The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

Saturday, June 19, 1937
Funeral services for Mrs. Ralph RHODES, who died at her farm home northeast of the city Thursday
evening will be held from the First Evangelical church at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Daniel SLAYBAUGH
of Akron officiating. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery at Athens.
Henry KNAUFF, 74, well known store keeper of Perrysburg, Ind., passed away at his home in that
town Saturday morning at three o’clock. He had been in a critical condition for the past four weeks,
suffering two strokes of apoplexy and a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Knauff was well known throughout both
Miami and Fulton counties.
The deceased, who was the son of George and Katherine KNAUFF, was born in Germany on May
10th, 1863. He had resided in Perrysburg for a long number of years. In December of 1885 he was united in
wedlock to Catherin KUHN, who preceded him in death three years ago. Mr. Knauff was a member of the
Perrysburg Methodist church and the I.O.O.F. lodge.
The survivors are three sons, Charles [KNAUFF], of near Perrysburg; Raymond [KNAUFF], of
Hillstown, Ind.; Harry [KNAUFF], of Perrysburg; two daughters, Mrs. Verl SOWERS, of Macy; Mrs.
James TURNER, of Roann; a brother George KNAUFF, of San Antonio, Texas and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services in charge of Rev. GOLDEN, will be held at the Perrysburg Baptist church Monday
afternoon at two o’clock. Burial will be made in the Greenlawn cemetery at Mexico, Ind.
John MYERS, aged 85, who lived on a farm southwest of Argos for many years, died at 5:30 o’clock
Saturday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. Austin BURKETT, southwest of Richland Center.
Death was due to complications and followed an illness of several months.
The deceased was born in Pennsylvania on Nov. 24, 1851, and was one of nine children born to the
marriage of George and Eliza MYERS. The family moved to the Argos community when the deceased was
a small boy.
Mr. Myers was married to Miss Christian HELSEL in 1878. She preceded him in death on April 16,
1937.
Survivors are two sons, George MYERS, Argos and Lawrence MYERS, Culver; two daughters, Mrs.
Myrtle BURKETT, Rochester, and Mrs. Nora STAINER, Argos, and two sisters, Mrs. Hattie ESSIC,
Argos and Mrs. Elizabeth SMITH, Mis hawaka.
The funeral services will be held from the Christian church in Argos at 2:30 p.m. Monday with Rev.
Jessie SQUIRES, Wolcott, in charge. Interment will be made in the Maple Grove cemetery at Argos.
The body has been moved to the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos where friends may call until the
hour of the last rites.
Tuesday, June 22, 1937
Critically ill from a heart attack for six days, Dr. William Ernest BORLEY, 68, physician Mishawaka,
Indiana, died at 7:30 o’clock Monday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil REILLY at Twelve Mile.
Dr. Borley was stricken suddenly last Tuesday while he and Mrs. Borley were visiting at the Reilly
home and his condition was such that physicians advised against removal to a