Obituary: Bessie May (Durst) Franks

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This obituary come from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a photo album by
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FRANKS. MRS. BESSIE MAY, aged 59 years. She was born January 11, 1890 in
Confluence, Pa. and died Friday morning, February 18, 1949 at 1 o'clock in the hospital
at Houston. Texas, following a three month illness. Mrs. Franks was a resident of
Houston for the past four years, prior to that she spent most of her life on the
McClellandtown Road. German Township. She was preceded in death by two sons,
Russell Franks and Reed Franks who was killed in World War II. Surviving are her
husband, J. Presley Franks of Houston and two sons: Donald M. Franks of Houston,
Texas and Kenneth P. Franks of Uniontown. Also surviving are four grandchildren: 
Thomas, Elaine, Fontaine and Lucinda; and two sisters: Mrs, Emma McGinnis of
Messmore and Mrs. Bertha Bowser of Confluence, and one brother, John E. Durst of
McClellandtown Road, Funeral arrangements are being made for burial in St. Jacob's
Lutheran church cemetery at Woodside. Friends are being received in the Sangston
Funeral Home, McClellandtown, where services will be conducted Monday morning,
February 21, at 10:30, with Rev. David Hunter officiating. Burial will be in St. Jacobs
Lutheran cemetery.