Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1916 — WILTJAM FRANCIS PASSES AWAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILTJAM FRANCIS PASSES AWAY

Found Unconscious and Did Not Regain His Faculties, Wiliam Francis, father of Mrs. F. A. Turfler, died at about 12:30 yesterday afternoon from a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Francis maintained a rootn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Oglesby, and retired Thursday night in apparently as good health as usual. Yesterday morning Mrs. Oglesby called him when he did not arise at the usual hour, and getting no response she went to his room, He was still in bed and unconscious. Hig daughter and husband, Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Turfler, were sent for and upon their arrival every effort was made to revive him, but without avail. Mr. Francis was evidently stricken some time during the night, but how long before he was found is not known. Funeral arrangements had not been made at the time of going to press.

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