuse, Mrs. Robert (Barbara) Henson, Milford, and Mrs. Charles (Avis) Gross of Millersburg; and five brothers, Robert of Syracuse, Stanley of Milford, Phillip, Mishawaka, George, Millersburg, and Danny of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

Florence G. Moss Mrs. Florence G. Moss, 64,3310 Diplomat drive, Fort Wayne, sister of Mrs. Paul Cormany, Milford, passed away Thursday at the Saint Joseph hospital. Mrs. Moss attended the Calvary Presbyterian church and .was a member of the Mishawaka Order of Eastern Star. Surviving with the sister are two sons, Neil, Mishawaka, and Jack, North Judson; four grandchildren; one other sister, Mrs Herbert Personette, Columbia City; one brother, Howard Johnson, Burket. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Lyle Case officiating. Interment was in the Palestine cemetery. Oliver C. Teel Services were held Thursday for Oliver C. Teel, 72, r 1 Mentone and forma- Kosciusko county attendance officer. Death came Monday afternoon at the South Bend Memorial hospital. A lifetime resident of the Mentone area, he was a former school teacher, owner-operator of Teel’s Orchard, and manager of the Northern Indiana Co-Op for ten years. Mr. Teel was born op February 6,19Q0 at Mentone, to Clem and Nora ; (Nelson) Teel. His first wife, the former Edna Eiziner, preceded him in death in 1955 and he married Arvilla Shivers in 1956. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Jay Teel, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Farrell (Judith) Coons, Columbus, and three grandchildren. Burial was in Syracuse cemetery. Mrs. Earl Stone Funeral services ware held Saturday at Elkhart for Mrs. Jadine Stone, 34, 604 Lincolnway West, Ligonier, and sister of Mrs. Robert (Joyce) Wanamaker of Syracuse. Mrs. Stone was killed in a twocar crash on the evening of August 8 on U.S. 224 near Tiffin, Ohio. She was born in Elkhart on March 27,1938 and married Earl Stone in Goshen on February 5, 1960. Mrs. Stone was a member of the Elkhart Church of Christ and an employee of Essex Wire Co., Ligonier. In addition to the husband, she is survived by three sons, James Maxson, Earl Eugene II and William, all at home; one stepdaughter, Camilla Cilumbrello of Portsmouth, Va.; one stepgrandchild; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings McKibbin of Bristol; and two brothers, Gerald McKibbin, Elkhart, and Robert McKibbin, Bristol. Burial was in Rice cemetery. Heidi Gilpatrick Funeral services were held Saturday for nine-month-old Heidi Gilpatrick, daughter of Ricky and Rosette (Frederick) Gilpatrick of r 1 Ligonier. Death came early Thursday at Goshen hospital following a two-day

illness. Infant Heidi, an area resident since December, was born November 3, 1971 at Brunswick, Me. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gilpatrick of Richmond are surviving grandparents. Greatgrandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wildes, Bowdoinham, Me., and Winifred Frederick, r 1 Syracuse. Burial was in Violett cemetery. Victor Brower Funeral services were held today for Victor (Dick) Brower, 84, r 1 Pierceton, following an illness of two weeks. He passed away at 6:15 p.m. Monday in Whitley County hospital at Columbia City. A lifetime resident of the Pierceton and North Webster communities, Mr. Brower was bom on February 1, 1888 at Pierceton to Henry and Samantha (Mock) Brower. His wife, the former Leia Walgamuth to whom he was married in 1907, preceded him in death in 1967. Mr. Brower was a mechanic and attended the Pierceton Methodist church. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Forrest (Icle) Rickel of Goshen; five sons, James of Pierceton, William, Webster, Wis., Joseph of Dayton, Ohio, and Eldon and Charles, both of North Webster; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Alta Smith, Pierceton. One son preceded him in death. Billie Lee Tyler Billie Lee Tyler, 32, r 2 Milford, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 2:30 p.m. Death occurred at the Robert Rumfelt residence where he was loading com. Death was attributed to a heart attack by deputy coroner Gary: Eastlund, North Webster. Mr. Tyler was born at Plymouth on June 25, 1940 to Demeri and Elizabeth (Harman) Tyler. He was united in marriage to Donna Stone on June 14, 1969. Mr. Tyler had been a resident of the Hastings community far the past eight years, he was formerly employed by NIPSCo and at the time of his death was farming. He was a member of the Clunette United Methodist church. Surviving with the wife are three daughters, Debra, Lesia, Amiee Jo; one son, Eugene, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Marvin Franklin of Fort Myers, Fla; one sister, Mrs. Lyle (Becky) Faulkner, Nappanee; one brother Jimmie, Orlando, Fla.; two grandmothers, Mrs. Bessie Tyler of Etna Green and Mrs. Goldie Harman of Fort Myers, Fla. Friends and relatives will be received at the Mishler funeral home, Milford, from 7-9 Wednesday and 2-4 and 7-9 Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Hastings United Methodist church with Rev. David Widmoyer officiating. Interment will be in the Stoney Point cemetery.

Hospital Notes Murphy Medical Center SUNDAY, AUG. 6 Emergency Room Alfred Laidl of Syracuse. MONDAY, AUG. 7 Dismissals Joe Anderson of Leesburg. Mrs. Lunettie Teeple of Leesburg. Emergency Room Patrick Tyner of r 2 Leesburg. TUESDAY, AUG. 8 Emergency Room Mrs. James Risner of Milford. THURSDAY, AUG. 18 Admissions Mrs. Arthur Keeter of r 1 North Webster. THURSDAY, AUG. 10 Emergency Room Leo Donahue of Leesburg. FRIDAY.AUG.iI Dismissals Mrs. Jeffery Corn, and daughter of r 2 Syracuse.

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Lee Ratliff of Leesburg. SUNDAY, AUG. 13 Dismissals t Mrs. Arthur Keeter of r 1 North Webster. Goshen General TUESDAY, AUG. 8 Admissions ’ Ezra Beer of r 2 Milford. Michael Graff, box 514 Milford. Stacey J. Kuhn of North Webster. Dismissals Mildred E. Richey of r 1 Leesburg. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8 Dismissals Michael T. Graff, box 514 Milford. Doris J. Gordon, 118 West Boston St., Syracuse. Lucy Kegg, 212 South Lake St, Syracuse. THURSDAY. AUG. 10 Dismissals Donald L. Jemigan of r 1 North Webster. James G. Purvis of r 4 Syracuse. Ray Fleischauer, 512 North Branch St., Syracuse. FRIDAY, AUG. 11 Dismissals Alice M. Taylor of r 1 Milford. Dorothy M. Ledgerwood of r 3 Syracuse. SATURDAY, AUG. 12 - Dismissals Ezra Beer of r 2 Milford. Stanley J. Kuhn of North Webster. James A. Martin of r 2 Syracuse. SUNDAY, AUG. 13 Admissions Edna A. Fuller of Milford. MONDAY, AUG. 14 Admissions Hattie Brown of r 1 Syracuse. Patty Thwaits of r 1 Syracuse. Carol Thwaits of r 1 Syracuse. Murrill C. Neff of r 1 Syracuse. Dismissals Agnes B. Gross of Leesburg. Mrs. Charles R. Simonson of North Webster. OTHER HOSPITAL NEWS Avery Hall of Leesburg was admitted to the Whitley County hospital, Columbia City, early last week. Mabel Boyle of Leesburg was dismissed from the Whitley County hospital early last week. Mrs. Fee Ullom of North Webster was admitted to the Goshen hospital Thursday for observation and treatment. John Martin of Milford was released from the Saint Joseph hospital, Mishawaka, on Wednesday, Aug. 9. Mr. Martin was dismissed following hip surgery. Mrs. Walter Burcham, 218 North Huntington, Syracuse, underwent major surgery Tuesday at Goshen hospital and is in room 217. Lloyd Coy of Waubee Lake remains a patient in the Goshen hospital and is in room 309. Mrs. William Perry of Milford entered the Goshen hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke. Court News Divorces Filed Susan Lucille Honeycutt vs Gerald Elmon Honeycutt of r 3 Syracuse. The couple was married May 25, 1963 and separated July 22,1972. Plaintiff 3 asks for divorce, division of property and attorney fees. Damage Complaint Lamar E. Ruhl of r 1 Angola vs Kor Bon Corp, of r 2 Milford. Plaintiff asks judgment of S6OO and cost laid out and expended, resulting from a collision August 12, 1970, between car driven by Steven Ruhl and a semi loaded with milk belonging to Kor Bon Corp. Fined The following persons were assessed fines and costs when they appeared before jp Milo Clase recently: Janet Baker, 30, r 1 Milford, $25 for disregarding automatic signal. Kim Rodman, r 2 Leesburg, assault and battery charge taken under advisement. Dyie D. Martin, 19, r 1 Leesburg, $35 for disregarding automatic signal. Claudie C. Aleshire, 20, r 1 Syracuse, S3O for speeding.

' 5 U|b| III IF J MILFORD MERCHANTS MAKE PURCHASE — Several business men from the Milford community joined together last Thursday night at the 4-H livestock auction to purchase the reserve champion steer. “Blake”, a 990 pound Angus exhibited by Laura Tucker, daughter of the Leon Tuckers of r 1 Milford, sold for 75 cents per pound. He brought a total of $742.50. From left in the above photo are Arch Baumgartner of The Mail-Journal, Dennis Sharp of Sharp Hardware, Dr. T. A. Miller of Miller and Schafer, Dr. Frank A. Wadas, Ross Sittier of the First National Bank, Nelson Beer of Chore-Time Equipment, Gordon Brubaker of the First National Bank and Miss Tucker.

Harold Hamman, r 2 Milford, public intoxication charge taken under advisement; $35 for assault and battery charge; $46 for disorderly conduct and $46 for second disorderly conduct charge. John K. Nyikos, Jr., 41, 713 South Huntington St., Syracuse, paid a fine of $29 for disregarding a stop sign at Sixth street and Plymouth avenue, Goshen, when he appeared in Goshen city court last week. He was cited following a property damage accident on July 28 which resulted in S2OO of damage. Marriage Licenses The following persons have applied for a marriage license in LaGrange: Rodney Dwight Miller of r 2 Milford and Linda Eileen Lantz, Topeka. The following couple has applied for marriage license at the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes: Dyle Dwaine Martin, 19, r 1 Leesburg, factory worker and Dixie Lee Creakbaum, 19, 1631 Fox Farm road, factory worker. Damage Complaint Lloyd Thomas, et ux vs Kor Bon Corp, of r 2 Milford. Plaintiff asks judgment of $1,500 and their cost laid out and expended, resulting from damages incurred their barn, during a car-truck collision August 12, 1970. License Suspended According to the latest report received from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle, Indianapolis, the following have had their driver’s license suspended: Michael W. Fishbaugh, 23, r 1 North Webster, from April 4, 1972 to June 4, 1972, for drunken driving. Teddy J. Mack, 51, r 1 Wawasee Prep Syracuse, from May 15,1972 to July 15, 1972, for drunken driving. James C. DeSomer, 21, r 2 box 161 C Syracuse, from May 3,1972 to October 29, 1972, for drunken driving. Telesforo S. Garcia, 34, r 2 Milford, from May 12, 1972 to May 12,1973, for drunken driving. Richard L. Minnick, 31, r 1 North Webster, from May 12,1972 to November 12,1972, for leaving the scene of an accident.

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Wed., Aug. 16,1972—THE MAIL-JOURNAL

CARDS THANKS IN MEMORIAM (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following memoriam was written by a 15-year-old cousin of the late Johnny Voland, 14, the victim of a farming mishap in late June.) JOHN John , though the days and weeks go slow, your smiling face still seems to show. Your happy laugh still kirks in the air, but you’re no longer here. John, though the days and weeks go slow, the wind still seems to blow the fragrance of the flowers you loved so dear, but you’re no longer here. John, though the days and weeks go slow, the grass still seems to grow, on the ground you used to [day, but you’re no longer here. John, though the days and weeks go slow, the night winds still seems to blow the sounds of your happy nights on earth, but you’re no longer here. John, though the days and weeks go slow, our love will always grow, More and more each day for you, But you’re no longer here. By: Jan Murphy CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone for the food, flowers, prayers and other acts of kindness shown at the loss of our loved one. The family of George W. Lewallen, Sr.

Ray Buhrt GENERAL CONTRACTOR Residential & Commercial Building Phone: 457-3431 Road 13, Syracuse

CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friends, neighbors and relatives for their many kindnesses shown me during my stay in Goshen hospital. Lucy Kegg '■ CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all my friends and relatives for the flowers, cards and prayers during my stay in the hospital. Also I wish to thank pastors Beals and Shearer for their visits. Harry A. Doty CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friends and relatives for their prayers, visits, gifts and cards. They were very much appreciated. John Martin CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank Fran’s Flower Shop, Foo and Faye’s, Mock’s Marina, South Shore Country club, Todd Realty and The Mail-Journal for supporting our July 26 card party. Syracuse Business and Professional Women

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