The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

two years ago. Mr. McMahan was a member of the Athens Gleaner lodge.
The survivors are an adopted daughter, Mrs. Paul MILLER, of near Akron, and a sister, Mrs. Enoch
MIKESELL of the Millark neighborhood.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon 1:30 o’clock at the Athens Church of God. Rev. Daniel
SLAYBAUGH, of Akron will be in charge of the services. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemtery,
near Athens.
Monday, November 1, 1937
Lillian Lucille RICE, four-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence RICE, of Lucerne, died late
Saturday afternoon, death being attributed to acute gastritis.
The infant passed away soon after the mother ran to the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Nash MICHAELS, a
quarter of a mile away, to summon a doctor.
Besides the parents, the child is survived by a brother, David [RICE], two sisters, Dolly Rose [RICE]
and Patty Ann [RICE], all at home; and the grandparents, Mrs. Effie RICE, and Mr. and Mrs. Dallas
PENCE, all of Kokomo.
Final rites were conducted Monday afternoon at 1:30 at the residence, Rev. SECRIST officiating.
Interment was at Young America.
Tuesday, November 2, 1937
Henry EMMONS, 75 years old, died Sunday of cerebral apoplexy at the home of his son, John
EMMONS, one mile south of Mentone. Death came following a week’s illness.
The deceased, a lifelong resident of Mentone, was preceded in death by his wife thirty years ago.
Surviving are three children, Mrs. Clyde BRUGH, and John [EMMONS] and Charles EMMONS of
Mentone, and one brother, Albert [EMMONS], of Mishawaka.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Mentone Methodist church with Rev. D. E.
DeWITT officiating.
Interment was made in the Mentone cemetery.
Jack S. EVANS, aged 28, an employee of the COLE BROTHERS Circus, died at 3:30 o’clock
Monday afternoon from injuries which he received to his groin Sunday afternoon when he is thought to
have been kicked by a horse.
The deceased had been employed by the circus since August. He was a cage man helping to care for
wild animals and was known in the parlance of the circus as a “shifter”. He had been employed by other
circuses for several years.
Little could be learned today about Evans. He is believed to have relatives in Salt Lake City and circus
officials are trying to get into communication with them. Evans was a member of the American Federation
of Actors.
Relatives in Kewanna yesterday were apprised of the death of Mrs. Sarah STEELE, 77, a former
resident of that community. Mrs. Steele, the message stated, succumbed suddenly Monday morning at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Margaret DEAMER, in Sheldon, Ill.
The deceased was the widow of the late Joseph STEELE, of Kewanna. The survivors are two
daughters, Mrs. Marie SHACKLE and Mrs. Vivian NEWFELT, both of Chicago; two sons, Willis
STEELE, of Denver, Ind., and Willard STEELE, of Logansport and several grandchildren.