The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-06
OBITUARY NOTICES

r. 4sth st. died "Wednesday In
local hospital. A native Of Column
bus Grove. O.. he had lived In Ts-
coma for the past 40 years. He
had been an electrician for Pacific
Telephone a Telegraph for SO
years before retiring in July, 1910.
He was q member of Central Bap-
fist church. Surviving are his wife.
Clara Frances: three daughters.
Mrs. Florence Sulkosky. Mrs.
Macel Wells. both of Tacoma. and
Mrs. Norma Mcclure Of Black
stone. Va; one son. Richard L.
Clevenger. jr.: one sister. Mrs.
Vida Tracy Of Continental. o.;
three brothers. Dave OF Columbus
Grove. George of Horse Shoe Bend,
Ida. and Floyd OF Fostoria. Ore;
four grandchildren. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced by
Buckley-King.
BEN +. KoHLER, SIR.
Ben +. Kohler. ST., 20. died
Thursday at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Joseph Phelan, of
2202 No. Puget Sound. where he
lived. A native OF Phelps City.
Mo-. he had lived In Tacoma since
1923, and was a stationary en-
gineer for the Tacoma school board
for Is years before retiring in May.
1941. He was a member OF Lin
coin Park Christian church. Sur
viving are his wife. Lille B.: five
daughters. Mrs. Phelan, Mrs.
Halle Collins Of Bowie. Tex, Mrs.
Kingston s. Lister of Olympia,
Mrs. Cecil Shepard of BremeIton.
and Mrs. Earl A. Harvey of Brook
line, Mass: six sons. b. r.. jr..
M. c.. d. r.. II. w. and C. f.
Kohler. all Of Tacoma. and p. Il.
Kohler Of Miami. Fla; four
brothers. Arthur of Monrovia.
Calf. Marion. George and Walter.
all of Atchison. Kans.: three ais
tiers. Mrs. Frank Dilgert and Miss
Charlotte kohler, both OF Atchi-
son, Kans.. and Mrs. Anna Taylor
of Fairfax. Mo. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced by
Buckley-King.
MRS. ELLA GsTFIrH
Mrs. Ella Griffith, "a, Of 1902
So. Prospect, died Thursday at her
home. She was the widow of DIR.
w. w. Griffith. who practiced
dentistry on X st. for 35 years be-
fore his death in 1887. A native
Of New Carlisle. Ind. Mrs. Griffith
was a member of the altar society
Of ST. Leo's church, and Of the
Catholic Women's club. Surviving
are two sons, Mcdonald Il. Grif-
fifth and 1t. John w. Griffith of
the u. s. army; three grandchil-
dren; one brother. Louis Mcdonald
Of Chicago; two sisters. Miss Edith
Mcdonald and Mrs. Ann Kimball,
both of Minnesota. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced by
Gaffney.
MRS. ELLA y. READ
Mrs. Ella J. Read, OF 1902 So.
L St. widow Of Jesse II. Read who
died in 1925. died Thursday at her
home. A native OF oswego, Ill.
she had lived In Tacoma Apr more
than 50 years. and was a member
Of the First Methodist church.
Surviving are two brothers. w. T..
Zimmerman Of Tacoma and J. II.
Zimmerman Of Minneapolis, MINI.
two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Mabee
Of Des hoines, Ia. and Mrs. Min
ME Read Of Tacoma. Funeral ar
rangements win be announced by
c. o. Lynn Co.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Roy Charles spe&r-Friday at
p. m from Piper chapel. with
the Rev. Charles Mentzer officiat-
ing. Burial viii be tn lakewood
cemetery.
Mrs. Minnie Louise BeaI-Fri-
day at 2;3o p. m. from Piper
chapel. with the Rev Lillian
Webster officiating. Burial will be
in Mountain View memorial park.
Alfred Louis Oison-Fridsy at
1870 g. m from Buckley-King
chapel. with the Rev. r. Arthur
Larson officiating. Burial VIII be
in new Tacoma cemetery.
Lester Houtz-Friday At p m
from Buekley-King chapel. with
the Rev. Fred Hornshuh officiat-
ing. Burial viii be In Tacoma
cemetery. Houtz also leaves one
daughter. Mrs. Esther Free Of
California, and one sister, Mrs-
Jessie Gates OF Tacoma