Allen County OhArchives Obituaries.....Richie, Walter B. April 2, 1918
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Lima Daily News, April 5, 1918

Lima Stands in Silence, Honors Walter B. Richie.
Business Houses Close; Hundreds Attend Last Sad Rites at Church.
Services Beautiful and Impressive—Knights of Pythias in Charge.

Walter B. Richie, who died April 2, was one of Lima’s best known citizens and 
philanthropists.  Hundreds of persons attended the funeral at the Market 
Street Presbyterian church this afternoon, many being unable to gain admission 
to the building.  The church was crowded with lifelong friends of the 
deceased, business acquaintances, and many whom he had at one time or another 
helped during his life. 
 
Rev. THOMAS KNOX, pastor of the Market Street Presbyterian church, recited the 
opening prayer, and the sermon was delivered by Rev. DAVID JONES, of Evanston, 
Ill., former pastor of the Market Street church, and a very close friend of 
the deceased.  The honorary pallbearers were:  Judge M. L. BECKER, Dr. J. P. 
VAIL, O. B. SELFRIDGE, S. S. WHEELER, R. L. BATES AND D. J. CABLE.  The active 
pallbearers were:  H. O. BENTLEY, D. W. MORRIS, FRANK C. CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM 
BLACKBURN AND CLARENCE MILLER.  Following the impressive and solemn services 
at the church, the funeral cortege wended its way to Woodlawn cemetery, where 
the body was placed in a temporary vault for ten days, after which it will be 
consigned to the grave in the family lot at the cemetery.


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