The News-Sentinel 1940 - Fulton County Public Library

Charles L. ANDERSON, aged 60, a former resident of the Leiters Ford neighborhood died at
his home, 1212 East Donald street, South Bend, at 3 o’clock Wednesday morning. Death was due
to a heart ailment and followed an illness of four months.
Following are excerpts from an obituary on Mr. Anderson which was carried in a South Bend
newspaper yesterday:
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nellie SHADEL ANDERSON, whom he married in 1914 in
Leiters Ford, Ind.; a daughter, Marjorie L. ANDERSON, and a son, Robert H. ANDERSON, both
of South Bend; a brother, Max ANDERSON, Leiters Ford, and two sisters, Miss Ida
ANDERSON, of Rochester, and Mrs. Arthur WOOLINGTON Leiters Ford.
Friends may call at the residence until 11 a.m. Saturday and then in the L. W. McGann funeral
home until the funeral there at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Rev. J. A. HOLMES, D.D. pastor of First
Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in the St. Joseph Valley Memorial park.
Mr. Anderson was born January 28, 1880, in Leiters Ford, and came here 23 years ago from
Delong, Ind. He was employed by the American District Telegraph company. He was a member of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the Independent Order of Foresters.
Funeral services for George STROTHERS who died in a hospital at Logansport this morning
will be held from the Grossman Funeral Home in Argos at 3 p.m. Friday. Rev. R. W. KNIGHT
will officiate and burial will be made in the Maple Grove cemetery. The deceased was a native of
Jasonville. He is survived by three daughters one of these Mrs. Earl ZEHNER of Argos.
Friday, March 22, 1940
Denver, Ind., March 22 -- Mrs. Alta Mary STOCKDALE, 61, passed away at 12:40 o’clock
Thursday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Glen Thoennes of this city, following an
illness of several weeks.
Born in Tipton on July 18, 1878, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. ADAIR.
Her husband preceded her in death 14 years ago. Mrs. Stockdale was a member of the Sand Bank
Christian church, and resided in this city for the past 25 years.
Surviving besides the daughter, Mrs. Glen THOENNES, are a daughter, Mrs. Garland
CUNNINGHAM, Denver; three sons, Fred [STOCKDALE] of Kokomo; James [STOCKDALE]
of Mexico; and Elvie [STOCKDALE] of South Bend; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Thoennes. Burial is to be made in the Tipton cemetery. The body is at the Kline funeral home in
this city.
Mrs. May DRAKE, 56, of Argos, passed away Thursday evening at the home of her son,
Donald DRAKE, of Indianapolis, where she was visiting since last Sunday. Death was attributed
to a heart attack. Mrs. Drake had been in ill health for the past two years.
May [READER], daughter of Lorenan and Lottie READER, was born May 20th, 1883, at
Miami, Ind. She had resided in Argos for a long number of years. Her husband, James DRAKE,
preceded her in death on November 3rd, 1939. The deceased was a member of the Argos
Methodist church.
The survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Velma McCORMICK, and the son, Donald, both of
Indianapolis.
Funeral services will be held at the Argos Methodist church Sunday afternoon, three