Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Franks, Marion 1949 ************************************************ 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: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net March 27, 2014, 3:37 pm Ionia Daily Sentinel Standard, 5 Feb 1949 Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Mapes funeral home in Sunfield for Marion Franks, 73, who died at his Sunfield home Monday evening after a long illness. Services were conducted by the Rev. Alford Custer. Interment was in Sunfield cemetery. Mr. Franks was born in Sebewa October 29, 1875, the son of Sylvenus and Rebecca Franks. His life was spent in Sebewa and Sunfield where he sheared sheep for many years. Surviving are the widow, Minnie; five children, Lillian Cole of Lansing, William Franks of Mason, Edward Franks of Durand, Mildred Valentine of Brenton, Fla., and Roberta Armstrong of Lansing; 14 grandchildren, a brother, Clyde Franks, of Grand Rapids; and a sister Mrs. Ida Thrams of Sebewa. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/f/franks24193nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb