Obituary: Elmer Franks

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This obituary come from an unknown paper. It was cut out and put into a photo album by
its original owner, who gave them to me in 1997. It is a copy of the original with no
corrections to its spelling or punctuation. 

FRANKS, ELMER  age 69 years died in
the Uniontown hospital, Wednesday
morning, February 19, 1947 at 2:30
o'clock. He was a resident of Union
town R. D. No. 3, BalsingerHigh House
Road. He Is survived by his wife, Mar
garet Rhodes Franks and the follow
ing children, E. J. of Fairchance; Clark
of Detroit; Kenneth of Continental;
Mrs. Dorothy Woods of Puritan; Mrs.
Nellie Myers, John Edward, Robert,
Twilla Jean and Louis all at home; also
surviving are 9 grandchildren and one
brother, Jack Franks of Leckrone; and
two sisters, Mrs. Annie Martin of Un
iontown and Mrs. Jennie Ross of Un
iontown. He was preceded in death by
4 brothers and 2 sisters. Friends will be
received In the home of his son, E. J.
Franks, 9 Morgantown St., Fairchance,
after 6 o'clock this evening where brief
services will be held Saturday, February
22, at 2 p. m. and followed by ad
ditional rites in the Pleasant View
Presbyterian church with Rev. David
Hunter officiating. Interment in the
church cemetery under the direction
of C. B. Dearth Sons, New Salem.