Mrs.
John Niblick Dies This Morning
Prominent
Decatur Woman Dies Today
Mrs. Mary Jane Studabaker Niblick, 86,
member of a pioneer Decatur family, and a prominent social and church worker,
died this morning at 6 o'clock at the Adams County Memorial Hospital. Death was attributed to old age.
Mrs. Niblick, widow of the late John Niblick,
was born in Decatur on August 6, 1855, the daughter of Judge David and Harriet
Evans Studabaker. Her family was among the
first settlers in the community.
During her entire life the deceased was an
ardent member and worker in the First Methodist Church and one of the city's
foremost club women. She and her sister,
Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, shared the distinction of being the only two
presidents of the Decatur Library Board.
During the first World War, Mrs. Niblick served as head of the Adams County
Chapter of the American Red Cross. In 1906
and 1907, she was president of the eighth district of the federation of woman's
clubs. She was a member of the local
Shakespeare Club.
In addition to being an ardent worker of the
Decatur WCTU, she was a charter member of the missionary society of the First
Methodist church and an organizer of the ladies aid society of the church. She later became a charter member of the women's
society of Christian service, which was formed in 1940 by the uniting of the home
missionary society, the ladies aid society and the women's foreign missionary
society.
She was a graduate of the Glendale Women's College
in 1875. On May 18, 1876, she was married
to Mr. Niblick. He preceded her in death
on May 4, 1930. She was the last member
of her family. Three sisters and two
brothers preceded her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. A. D.
Suttles of Decatur, Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, and Mrs. H. H. Stoner
of Chicago. Two sons, Jesse D. and Burton S. are deceased. Six grandchildren and four great
grandchildren survive.
Funeral
Monday
Funeral services will be held Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the residence, 222 Jefferson Street, with Rev. R.
W. Graham officiating. Interment will be
in the mausoleum at the Decatur cemetery.
The body was taken to the Zwick funeral
home. It will be returned to the
residence Sunday and may be viewed there after 2 p.m. until time for the services.
[Obit courtesy of co-contributor, Jim Cox]
