The News-Sentinel 1959 - Fulton County Public Library

greatgrandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. CST in the Grace United Church of Christ,
Culver, with the Rev. Maynard LITTLE of the Culver Bible church officiating. Burial will be in
the Culver cemetery. Friends may call at the Easteday funeral home in Culver.
John H. Fleming
Funeral services were held today in Syracuse for John H. FLEMING. A former resident
of Rochester, he died in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca KITSON, Syracuse, Saturday.
Surviving are his wife and six daughters, Mrs. Agnes GILLIE and Miss Gertrude
FLEMING, Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Velma LINSTROM, Greenville; Mrs. Rebecca KITSON, Mrs. Erin
KITSON and Mrs. Edna JONES, all of Syracuse.
Tuesday, October 27, 1959
Sherman W. Books
Sherman W. BOOKS, 45, R.R. 1, Macy, died Monday at 10:45 a.m. at his home
following a year’s illness.
Born in Allen township, Miami county, on May 14, 1914, he was the son of McKinley
and Hazel Mae TURNIPSEED BOOKS, who also reside on R.R. 1, Macy. A veteran of World
War II, he had lived in the Macy community his entire life. He was a member of he Macy
Christian church, Manitou VFW Post, American Legion of Peru and the Eagles lodge of Peru.
Surviving, besides the parents, are four brothers, Ervin [BOOKS], Macy, George Richard
[BOOKS], Macomb, Ill., Loren [BOOKS], R.R. 5, Peru, and Myrvel Dale [BOOKS], R.R. 1,
Denver.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. CST Thursday at the McCain funeral home, U.S. 31
and Ind. 16. The Rev. Richard SUMNER will officiate and burial will be in the Macy Plainview
cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Wednesday, October 28, 1959
Thursday, October 29, 1959
Charles W. Rans
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Fulton Baptist church for Charles W.
RANS, 66, Fulton, who died at 4 p.m. Wednesday after suffering a heart attack while mowing his
lawn.
The Rev. William KEITH will officiate at the rites and burial will be in the Fulton
cemetery. Friends may call at the Ditmire funeral home in Fulton.
A retired farmer and a County Highway Department employee at the time of his death,
Mr. Rans was born Sept. 3, 1893, in Wayne township. His parents were Terry and Mary
LAMBERT RANS. He had spent most of his life in the Fulton community.
His marriage was to Ethel FRY on Dec. 22, 1912.
Surviving are the wife; one son, Ralph [RANS], R.R. 6, Rochester; one daughter, Mrs.
Merl (Maxine) KISTLER, R.R. 6, Rochester; one brother, Fred [RANS], Delong; five
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. One brother, George [RANS] preceded him in
death.