1896 (Newspaper Unknown)

Jacob Nigh was born Oct. 21, 1810 and died Sept. 17, 1896. He was married to Miss Catherine Clippinger, May 1, 1835, who preceded him in death. On September 16, 1856, he was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Bussert, who survives. He was the father of twelve children, three of whom preceded him in death. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for more than sixty years. He was one of the pioneers of Allen County, coming to the county in 1838 and lived on the farm where he died for fifty-two years.

The Daily Democratic Times
October 11, 1886

Henry Noll, aged 70 years and one of the oldest residents of the county, died at his residence in Allentown, Saturday morning. The funeral services took place from Allentown at 2 p.m., Rev. Dunlap officiating.

Ruth May Appleman, 59, of the Allen Inn, died Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. in the home. Born Oct 2, 1918 in Hardin County, she was the daughter of John E and Margaret (Morehead) Appleman, Survivors include a sister, Mrs. William (Sylvia) Groves of Lima; and two brothers, George Appleman of Chicago and Paul Appleman of Findlay. Services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Siferd Main Street Chapel with burial in Zion cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Friday from 2 to 4  and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Funerals services for John Sherman Ewing, of 520 W. Wayne-st, will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Central Church of Christ, with Rev. Paul Runk  officiatinig.He was a 32nd Degree Mason and was affiliated with that group at Dayton. He was a member of the local Masonic Lodge, No. 205.Surviving are his daughter Mrs. Berda Ewing of Lima; three grandchildren, Mrs. W.K. Baker, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Harry Ewing of Robinson, Ill., and Mrs. Sam Owens of Virginia Beach, Va. Also surviving is on great-grandchild, Jeffrey Baker of Ft. Wayne.

Miss Goldie Morin, 72, black, died of a heart attack at 3 p.m. Monday in her home, 324 W. Elm-st, after an illness of two years. She had been a resident of Lima for the past 50 years and was the daughter of a late Lima barber.

Her nearest surviving relatives are two nephews, Waltin Morin of New York and Sargent Morin of Seattle, Wash., and a niecr, Mrs. James Patterson of Lima.

The body will remain at the Patterson funeral home until time of final rites which will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Second Baptist church by Rev. G.J. Johnson. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery.

Mrs. Lettie Johnson, 98, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday in the home of her son, Edward, 1814 Norval-ave, with whom she resided. Besides her son she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Shroud, Pine Bluff, Ark., and mrs. Amanda Baxter, Rochester, N.Y.; two brothers, James Grimes of Aurora, Ark., and Joseph in Canada; and a granddaughter. The body will remain at the Jones Bros. funeral home until services at 2 p.m. Friday in the Fourth Street Baptist church. Rev. L.C. McGee will officiate with burial in Lutheran cemetery.

Funeral services for jack McCambridge who died in Chicago were held in St. john's Catholic church at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial was in St. John's cemetery. The body arrived here Monday afternoon and was taken to the B.L. Jauman funeral home to await the funeral Tuesday. Altho Mr. McCambridge never lived in this city, Mrs. McCambridge did at one time. She was buried in the cemetery here.

Funeral services for Robert H. Eilerman, 30, who died at 10 p.m. Tuesday at the home of his parents, mr. and Mrs. H.J. Eilerman, 637 S. Elizabeth-st, will be at 9 a.m. Friday at St. John's Catholic church. the Rev. Leonard Plunnianns, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Gethsemani cemetery. Mr. Eilerman had been ill for several weeks. He was born in Newport, Ky. he is survived by his parents; four sisters, Rita, Dorothy, Betty Ann, at home and Mrs. Paul Schimpf, of Lima, and four brothers, Leonard and Henry at home, Albert and Louis of Lima.

Times Democrat
 August 27, 1920

Mrs. Sarah Mumaugh, 85, died at City Hospital Thursday night, after an illness of three months from general breakdown due to age. She was born in Perry township June 1835. She was the daughter of Daniel and Hannah Shuler. Her first husband was killed in the Civil War. She is survived by a son. Uriah Jacobs, a grand daughter, Mrs. H.L. Bobb and a great-grand daughter, Florence Luttrell, all of Lima. A brother William Shuler, resides in Troy. The body was removed to the Williams and Davis Mortuary. Funeral services will be Saturday at 4:30 at the grave in Lafayette Cemetery.

The Lima News
 January 19, 1950

James Davies, 57, resident of the Allen-co home, died at 8:50 a.m. Thursday in Memorial hospital. He had been a patient at the hospital since Tuesday. He was born in Ada, Aug. 8, 1892, and had been a resident of Allen-co since 1924. His wife died in April, 1948. There are no survivors. The body will remain at the Chiles and Sons funeral home pending completion of arrangements.

Word has been received of the death Monday of Mrs. Mae Winegardner, 65, former Harrod resident, of injuries received in an automobile accident in the Toledo area. Two daughters, Wanda and Beulah, also were injured in the mishap.The widow of Lewis J. Winegardner, she is survived by two sons, Earl of the U.S. Army and Lewis of Toledo; her daughters; a step-daughter, Mrs. C.B. Johnston of Pataskala; two step-sons, Stanley Winegardner of Hillard and Reed of Washington, C.H. and four grandchildren.Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Eggleston funeral home, Toledo, with burial in Auglaize cemetery, south of Harrod.

Mrs. Ora Upshaw, 21, died at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at her home at 1434 S. Main-st after a two-weeks illness.She is survived by her husband, Moses, one child Joyce M at home; her father Samuel Robinson of Lima; four brothers, Simon and Murphy of Lima, and John and Albert of Livingston, Ky., one sister, Velma of Lima, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gulley of Livingston. The body will remain at the Jones mortuary until funeral arrangements are completed.

Mrs. Alice (Frederick) Swan, 82, of  Harrod, died Monday in Memorial hospital after an illness of two years. She was a member of the Methodist church of Harrod.Mrs. Swan, a widow is survived by a brother, Clement Frederick of Ft. Wayne, and several nieces and nephews.The body will remain at the Lewis funeral home until time of services, which will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Harrod Methodist church. Rev. L.M. Wentz will conduct the rites and burial will be in Auglaize cemetery, east of Westminster. 

Following an illness of four months from paralysis, Mrs. Catherine Snyder, 81, died Monday noon at her home. The deceased was born July 10, 1844 in Allen-co and was the widow of the late A. Snyder. She leaves one brother, James Franklin, lima, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth McCoy, van Wert. Services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at Grace M.E. church, Rev. D.N. Kelly officiating. Burial in Salem cemetery.

John W. McCormack, 76, died Wednesday at the home of his half-brother and half-sister, Alfred and Miss Anna O'Neill, of Grant-st. the body was removed to the Jauman funeral home where the funeral will be made at a time to be announced later. Mr. McCormack also leaves one other half-brother, Charles O'Neill. He was a widower. Mrs. McCormack and four children preceded him in death. Mrs. McCormack died 37 years ago.

James r. Sillence, 60, of 925 S. Elizabeth, died Monday at St. Rita's hospital following an operation. Mr. Sillence was born in England and came to Lima eight years ago. Until a year ago he had been employed at the Lima Locomotive Works. Funeral arrangements have not been arranged.

Arthur Prendergast, 29, died Monday night at the Lima State Hospital after a prolonged illness from tuberculosis. He has been an inmate at the hospital for over six years. The body has been shipped to Bridgeport, Conn., his former home for interment.

Funeral services for Mrs. Urania F. Heffner, 75, widow of W. D. Heffner, Civil war veteran, who died at 9 a.m. Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Butters, 1236 Lakewood-av, will be conducted at 2 p.m. at the same address. The Rev. E.W. Bloomquist, pastor of the First Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery. She was a member of the Women's Relief corps, G.A.R., and the First Baptist church. Her husband died last March 8. She is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. J. R. Meily of Lima and mrs. Russell B. Green of Celina; a brother, Edward Bowers, and a sister, Mrs. Martin Steen, both of Muncie, Ind.