Elk County KS Archives Obituaries.....Blizard, Frank Melvin December 30, 1920
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Howard Courant,  January 6, 1921
The funeral was held at the M. E. Church on New Year's Day at 10 a.m.  The 
church was crowded as it never was crowded before.  Rev. Willoughby and Rev. 
Peck assisted in the beautiful service and Rev. Crane, pastor of the M. E. 
Church delivered a short but eloquent discourse.  A male quartet composed of 
Whit and Ben Eby, Thos. E. Thompson and Frank Dobyns, sang "Crossing the 
Bar" "Nearer My God To Thee" and "Olive's Brow," with male quartette 
arrangements.  Mrs. Blanche Jackson played the piano accompaniments. The 
pallbearers were W. S. Beaty, H. A. Gilmore, Felix Hottinger, Jack Burnette, 
Bert Turner, and Clifford Sullivan.  The floral tributes were most beautiful, 
and friends from the farthest parts of the county were present to show their 
love and esteem.

Mrs. N. N. Meek, the aged mother of Sheriff Blizard was there, coming with her 
husband from Guthrie, Ok., a brother, Ed Blizard and wife of Winfield, and a 
sister, Mrs. Edwin Shuler of Excelsior Springs, Mo., were in attendance at the 
funeral.

Frank Melvin Blizard was born in Union Center township, Elk County, Kansas, 
March 9th, 1874, and died at Howard, Kansas, December 30, 1920, being aged at 
the time of his sudden and unexpected death, 46 years, nine months and 21 days.

He was married to Miss Martha Kill, April 4th, 1899, and to this union were 
born 4 children, John Franklin, Elizabeth Marguerite, Vada Virginia and 
Dorothy Leon. Of these all are living except Vada Virgina, who died June 26th, 
1917, and with the mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. N. N. Meek of Guthrie, 
Oklahoma, the sister, Mrs. Edwin Shuler of Excelsior Springs, Mo., the 
brother, Edwin Blizard of Winfield, Kans., and an unlimited number of friends 
are left to mourn the sudden and accidental death.

Frank, as we knew him has lived in this community his entire life and no man 
hath ought to say against him.  He was a friend of the highest type true and 
loyal to everyone; he was a public official of outstanding ability and 
faithfulness; a father that made true Fatherhood his highest ambition, his 
thoughts being always for his children and as a husband devoted always and at 
all times.

A year ago last September, among many others, he gave himself to God, and we 
have the assurance that Christ who called to him then, did not fail him in the 
last terrible moments of his life.

This man who hath fallen was a good man and universally beloved by all; he was 
a friend very much worth having, as we have all found out.  A neighbor and 
associate that was worthy of the highest confidence and as we believe, a 
Christian man of true and lasting ideals.

And as such he will always live in the memory of his family, his friends and 
the community.

Additional Comments:
Frank Blizard would in a week have handed the Sheriff's office over to his 
successor, and all arrangements had been made to move from the Sheriff's 
residence into another house til spring, when he purposed moving onto his farm 
adjoining town and very near the scene of his shocking death.  He was more 
than six feet tall, straight, square shouldered and always stood erect.  
Please see related news story posted under the newspaper section

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