Obituary of Martin C. Beck

July 1938 - Albion July 2, 1938 Martin C. Beck, 70, druggist here for 50 years, died this morning at his home here. Surviving are the widow and one sister, Mrs. Melissa Smith of Albion. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at the Bonham funeral home here with Rev. G. H. Bachelor officiating. The Masonic lodge will have charge of the services. Burial will be in the Albion cemetery. (Mr. Beck was a brother-in-law of Ed Eagles)

Obituary of Emma Hindman

July 2, 1938 - Albion Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Hindman, 89, former resident of Wolf Lake, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Maude Braden of 1515 St. Mary’s Ave, Ft. Wayne, will be held at 2 p.m. Sun. at the M. E. church here with burial in the Kimmell cemetery. The daughter and fours sons survive.

Obituary of Eli River

September 1938 - Albion, Sept. 25, 1938- Eli River, former resident of Albion area, died Fri. at Long Beach, Cal. The body will be returned here Tues. and funeral services will be held Wed. at 10:30 a.m. at Christian Chapel, near here, with Rev. Carl Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Three sons survive.

(Eli River built the brick house about ½ mile S. of Burr Oak and lived there many years before going to Cal.)

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