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Martin Franklin Cozad

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Martin Franklin Cozad

Birth
Cass County, Iowa, USA
Death
13 Jul 1975 (aged 65)
Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Grant, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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FRANKLIN COZAD
Matin Franklin Cozad, son of Martin Cozad and Anna Sophia Todenhagen Cozad, was born November 1, 1909 in Cass County, Iowa and passed away at his home in Villisca, Iowa, July 13, 1975.
Surviving him are three sisters, Leola Baldwin, and Gladys Major if St. Paul, Minnesota and Blanche Emblem of Council Bluffs, Iowa and one brother, Everett Cozad of Villisca and several nieces and nephews.
HIs parents, a brother, Wesley and a sister, Grace Logue all have preceded him in death.
Martin moved to Morton Mills in 1927 with his parents and lived there until he went into the service of his country. He resided in Villisca after World War 2 where he worked for the railroad.
He served his country for five years after being mobilized with Company F. 168th Int. 34th Division in February 1941, going to Camp Clairborne, Louisiana and then overseas. He was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. Martin honored his country by serving it during a national crisis.
Services were held Tuesday, July 15, 1975 from the Wolfe Funeral Home, Villisca, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Neal officiating.
Organist was Mrs. Quincey Dunn with Mrs. Charles Gifford as soloist. Selections were "Gong Down the Valley" and Beyond the Sunset."
Casket bearers were Earl Petty, Clark Fennel, Glendon Anderson, Marion Thomas, Darwin Coxad, and Gerald Emblem.
Graveside Military Rites conducted by Ker-A-Vor Post 251 American Legion Firing Squat Det. 1, Co. A. Villisca, Iowa. Bugler, Paul Bangston. Interment was in the Grant Cemetery.
Villisca Review, Villisca, Iowa, Thursday, July 24, 1975, page 4
FRANKLIN COZAD
Matin Franklin Cozad, son of Martin Cozad and Anna Sophia Todenhagen Cozad, was born November 1, 1909 in Cass County, Iowa and passed away at his home in Villisca, Iowa, July 13, 1975.
Surviving him are three sisters, Leola Baldwin, and Gladys Major if St. Paul, Minnesota and Blanche Emblem of Council Bluffs, Iowa and one brother, Everett Cozad of Villisca and several nieces and nephews.
HIs parents, a brother, Wesley and a sister, Grace Logue all have preceded him in death.
Martin moved to Morton Mills in 1927 with his parents and lived there until he went into the service of his country. He resided in Villisca after World War 2 where he worked for the railroad.
He served his country for five years after being mobilized with Company F. 168th Int. 34th Division in February 1941, going to Camp Clairborne, Louisiana and then overseas. He was wounded in action and received a Purple Heart. Martin honored his country by serving it during a national crisis.
Services were held Tuesday, July 15, 1975 from the Wolfe Funeral Home, Villisca, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Neal officiating.
Organist was Mrs. Quincey Dunn with Mrs. Charles Gifford as soloist. Selections were "Gong Down the Valley" and Beyond the Sunset."
Casket bearers were Earl Petty, Clark Fennel, Glendon Anderson, Marion Thomas, Darwin Coxad, and Gerald Emblem.
Graveside Military Rites conducted by Ker-A-Vor Post 251 American Legion Firing Squat Det. 1, Co. A. Villisca, Iowa. Bugler, Paul Bangston. Interment was in the Grant Cemetery.
Villisca Review, Villisca, Iowa, Thursday, July 24, 1975, page 4

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