The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

Wednesday, September 23, 1959
Katie B. Hamilton
Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Zion Methodist church near
Kewanna for Mrs. Katie Belle HAMILTON, 66, R.R. 1, Kewanna, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James FISHER, R.R. 1, Winamac, Tuesday morning. Death came after a twomonth
illness.
The Rev. Lester CLEVELAND will officiate at the last rites and burial will be at the
Roselawn cemetery in Francesville. Friends may call at the Frye and Lange funeral home in
Winamac until an hour before the services, and then at the church.
Mrs. Hamilton, born Aug. 27, 1893, at Cincinnati, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmore PIERPONT. She was a member of the Zion church and had resided in the Kewanna area
for 20 years. Her marriage was on Aug. 13, 1911, to Clyde F. HAMILTON, who survives.
Also surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Maxine SMITH, Mira Loma, Cal.; Mrs. Alveretta
BONNELL, Idaville; Mrs. Elsie BONNELL, Mishawaka; Mrs. Arlene FISHER, Winamac; and
Miss Patricia HAMILTON, at home; one son, Heroald [HAMILTON], Marion; twenty-five
grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and one brother, Carl CRAIG, Eaton, O.
John Leininger
John LEININGER, 30, native of Akron, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lutheran hospital at
Fort Wayne from a heart attack suffered two hours earlier. He had resided the past 12 years at
Fort Wayne, where he was employed as purchasing agent at the General Electric company.
Born at Akron, he was the son of Roy and Jennie DAINE LEININGER. He was a
member of the Christ Methodist church in Fort Wayne, Sigma Nu and Alpha Kappa Psi
fraternities, Bayles’s Lodge, F.A.M., and Scottish Rite, both of Fort Wayne.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy [LEININGER], his father; and one sister, Mrs. Edgar
(Justine) NEUENDORFF, Madison, Wis.
Mr. Leininger was a graduate of Akron high school and Indiana university.
Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Tom Haupert funeral home at Akron with
the Rev. Donald F. LaSUER of Chirst Church in Fort Wayne officiating, assisted by the Rev. D.
L. SLAYBAUGH. Burial will be in the Akron cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home
from 4 p.m. Thursday until the hour of the service, or at the Klaehn funeral home at Fort Wayne
from 7 p.m. today until noon Thursday.
Thursday, September 24, 1959
Felix Watson
Felix WATSON, 35, R.R. 2, Rochester, died at 7:50 a.m. today in Woodlawn hospital
aftr a four-month illness. He resided with his sister, Mrs. Irene SIMONIN.
Born May 2, 1924, at Paragould, Ark., he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis WATSON.
He came to Rocheter 15 years ago from Senath, Mo., and was employed at the Rochester Metal
Products company plant.
Surviving besides the sister, are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Foster & Good funeral home with the
Rev. Luther MORRISON officiating. Burial will be in the Citizens cemetery. Friends may call at
the funeral home after 10 a.m.