The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Wednesday, March 11, 1970
Maude Miller
Mrs. Maude MILLER, 75, Denver, died at 6 a.m. today in her home. She had been ill
eleven years. Born May 18, 1894, in Miami county, she was married Oct. 19, 1911, in Denver, to
Aud MILLER, who died in 1966. She was a lifetime resident of the Denver community.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Mable ROBERTSON, R.R. 1, Roann; Mrs. Warren
(Helen) MYERS, Peru; and Mrs. Eugene (Hazel) LANE, Macy; three sons, Wayne MILLER,
Macy, and Frank and Russell MILLER, both of R.R. 1, Roann; twenty-six grandchildren, and
thirty-eight great-grandchildren. One son, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild preceded
her in death. Final rites will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Niconza church two miles south of Disko.
The Rev. Frank HAYMAN will officiate. Burial will be in Plainview cemetery, Macy. Friends
may call at the Sheetz funeral home, Akron, after 1:30 p.m. Friday, and until noon Saturday, and
then at the church one hour before services.
Ruth Leavell
Mrs. Ruth LEAVELL, 76, Fulton, died Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Woodlawn hospital. She
had been seriously ill one year.
Born Sept. 18, 1893, in Cass county, she was the daughter of James A. and Henrietta
MORRIS MARSH. Her marriage was June 4, 1911, in Cass county to Clyde M. LEAVELL, who
died Aug. 17, 1966. She was a member of the Fulton Baptist temple.
Surviving are five sons, Don LEAVELL, Twelve Mile; Robert LEAVELL, Fulton;
Howard LEAVELL, Tiosa; James LEAVELL, Lakeville, and Paul LEAVELL, Logansport; three
daughters, Mrs. John (Ann) WHITTENBERGER, Mrs. Virgil (Meriam) JOHNSON and Mrs.
Patricia DITTMAN, all of Rochester; two sisters, Mrs. Donna EYTCHESON, Fulton, and Mrs.
Pearl WAGONER, Rochester; twenty-six grandchildren, and twenty-eight great-grandchildren.
Four brothers, one sister and one granddaughter preceded in death.
Final rites will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Ditmire-Zimmerman funeral home, Fulton. The
Revs. Franklin ARTHUR and G. LeRoy MARSTELLER will officiate. Burial will be in the Ever-
Rest Memorial cemetery east of Logansport, on U.S. 24. Friends may call at the funeral home
after 2 p.m. Thursday.
Robert R. Porter
Robert R. PORTER, 44, Culver, was pronounced dead on arrival at Woodlawn hospital,
Tuesday at 8:20 p.m., after he suddenly became ill at Sealed Power corporation, where he worked.
Born Oct. 20, 1925, in Marshall county, he was the son of Robert and Elizabeth
WOOLFRE PORTER. His marriage was March 26, 1944, in Hibbard, to Mary L. ALTHEIDE,
who survives. A lifetime resident of Culver and a veteran of World War II, he was a member of
the Emmanuel United Methodist church and the Maxinkuckee I.O.O.F. lodge.
Surviving with the wife are two sons, Ronald PORTER, at home, and Terry L. PORTER,
with the U.S. Navy at Lexington, Md.; one daughter, Mrs. Larry (Nancy) MISHLER, Rochester;
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth PORTER, Culver; and three sisters, Mrs. Eugenia BIDDLE, Dallas;
Mrs. Clise (Marian) THORNBURG, Walkerton; and Mrs. James (Barbara) JONES, Culver.
Final rites will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Easterday-Bonine funeral home, Culver. The
Rev. A. E. GIVENS will officiate. Burial will be in Culver Masonic cemetery. Friends may call
at the funeral home after 12 noon Thursday.