Franklin County OhArchives Obituaries.....Franks, Owen December 9, 1927 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda F. Beebe lindafranksbeebe@juno.com February 15, 2009, 3:32 pm Columbus Dispatch, Dec 10, 1927 FRANKS FUNERAL MONDAY Civil War Veteran, Retired Real Estate Dealer, Succumbs at Age of 81. Owen Franks, aged 81, retired real estate dealer, Civil war veteran and a past commander of Wells Post, G. A. R., succumbed at his late residence, 2384 Indianola avenue, Friday evening. His death is attributed to senility. Mr. Franks had been a resident of Columbus 41 years, coming here from Muskingum county. He had been engaged in the real estate business 12 years, from which he retired 10 years ago. During his service in the Civil war he was a member of Battery H, First West Virginia Light Artillery. Mr. Franks was a member of West Broad Street Presbyterian church 30 years and one of the former pastors there Rev. W. E. Perkins, will officiate at his funeral, which is to be held at the home Monday. The interment, in charge of Denton & Donaldson, will be in Green Lawn cemetery. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth E. Franks, he leaves two daughters. Mrs. Giles M. Brattain, Anthrop, Ohio, and Mrs. William E. Jones, Columbus, and a son, Walker L. Franks, Logan, Ohio; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a brother, Theodore Franks, St. Paul, Minn. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/franklin/obits/f/franks1363nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb