Obit: Francis, Gerrold P. #2 (1937 - 1938)

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Surnames: Francis, Hall

----Source: Greenwood Gleaner (Greenwood, Clark Co., Wis.) (07 Apr 1938)

Francis, Gerrold P. (24 AUG 1937 - 29 MAR 1938)

Gerrold Paul Francis, seven month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Francis, was born in Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.), Aug. 2, 1937 and passed away at his home at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 1938, after an illness of one day.

He is survived by his parents, five brothers and seven sisters, Mrs. Wm. Hall (Marion) of Black River Falls; Lucille of Merrillan; Merril, Clara, Jean, Live, Lyla, Daniel, Vera, Freddie, John Arthur and Martha Jane, all at home, and his parental grandmother, Mrs. Clara Francis of Loyal.

Funeral services were conducted at the Schiller Funeral Home at 2:00 o'clock Thursday afternoon, March 31. Rev. C.R. Gaylord officiated. Mrs. C.R. Gaylord and Miss Nellie Sharp sang two songs, "Jewel" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus". The body was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Those from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hall and son of Black river Falls; Miss Lucille Francis of Merrillan; Miss Clara Francis and Mrs. Blanche Schmidt of Loyal; Mrs. Esther Morrow and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Koepke of Spencer; Mrs. Norma Breheim and son and Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Stoneberg and daughter of Marshfield.