Elmer Cousins
April 27, 1887-June 19, 1934
Niles Daily Star, Tuesday, June 19, 1934, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
Leg Amputation is Fatal to Cousins
Elmer Cousins, 47, residing three miles east of Niles on M-60, died at 2 o'clock this morning at Pawating hospital following an amputation of his leg as the result of blood poison.
Mr. Cousins was born April 27, 1887, at Spencer, O., and moved to Niles 21 years ago. For the past several years he has operated a filling station on M-60.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Cousins; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph DeMiller, Elkhart, Esther and Joy, Niles; a son, Lee, also of Niles; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Cousins, Grafton; two sisters, Mrs. V. Cornish, and Mrs. Hazen Tite, both of Grafton, five brothers, Edward, Pasadena, Cal., Albert, Akron, O., Harvey, Columbus, O., and Frank and Alfred of Grafton.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, June 20, 1934, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
TO HOLD COUSIN'S RITES
Funeral services for Elmer Cousins, who died at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, will be held at the Price and Kiger funeral home at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. Leon Manning, Three Oaks, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.
Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. Friends of the deceased may view the body at the funeral home before the services.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, June 21, 1934, page 2, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
COUSIN'S RITES HELD
Rev. Leon Manning, pastor of the Methodist church in Three Oaks, officiated this afternoon at the funeral services of Elmer Cousins, who died early Tuesday morning. The services were held at the Price and Kiger funeral home and burial was made in Silverbrook cemetery.