The Rochester Sentinel 1991 - Fulton County Public Library

Gladys L. Harris
Gladys L. HARRIS, 83, of 403 E. Rochester St., Akron, died at 3:20 p.m. Thursday in
Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
She was born Feb. 5, 1908 in Columbia Township, Whitley County, to Charles E. and
Bessie Gertrude KEPPLER KEISER. She was married to Walter S. HARRIS, who survives. She
attended the Cox Grade School and she graduated from Columbia City High School in 1926. She
attended Purdue University. In 1933 she moved from Columbia City to Akron, where her husband
was the Standard Oil distributor for many years. She was a clerk at Harris Drug Store in Akron
for 10 years. She was a member of the Akron United Methodist Church and the Mother’s Study
Club.
Surviving with her husband, a resident of Grace Village at Winona Lake, are two sons,
Lyle “Bud” [HARRIS], Akron, and Stephen L. [HARRIS], Frankfort; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Herschel (Phyllis) HALL, Venice,Fla. Preceding in death
was a sister, Ada I. SMITH.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Hartzler Funeral Home,Akron, with the
Rev. Merlyn COX officiating. Burial will be in the Akron Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-
5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Akron United Methodist church or
the American Diabetes Association. Smith and Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City, is in charge
of arrangements.
James F. Kindig
Word has been received of the Jan. 22 death of James F. KINDIG in Mesa, Ariz. He was
buried in the National Veterans Cemetery, Phoenix.
He was born June 9, 1919 in Akron. In 1959 he moved from South Bend to Mesa. He
was a test driver for International Harvester, and a member of the American Legion, VFW and the
Moose Lodge. He served in the South Pacific during World War II.
Surviving with his wife, Dee [KINDIG], are a sister, Marietta CRAVER, Mesa, and two
nephews.
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Saturday, February 9, 1991