Cass County MI Archives Obituaries.....Worthen, John August 8, 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary Ellen Drolet MaryDrolet@comcast.net February 5, 2010, 10:47 pm Niles Daily Star, Monday, Aug. 9, 1926, page 6, col. 3 Niles Daily Star, Monday, Aug. 9, 1926, page 6, col. 3; microfilm Niles District Library John Worthen, 69, died last evening at 9:30 o'clock at Epworth hospital in South Bend where he had been a patient for several weeks and where he had previously received hospital care. The cause of death was erysipseias[sic]. The family home is south of Niles. The body was brought to the Rutherford Funeral home last night. The funeral will probably be held in the Methodist church in this city Wednesday afternoon. Both Mr. Worthen and his wife had been prominent members of that church for many years. His wife, who was a teacher in the Sunday school, died on June 5, 1925, and since that time. Mr. Worthen's health has shown a steady decline. The deceased is survived by two children, Rose and Roy, at home. Additional Comments: Family lived in Milton twp., Cass County, in 1920 Federal Census. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/obits/w/worthen2803nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb