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Frank Abijah “Jay” Lester

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Frank Abijah “Jay” Lester

Birth
Brookston, White County, Indiana, USA
Death
5 Jul 1948 (aged 72)
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
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Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Frank A. (Jay) Lester, 72, died unexpectedly at 2:15 AM Monday, July 5, 1948, in his Lafayette home. Born at Brookston, he was first married to Gertrude Welch, who died in 1908. In 1914, he married Faith Rothenberger, who survives.

Mr. Lester was an employee of Munger Lumber Company for many years. He later farmed near West Point, returning to Lafayette in 1929. At the time of his death, he was a fireman at the Lahr hotel.

Surviving with his wife are eleven children, Mrs. Julius Stotler of Terre Haute; Mildred, Norma Jean; twins Leo and Cleo; Frank, Jr., Harold, Bernard, Kenneth, and Harry Lester, all of Lafayette; and George Lester, a patient at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 7/5/1948
Frank A. (Jay) Lester, 72, died unexpectedly at 2:15 AM Monday, July 5, 1948, in his Lafayette home. Born at Brookston, he was first married to Gertrude Welch, who died in 1908. In 1914, he married Faith Rothenberger, who survives.

Mr. Lester was an employee of Munger Lumber Company for many years. He later farmed near West Point, returning to Lafayette in 1929. At the time of his death, he was a fireman at the Lahr hotel.

Surviving with his wife are eleven children, Mrs. Julius Stotler of Terre Haute; Mildred, Norma Jean; twins Leo and Cleo; Frank, Jr., Harold, Bernard, Kenneth, and Harry Lester, all of Lafayette; and George Lester, a patient at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA.
--Lafayette Journal & Courier - Mon 7/5/1948

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age 72. Undertaker, C.H. Bradshaw, Lafayette, Indiana.

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  • Maintained by: L. A. C.
  • Originally Created by: Ran
  • Added: Feb 11, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13323112/frank_abijah-lester: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Abijah “Jay” Lester (14 Oct 1875–5 Jul 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13323112, citing Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by L. A. C. (contributor 46486104).