The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Saturday, March 14, 1970
Mildred L. Treber
The Rev. Mildred L. TREBER, 75, Argos, retired Christian church minister, died Friday
at 5:20 p.m. in Marshall county Parkview hospital, Plymouth. She had been ill five years.
Born April 7, 1894, in Winchester, she was the daughter of William A. and Flord D.
MYERS. Her marriage was Jan 29, 1915, in Winchester to the Rev. Ernest TREBER, who died in
December, 1969. Having attended Taylor university and Defiance college, Defiance, O., she was
ordained in 1915. She had held pastorates in Winchester, Mooreland, Dunkirk, Bluffton and
Tippecanoe. She had continued her ministry with her husband until her retirement in 1953. She
was a member of the Congregational Christian church, the Order of Eastern Star, the American
Legion Auxiliary and the Gold Star Mothers, all at Argos.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Ernestine) BECKER, Argos, and Mrs. John
(Glea) POWERS, Plymouth; one son, Robert TREBER, Argos; twelve grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren;
two sisters, Mrs. Edward (Mary) SNODGRASS, Muncie, and Mrs. Hubert (Enola)
CLEVENGER, Winchester, and three brothers, Claude CORTNER, Richmond; Joseph
CORTNER, Indianapolis, and Charles CORTNER, California.
Two sons preceded in death.
Final rites will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Grossman funeral home, Argos. The Rev.
Jacob WAECHTER will officiate. Burial will be in the Argos Maple Grove cemetery. Friends
may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today.
T. Roy DeWitt
T. Roy DeWITT, 78, Mentone, died Friday at 9:25 a.m. in the Veteran’s hospital, Fot
Wayne. He had been ill five months.
Born Jan. 20, 1892, near English, Ind., he was married Feb. 18, 1928, to Ruth A.
MEREDITH, who survives. A former employee of the U.S. Rubber company, Fort Wayne, he
was a member of the Nazarene church, a veteran of W.W. I, and a graduate of the University of
Cincinnati.
Surviving are two sons, Elmer [DeWITT], Noblesville, and Ed [DeWITT], Fort Wayne;
one daughter, Mrs. James (Lela) STEIN, Fort Wayne; three brothers, Clarence [DeWITT],
Pasadena, Cal., Floyd [DeWITT], Louisville, Ky., and Oscar [DeWITT], California; seven
grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Final rites will be Monday at 1 p.m. in the King Memorial funeral home, Mentone.
Burial will be in the Mentone cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today.
Clarence E. Sicks
Clarence E. SICKS, 83, Silver Lake, died Saturday at 2 p.m. in Pleasant View nursing
home, Wabash. He had been ill two months.
Born April 19, 1886, in State Line, Ind., he was the son of Albert and Lina BRIGGS
SICKS. His first marriage was March 25, 1908, to Lenora Mae CLINKER, who died in 1940.
His second marriage was March 20, 1964, to Hazel SITTLER, who survives. A lifetime resident
of the Akron and Silver Lake communities, he was a retired farmer and a member of the South
Pleasant United Methodist church.
Surviving with the wife are four sons, Raymond [SICKS], North Manchester; Harold
[SICKS], Mishawaka, John [SICKS], Auburn, and William [SICKS], Hartford City; nine
grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Grace MATHERS, Grand