J. F. (Frank) McNamara

MCNAMARA, BALES, SWALLOW, KING

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 7/13/2006 at 16:44:09

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
February 7, 1951

J. F. McNAMARA Dies - Booneville Special

J. F. (Frank) McNamara, former resident of the Booneville community, died at Indianola Friday, Jan. 26, at the age of 80 years. His funeral services were held at the Churchville Church of the Assumption on Monday, Jan. 29 and burial was made in the St. John's cemetery at Cumming.

Mr. McNamara, the eldest son of Michael and Margaret McNamara, was born February 13, 1871 at the parental home south of Booneville. He attended Lee Center school and lived at home until the family moved to Indianola 23 years ago. Since the death of his mother he had resided with his brother, Martin.

He leaves two brothers and three sisters, Martin of Indianola, John of Des Moines, Mrs. Pat King of West Des Moines, Mrs. Esther Bales of Van Meter, and Mrs. Tom Swallow, Des Moines.