Miami Man Kills
Himself Sunday
William Frakes Shoots Himself with a Shotgun at Home of Father
Word came to Slater yesterday that Will Frakes age 19 years, son of A. Frakes* southwest of Miami, had taken his won life. The tragedy occurred at the home Sunday afternoon.
Despondency is given as the cause of the deed. It is said that during the day he had threatened to kill himself and, fearing that he would, his father had taken his guns and concealed them. He borrowed a gun from a neighbor, it was reported.
* Aaron and Lizzie Frakes, parents. Will was born in 1905 and died on Sept 16, 1923. Buried at the Christian Cemetery, south of Miami. The rumor is that he fell in love with his stepmother.-cs-
Miami Man Kills
Himself Sunday
William Frakes Shoots Himself with a Shotgun at Home of Father
Word came to Slater yesterday that Will Frakes age 19 years, son of A. Frakes* southwest of Miami, had taken his won life. The tragedy occurred at the home Sunday afternoon.
Despondency is given as the cause of the deed. It is said that during the day he had threatened to kill himself and, fearing that he would, his father had taken his guns and concealed them. He borrowed a gun from a neighbor, it was reported.
* Aaron and Lizzie Frakes, parents. Will was born in 1905 and died on Sept 16, 1923. Buried at the Christian Cemetery, south of Miami. The rumor is that he fell in love with his stepmother.-cs-
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Gertha May Frakes
1925–1939
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1932–2004
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1939–1976
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