The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

Charles H. GEIGER, of Macy, passed away at Woodlawn hospital during the noon hour Tuesday.
Death resulted from diabetes following an illness of several months’ duration. He was brought to the local
hospital when his condition became extremely grave a few days ago. The deceased had a wide
acquaintance of friends throughout southern Fulton and Northern Miami counties.
Charles H., son of Henry and Mary (RICKENBERG) GEIGER was born on a farm near Milford, Ind.,
on November 29th, 1874, and resided in that community for over a score of years. He was united in
marriage to Nellie GOOD, of Warsaw, on July 2nd, 1895. The Geigers for a long number of years resided
on a farm east of Macy where he specialized in the growing of onions and potatoes. Later he removed to
Macy. Mr. Geiger was a member of the Church of God of Akron.
The survivors are the widow; five daughters, Mrs. Mable CROFT, Mrs. Faudlin HILL, Mrs.
Marguerite TILDEN, all of Akron; Mrs. Fay POWELL, of near Gilead; Mrs. Martena BICK, of Rochester;
four sons, Henry [GEIGER], of Akron; Lloyd [GEIGER] and Cloyce [GEIGER], of near Macy; Richard
[GEIGER], at home; 23 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cora MEEK and Mrs. Emma LENTZ, both of near
Milford; and four brothers, Leroy [GEIGER], of Ft. Wayne; Walter [GEIGER], of South Bend; William
[GEIGER], of Silver Lake, and Henry [GEIGER] of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at the Akron Church of God on Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Rev.
HEDGES and Rev. ASHLAND will be in charge of the rites. Interment will be made in the Akron
cemetery.
Funeral services for John F. WILSON, a retired farmer, who died Monday at the home of his daughter
Mrs. Jennie HENDERSON in Kewanna, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Harrison funeral home in
Kewanna. Rev. O. R. SIDES, pastor of the Methodist Church at Kewanna, will officiate. Interment will be
made in the Schaffer cemetery east of Kewanna.
Thursday, February 4, 1937
Frank I. DUDDLESON, aged 77, died at the farm home of his daughter, Mrs. Maude KREIGHBAUM,
who resides on a farm eight miles southwest of Argos at 2 o’clock Thursday morning. Death was due to a
stroke of paralysis which he suffered a few hours before he died.
The deceased was born in Ohio on August 16, 1859. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
DUDDLESON. He had lived near Argos all of his life and was the owner of a farm five miles southeast of
Argos. His wife, whom he married on March 26, 1882 was Martha A. KAMP. She died May 27, 1924.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. KREIGHBAUM and Mrs. Bertha GRAY of Galveston and three
sons, Earl DUDDLESON, Fort Wayne, Otto DUDDLESON, Plymouth and Everett DUDDLESON,
Michigan City.
The funeral services will be held from the Grossman funeral home in Argos at 2 p.m. Saturday with
Rev. James EATON, pastor of the Santa Anna church officiating. Burial will be made in the Maple Grove
cemetery at Argos.
Arthur SHERLAND of Argos, received word last night of the death of his father, John SHERLAND,
who died at his home in Plymouth. The son, five grandchildren and one great-grandson are the only
survivors. The deceased was born near Donaldson on October 19, 1848 and had lived near Donaldson all of
his life except for a few years when he resided in South Bend. The funeral services will be held at 2:30
o’clock Friday afternoon from the Johnson