Submitted by: Dan Rich
Feb. 6, 1908 - July 18, 1998
South Bend Tribune 7/20/1998
William C. Annis, 90, of North
Liberty, Ind., passed away after an extended illness at 2:15 p.m.
on Saturday, July 18, at Miller's Merry Manor in Walkerton, Ind.
He retired in 1970 after 50 years with the Reliable Dairy in
South Bend, Ind. He was born in South Bend on Feb. 6, 1908, and
lived here a lifetime.
He was married on April 14, 1929, to Esther
L. Whitmer, who passed away on Jan. 20, 1998. He was also
preceded in death by a daughter, Beverly Joan Annis in 1943; a
great- grandson, Brandon Martin in 1990; three sisters,
Grace Garrett, Elsie Fish and Thelma McCombs;
and by a stepbrother, Charles Rock. He is survived by four
daughters, Nancy Niespodziany and Linda Paul, both
of North Liberty, Susan Leonard of Niles, Mich., and
Marilyn Kuspa of Mishawaka, Ind.; two sons, Dwight of
North Liberty and Michael of Walkerton; and by 19 grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren. Mr. Annis was a member of UAW Local
364 and was a former member of the Greene Township Advisory
Board.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 22, at the North Liberty Church of Christ,
officiated by Charles Richmond, pastor. Burial will be in
Westlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.
on Tuesday at the A.M. Manuel Funeral Home in North Liberty.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph County Hospice or to
the Greene Township Lions Club.