The News-Sentinel 1937 - Fulton County Public Library

Monday, February 22, 1937
Clement Earl BRYAN, aged 21 years, passed away Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter BRYAN, who reside north of Leiters Ford. The young man was a victim of
pneumonia. Clement, who is a senior student at the Purdue university, became ill 17 days ago and was
removed to the home of his parents a little over a week ago, where he was placed in an oxygen tent which
was procured from the Culver Military Academy hospital.
The young man, who was a graduate of the Leiters Ford high school, and a former member of the
Fulton County 4-H club had a host of friends among the young people of this county, and also at Purdue
university where he was most popular in the activities of the university. Clement was a member of the
Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and was also a member of Purdue University’s Golden Glove boxing team of
1936.
Clement Earl, son of Walter and Almeda BRYAN, was born on a farm in Aubbeenaubbee township on
February 18, 1916. He attended the Leiters Ford grade and high schools and upon graduating entered the
Purdue university, where he was taking a course in Forestry and Military work. Clement would have
graduated with the 1937 class at Purdue.
The survivors are his parents, a brother Kennedy [BRYAN] at home; his grandparents, and a number
of aunts and uncles.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Leiters Ford Methodist
church. The services will be in charge of Rev. C. V. ROUSH, former pastor and Rev. M. W. CRIDER.
Burial will be made in the Leiters Ford cemetery.
Mrs. Mary E. REESE, former resident of Kewanna, passed away Sunday evening at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Guy Troutman, of 301 E. Pennsylvania street, South Bend, Ind. Death resulted from
complications following an illness of several weeks’ duration. Mrs. Reese had resided in South Bend, since
last September.
Mrs. Reese was born on March 21st, 1857, and had been a resident of Kewanna for over 19 years. Her
husband Frank REESE, preceded her in death 15 years ago. She was a member of the Methodist church.
The survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Maude CONRAD, and Mrs. Guy TROUTMAN, both of South
Bend, Ind.; three grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. A. P. LEFFEL, of Twelve Mile, Ind.
Funeral services will be held in Kewanna Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev. O. R. SIDES
officiating. Interment will be made in the Kewanna I.O.O.F. cemetery. The body will lie in state at the
Harrison mortuary until the time of the funeral.
Tuesday, February 23, 1937
Mrs. Bertha LEVI and Ferd HEILBRUN received word today of the death of their sister-in-law, Mrs.
Joe HEILBRUN which occurred at her home in Kansas City, Mo., Monday evening. The deceased had
often visited in Rochester and has a number of friends in this city.
Heart trouble and complications caused the death Sunday of Mrs. Johanna Elizabeth SCHEURER, 66,
of Monterey, one of Pulaski county’s oldest residents. Mrs. Scheurer died at St. Joseph’s hospital, South
Bend, after an illness of four months. She had been a teacher in the Pulaski county schools for 15 years.
During her last year she had resided with her son, George, South Bend.