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Charlotte V. Miller
October 26, 1913 - May 4, 2001
Eighty-seven year old Charlotte V. Miller, died of natural causes at 4:55 p.m. on Friday, May 4, 2001, in the Ironwood Health and Rehabilitation Center, South Bend, Ind., where she had been a resident since Monday. Charlotte was a former resident at 234 E. Lake St. Plymouth and, most recently, of the Walnut Creek Care Center, Plymouth.
Charlotte was born October 26, 1913, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Ralph Charles Miller and Vesta Snowdrop Knowles Miller-Sherman. She attended high school in Chicago, Ill., and moved to Plymouth with her family in 1930.
Never married, from 1940 to 1952, Charlotte worked at the Ball Band company in Mishawaka, often working 12 hours a day. For the next 2 years she worked at the Kingsbury Ordinance Plant, 1953-55. She next worked at American Optical Company in Plymouth before retiring twenty years later, in 1975.
She loved nature. Her favorite hobby was watching and feeding the birds and raccoons who visited her yard in the evening. She kept pretty close to home and enjoyed cats and dogs, particularly, “Baby,” her last and most favored cat.
Charlotte is survived by several nieces and nephews.
They are: David and Cheryl Lee, New Carlisle, Ind., Richard and Peggy Lee and Ron and Virginia Sischo, all of Austin, Texas, and Walter and Mary Jane DeBates, Mishawaka. Also surviving are William and Sharon Lee and Stephen and Terry Lee, all of Plymouth and Barbara “Sharlene” Blackwood, Las Vegas, NV.
Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Virginia and Omer Lee.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 8, 2001, from 10 to 11 a.m. in the New Oakhill Chapel, Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. James Pippenger, pastor of the Argos Bethel Tabernacle, will follow visitation in the chapel at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery.
The Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial gifts in Charlotte’s memory may be made to the Marshall County Humane Society.
Clifford Milliser Sr.
December 31, 1928 - April 1, 2002
Lifetime Plymouth resident, Clifford J. Milliser Sr., 74, of 323 S. Walnut St., died, following an illness, at 11:35 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2002, in the Walnut Creek Nursing Center, Plymouth.
Born in Plymouth on December 31, 1928 , Clifford was the son of Earl and Bertha Sutherland Milliser. He attended Plymouth schools.
For 23 years he was a welder with Edward’s Iron Company of South Bend and a truck driver for Precision Pallets of Walkerton.
Clifford played the banjo and particularly enjoyed Bluegrass music. He also was adept in woodworking and enjoyed riding motorcycles.
He is survived by Margie Milliser, and by five children: two daughters and three sons, all from Plymouth .
The daughters are Betty J. and Bob Risner and Donna Cobb.
His sons are: Clifford “Sonny” Milliser, Jr., Mark A. and Pam Milliser and Kevin J. and Kim Milliser.
Ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren also survive together with three brothers and four sisters. The brothers are: Dean and Imogene Milliser, Mishawaka ; Paul Milliser, Phil Sr., and Judy Milliser, all of Plymouth . The sisters are, from Plymouth, Paula Jean Stewart, Phyllis and Vernon Stiles and June Mechling. The fourth sister, Jane and her husband Larry Stiles, live in Tenn.
Cliff was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Pam K. Milliser and two brothers, Don and Harold Milliser.
Visitation with the family will be from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 , in the New Oakhill Cemetery
Chapel, Plymouth .
Funeral services will follow visitation at 2 p.m. in the Chapel with the Rev. Jim Pippenger officiating. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery.
Preferred memorial gifts in Clifford’s memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Ronnie Lee Mellott
September 9, 1955 - October 12, 2001
Ronnie Lee “Bucky” Mellott, Sr., 46, died at 4:01 p.m. on Friday, October 12, 2001, from injuries sustained in an industrial accident at Pioneer Hybrid International, 7900 Pine Rd., Plymouth.
Bucky lived at 2403 N. Michigan Rd., Plymouth, a resident here for three years, coming from Texas.
Born in Austin, Texas, on September 9, 1955, Bucky was the son of Sam Edward and Margaret Anna Burrell Mellott. He earned his high school diploma through the United States Army in the state of Washington.
A Vietnam veteran, Bucky had served one tour of duty in both the United States Marines and the United States Army.
On February 21, 1989, in San Antonio, Texas, Bucky and Sheri Y. Craig were married.
He had worked at Pioneer Hybrid International for the past six months and before that, was employed at Dean Pickles and Pactiv.
An avid baseball fan, Bucky also liked to fish and spend time with his family.
He is survived by his wife and by five sons and four daughters. The sons are: Brian, Michael and Sam Mellott, all at home in Plymouth, and Ronnie Lee Jr., and Jimmy Mellott, both in Texas. His daughters, all in Texas, are Nancy, Edna Mae, Maria and Beatrice Mellott.
His mother, Margaret Anna Mellott, Texas, together with his father and stepmother-in-law, Dave and Mary Craig, Plymouth, and several aunts, uncles and cousins, also survive.
Bucky was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Cecilia Collins.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Bucky will be at 11 a.m., on Wednesday, October, 17, 2001, in the funeral home with Pastor Rustin Krapfl of the Sunrise Chapel officiating.
military graveside rites by the Plymouth V.F.W. #1162 will be held in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Esther M. Montgomery
October 31, 1928 - August 30, 2001
Esther M. Montgomery, a lifetime Marshall County resident, living at Garden Courts East, 501 Pennsylvania Ave., Plymouth, for the past 2 1/2 years, has died. Esther, 72, died, following an illness, at 5:05 p.m. on Thursday, August 30, 2001, in Hospice House of St. Joseph County, South Bend.
Esther was born in St. Joseph County on October 31, 1928. She was the daughter of Paul O. and Elizabeth M. Grieger Gunther. She graduated from LaPaz High School with the class of 1946.
On May 17, 1947, in Plymouth, Esther and Baxter L. Montgomery were married. Baxter died on July 10, 1977.
Esther was first employed at Montgomery Ward. She later worked at Krogers, J.C. Penny’s and Yoders. For 22 years she was a sales clerk and then manager at Dorothy’s Hallmark Store, retiring in 1993.
She was adept at all kinds of handiwork, especially quilting and crocheting. She made Raggedy Ann dolls for all of her grandchildren and quilts for most every member of the family.
Esther enjoyed playing euchre, Cubs baseball and her two son’s softball games. She took a particular interest in her grandchildren and their activities.
She attended the Pretty Lake Trinity United Methodist Church, Plymouth.
Esther is survived by two daughters, two sons, a step-daughter and step-son.
Her daughters are Linda D. and Jim Manring and Deborah A. Van Blaricom, all of Plymouth. Her sons are: Steven W. and Mary Montgomery, South Bend and Todd L. and Bethany Montgomery, Plymouth, and step daughter Toni L. and Larry Morris, Mishawaka, and step-son, Delbert W. and Stephane Montgomery, South Bend.
Surviving, in addition to her 12 grandchildren, she has 14 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Gunther Heflick, Plymouth, and Maude Gunther, Titusville, Fla.
Esther was preceded in death by her parents, her spouse and by two brothers, Fred and Oscar “Pete” Gunther.
Visitation with the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2001, in the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Paul McBride, will follow visitation at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home.
Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice House of St. Joseph County.
Anna Marie Montague
December 31, 1922 - July 16, 2001
Anna Marie Montague, 78, formerly of Bourbon, Ind., died at 9:55 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2001. Anna who lived at 719 37th. St. W; Bradenton, Fla., for the past 15 years, died in St. Vincent’s Hospital, Carmel, Indiana, following an illness.
She was born in Plymouth, the daughter of Harry Wallace and Fay McCollough King. Anna graduated from Plymouth High School with the class of 1940.
On March 10, 1943, in Columbia, S.C., Anna and Winston G. Montague, who was in the service at the time, were married.
Anna will be remembered as a caring and loving mother and homemaker. Her greatest joy was watching her family grow and, later, traveling to visit her children and grandchildren.
She was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Bourbon, and a Past Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star in Bourbon.
Anna is survived by her husband, Winston, Bradenton, Fla., and by their eleven surviving children. One son, Jimmy Montague, preceded her in death.
Their sons and daughters and their spouses are: Sally and Roger McPeak, Pittsburgh, Texas, Jeanene and Troy McGuire, Bothell, Wash., Tom and Valentina Montague, Englewood, CO., Aleta Montague, Warsaw, Ind., Karen and Randy Horoho, Kokomo, Ind., Elaine and Bud Wetzel, Pierre, S.D., Richard and Becki Montague, Westfield, Ind., Debra and Marvin Eberly, Warsaw, Ind., Michael and Karen Montague, Downers Grove, Ill., Cheryl and Richard McDonald, Warsaw, Ind., and Nancy Rockhill, Westfield, Ind.
Thirty-seven grandchildren and thirty-eight great and great-great grandchildren also survive.
Four sisters and two brothers survive as well. They are: Phyllis and Roscoe Markwith, Reelsville, Ind., Charles W. and Virginia King, Lakeville, Ind., Carol and Larry Verrill, Carmel, Ind., Doris and Harold Barnett, Lost Creek, Ky., Sara and Rudy Grumbacher, Carmel, Ind., and Glen M. and Wanda King, Kokomo, Ind. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Jimmy, four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother, Malcolm King, and a sister, Rowena Kemery.
Friends may call on the family from 3 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2001 at the Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home, 1100 N. Michigan St., Plymouth.
Funeral services for Anna will be in the funeral home on Friday, July 20, 2001, at 11 a.m. Brother-in-law Harold Barnett, pastor of the Brethren church in Lost Creek, Ky., will officiate.
Burial will be in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorial gifts in Anna’s memory may be made to the American Lung Association or to a charity of the donor’s choice.