Obituary from Judy Chown - unknown newspaper
William Franklin Funk, youngest son of William Scott and Ellen Moore Funk, was born in Cedar Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, June 3, 1897. He grew to manhood in this community and had spent all of his life here. During the past school year he attended school at Fremont High School. Four weeks ago he made a trip to Minnesota and Dakota to visit some school friends, when he suddenly was taken sick with pneumonia fever. He remained in Dakota three weeks, when he felt he was able to return home. He was not vigorous and the trip proved too much for his strength. For the past five weeks, since his return home, all that was possible to do for his recovery was done, he having the skilled attention of skilled physicians and the watchful care of his family and his sister, a trained nurse, but to no avail, and on Friday morning, Sept. 29, 1916, he suddenly took hemorrhage of the lungs and passed away a few hours later at 8:10 am, aged 19 years 3 months and 26 days.
There remaining to mourn his death is his father and Mother, W.S. and Ellen Funk, of Cedar Township, two brothers, James M. Funk and John Dawson Funk of Cedar, Iowa, and two sisters, Miss Iris Funk at home and Mrs. Mary Rickert of Cedar, besides many other relatives and numerous friends.
Frank, as he was best known to his friends, was as splendid an example of promising young manhood as can be found in any community, and numbered among his friends every one with whom he came in contact, whether young or old. He was a general favorite among his school mates and friends and no gathering of young people was complete without Frank to contribute to the fun. He has no bad habits and was gently and courteous always, whether within the family circle, among his friends or on the street. He was so young to die, his shadow was yet pointing to the roseate west and his death casts a gloom over all the community in which he spent all his life.
To the bereaved the heartfelt sympathy is extended from the communities that feel in the death a distinct personal loss.
The funeral took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kirkville on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Pastor Rev. Huff assisted by Rev. Clem Davis. Internment in Westview Cemetery. The church was too small to hold those who came to pay their last respects.
William Franklin Funk, youngest son of William Scott and Ellen Moore Funk, was born in Cedar Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, June 3, 1897. He grew to manhood in this community and had spent all of his life here. During the past school year he attended school at Fremont High School. Four weeks ago he made a trip to Minnesota and Dakota to visit some school friends, when he suddenly was taken sick with pneumonia fever. He remained in Dakota three weeks, when he felt he was able to return home. He was not vigorous and the trip proved too much for his strength. For the past five weeks, since his return home, all that was possible to do for his recovery was done, he having the skilled attention of skilled physicians and the watchful care of his family and his sister, a trained nurse, but to no avail, and on Friday morning, Sept. 29, 1916, he suddenly took hemorrhage of the lungs and passed away a few hours later at 8:10 am, aged 19 years 3 months and 26 days.
There remaining to mourn his death is his father and Mother, W.S. and Ellen Funk, of Cedar Township, two brothers, James M. Funk and John Dawson Funk of Cedar, Iowa, and two sisters, Miss Iris Funk at home and Mrs. Mary Rickert of Cedar, besides many other relatives and numerous friends.
Frank, as he was best known to his friends, was as splendid an example of promising young manhood as can be found in any community, and numbered among his friends every one with whom he came in contact, whether young or old. He was a general favorite among his school mates and friends and no gathering of young people was complete without Frank to contribute to the fun. He has no bad habits and was gently and courteous always, whether within the family circle, among his friends or on the street. He was so young to die, his shadow was yet pointing to the roseate west and his death casts a gloom over all the community in which he spent all his life.
To the bereaved the heartfelt sympathy is extended from the communities that feel in the death a distinct personal loss.
The funeral took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kirkville on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Pastor Rev. Huff assisted by Rev. Clem Davis. Internment in Westview Cemetery. The church was too small to hold those who came to pay their last respects.
Obituary from Judy Chown - unknown newspaper
William Franklin Funk, youngest son of William Scott and Ellen Moore Funk, was born in Cedar Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, June 3, 1897. He grew to manhood in this community and had spent all of his life here. During the past school year he attended school at Fremont High School. Four weeks ago he made a trip to Minnesota and Dakota to visit some school friends, when he suddenly was taken sick with pneumonia fever. He remained in Dakota three weeks, when he felt he was able to return home. He was not vigorous and the trip proved too much for his strength. For the past five weeks, since his return home, all that was possible to do for his recovery was done, he having the skilled attention of skilled physicians and the watchful care of his family and his sister, a trained nurse, but to no avail, and on Friday morning, Sept. 29, 1916, he suddenly took hemorrhage of the lungs and passed away a few hours later at 8:10 am, aged 19 years 3 months and 26 days.
There remaining to mourn his death is his father and Mother, W.S. and Ellen Funk, of Cedar Township, two brothers, James M. Funk and John Dawson Funk of Cedar, Iowa, and two sisters, Miss Iris Funk at home and Mrs. Mary Rickert of Cedar, besides many other relatives and numerous friends.
Frank, as he was best known to his friends, was as splendid an example of promising young manhood as can be found in any community, and numbered among his friends every one with whom he came in contact, whether young or old. He was a general favorite among his school mates and friends and no gathering of young people was complete without Frank to contribute to the fun. He has no bad habits and was gently and courteous always, whether within the family circle, among his friends or on the street. He was so young to die, his shadow was yet pointing to the roseate west and his death casts a gloom over all the community in which he spent all his life.
To the bereaved the heartfelt sympathy is extended from the communities that feel in the death a distinct personal loss.
The funeral took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kirkville on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Pastor Rev. Huff assisted by Rev. Clem Davis. Internment in Westview Cemetery. The church was too small to hold those who came to pay their last respects.
William Franklin Funk, youngest son of William Scott and Ellen Moore Funk, was born in Cedar Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, June 3, 1897. He grew to manhood in this community and had spent all of his life here. During the past school year he attended school at Fremont High School. Four weeks ago he made a trip to Minnesota and Dakota to visit some school friends, when he suddenly was taken sick with pneumonia fever. He remained in Dakota three weeks, when he felt he was able to return home. He was not vigorous and the trip proved too much for his strength. For the past five weeks, since his return home, all that was possible to do for his recovery was done, he having the skilled attention of skilled physicians and the watchful care of his family and his sister, a trained nurse, but to no avail, and on Friday morning, Sept. 29, 1916, he suddenly took hemorrhage of the lungs and passed away a few hours later at 8:10 am, aged 19 years 3 months and 26 days.
There remaining to mourn his death is his father and Mother, W.S. and Ellen Funk, of Cedar Township, two brothers, James M. Funk and John Dawson Funk of Cedar, Iowa, and two sisters, Miss Iris Funk at home and Mrs. Mary Rickert of Cedar, besides many other relatives and numerous friends.
Frank, as he was best known to his friends, was as splendid an example of promising young manhood as can be found in any community, and numbered among his friends every one with whom he came in contact, whether young or old. He was a general favorite among his school mates and friends and no gathering of young people was complete without Frank to contribute to the fun. He has no bad habits and was gently and courteous always, whether within the family circle, among his friends or on the street. He was so young to die, his shadow was yet pointing to the roseate west and his death casts a gloom over all the community in which he spent all his life.
To the bereaved the heartfelt sympathy is extended from the communities that feel in the death a distinct personal loss.
The funeral took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kirkville on Sunday at 2:00 pm. Pastor Rev. Huff assisted by Rev. Clem Davis. Internment in Westview Cemetery. The church was too small to hold those who came to pay their last respects.
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