Spouse:

• Frances Vidal Clarke m. 5 Jul 1933, Queens, New York, USA

Children:

• John Bridwell Severance (1935-2023)
• Franklin Alexander Severance (1939–2014)
• Sarah Vidal Severance Wells (1940–1981)
• Martin Renwick Severance

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Obituary

Severance, Native Of Gaithersburg, Dies

Funeral services were held Monday, May 21, for Frank A. Severance, a native of Gaithersburg, who died May 18 in Kennett Square, Pa., after a long illness. He was 74 years old.

Mr. Severance was the son of the late Frank B. Severance, who had been president of Citizens Building and Loan and active in Gaithersburg civic affairs, and Blanche Fulks Severance, of one of Gaithersburg's oldest families. Mr. Severance was born May 26, 1004 at Turf Farm, Gaithersburg, which was then owned by the I.T. Fulks family.

He graduated from Central High School and went on to Harvard when he was 17, where he received three degrees in the 1920's, his bachelor of arts, masters, and law degrees.

Mr. Severance established his legal reputation in New York City as assistant district attorney under District Attorneys Dewey and Hogan, and later became a member of the law firm Dunnington, Barthlow and Miller, where became a specialist in anti-trust cases.

His files and assistance helped produce a book about New York crime called "The D.A.'s Man." Mr. Severance had moved to Kennett Square shorty before his death from New Caanan, Conn., where was a civic leader for about 40 years, often supplying free legal advice to the community.

He is survived by his wife, Frances Vidal Severance, of Kennett Square, a daughter, Sara Wells, of Ridge Wood, Conn., three sons, John, of Wallingford, Conn.; Franklin, of Cos Cob, Conn.; and Renwick, of Boston, Mass.; and a sister, Katheryne Severance Van Metre, South Frederick avenue, Gaithersburg.

Services were at Kennett Square, Pa., where Mr. Severance was cremated. Burial will take place in Gaithersburg in the family plot.