ANKENY, B.F. 1864-1915

ANKENY

Posted By: Michael Kearney (email)
Date: 10/5/2002 at 10:41:37

The Clinton Herald Monday September 27, 1915 p. 8 Mr. B.F. Ankeny, born in, and for many years, a resident of Clinton, Iowa, died at the B.F. Ankeny ranch, Mumper, Nebraska, the evening of Friday, September 24th, 1915, after an illness of many months duration. Mr. Ankeny's body, accompanied by his mother, arrived in Clinton, this morning, and the funeral services, private, were held at his mother's residence, No. 433 Sixth avenue, at two-thirty o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Ankeny's youth was spent in Clinton, and his early business years. He was born here March 16th, 1864, and had for many years been in the Cattle Ranch and Mining business in Nebraska and South-West Dakota, where he was associated with local men. He was a member of DeMolay Consistory, and Clinton Lodge B.P.O.E. Interment was had at Springdale cemetery, following the private services at the house, Rev. F.H. Burrell of St. John's Episcopal church officiating. Pallbearers were W.S. Gardner, F.W. Ellis, W.F. Coan, J.Q. Jefferies, S.W. Towle and Chas. E. Smith. Mr. Ankeny had many old-time friends in Clinton, who will remember him pleasantly, and mourn his death in the prime of his manhood. An excerpt from the Omaha Herald reads: "The body of Frank Ankeny, prominent ranchman from near Alliance, who died at his ranch Friday night, will arrive in Omaha this afternoon over the Burlington and will be immediately taken to the Elk's club rooms, where it will lie in state until 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The body will be met at the Omaha station by delegations of both Elks and Masons, in both of which ranks he was highly esteemed. The body will be taken to Clinton, Iowa, for interment, leaving the Elks' club rooms at 5 o'clock to be taken east on the Northwestern train which leaves Omaha at 6 o'clock. The pallbearers will be: Active J.F. Dietz, A.H. Frye, C.V. Bliss, R.F. Marcy, W.H. Schellberg and C.A. Lewis. Honorary - Gould Dietz, R.C.Howe, M.R. Denny, Col. J.C. Sharpe, Ralph Kitchen, T.B. McPherson, Will H. Wood, Fred A. Castle, G.A. Renze, W.E. Wood."