The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-01
DR.. STEWART
DIES FOLLOWING
LONG ILLNESS
Four Others, Long Resi-
dents of City, Claimed
by Death.

Ranks Of old-time residents Of
Indianapolis we're thinned by death
which took the lives Of five at their
homes Monday.
DR.. William Robert Stewart, &C..
OF 2439 Broadway, prominent ply
slcian, died at his home after an
illness Of four years.
Funeral services for DR.. Stewart
Will be held at 2:30 Wednesday aft
ernoon at the McNeely 81 Sons
mortuary and burial will be in
Crown Hill cemetery.
For the last thirty-eight years
Or. Stewart was a member of the
lhird Christian church. He had
lived in indianapolis since 1893.
Widow Survives Him
Surviving him are the widow, Mrs.
Della M. Stewart; three daughters.
Mrs. Lorine Bloom of Boston, Mass,
Mrs. Max Baker and Mrs. Gilbert
ruler, both Of Evanston, Ill; two
brothers, DR.. w. B. Stewart, In
dlanapolis, and DR.. j. w. G.. Stewart,
wabash, and sister, Mrs. Ellis
Bloomer, Wabash.
Last rites for Samuel c. Henry,
So, of 319 East Twenty-fourth
street, railway mail clerk for thirty
I'VE years, will be held at IL a. m,
Wednesday, followed by burial in
the indianapolis Hebrew cemetery.
Mr.. Henry died in an automobile
en- route to indianapolis from the
southern part Of the state Monday.
Surviving him are the widow, Mrs.
Emma Henry; two brothers, Albert
Henry, treasurer of the Indiana Bell
Telephone Company, and Frank
Henry Of the s lndard Oil Com
pany in China and a sister, Mrs.
Frank White { Pasadena, Cal.
Fred Leukhardt Dies
Fred G. Leukhardt, 70, native
of Germany, who lived in this city
since 1889, died Monday at his home,
851 North Tacoma avenue, after a
long illness.
Funeral services will be held at
Wednesday afternoon at the home.
Burial will be in Crown Hill ceme-
terry.
Until his retirement eight years
ago, Mr.. Leukhardt was an employee
of the New York Central railroad.
Surviving him are the widow, Mrs.
Sophie Leukhardt; two daughters,
Mrs. Tillie Pippert and Mrs. Sophie
Leeb; three sons, Fred, Au-
gust and William Leukhardt, and
three brothers, August, Christ and
Gottleib Leukhardt, all Of Indian
apolis.
Railroad Man Dies
A resident of Indianapolis fifteen
years, Wilfred H. Evans, As, of 1902
Graceland avenue, succumbed to a
several months illness at his home.
He was an employe of the Penn
sylvania railroad. Funeral services
will be held at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ev-
ans, living near Terre Haute,
Wednesday afternoon.
Other survivors are the widow,
Mrs. Jennie Evans; two sons, w.
Dale and r. Wayne Evans; and four
stepchildren, Mrs. George Thielman,
Mrs. Elsie Karger, Mrs. Margaret
Webb and Roy Harper.
Mrs. Ella Burke Nichols, 70,
prominent Indiana school teacher,
died today at the home of her son,
Burke Nichols, $3.50 Forest lane.
School Teacher Dies
Born in Rockville, Mrs. Nicholas
taught school in several Indiana
cities, including Indianapolis, dur
ing the last forty years, and was
active in club work in western
Indiana.
Funeral services tentatively have
been set for Thursday morning at
st. Josephs Catholic church at
Rockville cemetery.
In addition to the son, two step
daughters, Mrs. Lee Calvert of
Stuttgart. Ark, and Mrs. Ernest
Nevins of Bloomington, Ind, sur
yive her.