Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Franks, Ernest A. 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net June 13, 2013, 5:30 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, May 19, 1960 Ernest A. Franks, 74, route one, died early Thursday morning at Ionia County Memorial hospital where he had been a patient one week. Mr. Franks was a decorator by trade. He was born August 9, 1885 and with the exception of 17 years had lived all his life in his home at Prairie Creek. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Franks. September 12, 1937, he was married to Mary Miller, who died in 1954. Mr. Franks was a member of the Zion Evangelical United Brethren church. Funeral service will be held at the Myers funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Ray R. Fassett will officiate and interment will be at Oakhill cemetery. Subsequent Publication: Monday, May 23, 1960 Funeral service for Ernest A. Franks, 74, was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Myers funeral home. Mr. Franks who resided on route one, died early Thursday in Ionia County Memorial hospital. The Rev. Ray R. Fassett, pastor of the Zion Evangelical United Brethren church officiated and burial was at Oakhill cemetery. Honorary bearers were John Gates, Fred Waters, Homer Mann, Herman Lemke, Oren Schmidt and Rev. A. R. Kuehn. Active bearers were Floyd Bates, Donald Bates, Bill Hickok, Tim Fenn, Jerold Fassett and David Hedrick. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/franks20731nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb