Frank Edgar Downs (1934)

CRAWFORD, DOWNS, HOLLINGSWORTH

Posted By: Linda Brittain
Date: 5/24/2007 at 12:49:08

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 5, 1934
Page 5

F. E. Downs Dies of Injuries

Tuesday, March 27th Frank Downs, a farmer living one-fourth mile east of St. Charles was fatally injured while working in the Huglin timber north of town. He, with Rex and Kenneth Downs were cutting a tree down which fell on another tree, breaking a limb off which fell on Mr. Downs knocking him down and crushing him. He was rushed to the Methodist hospital in Des Moines, where an X-ray disclosed a broken collar bone and five ribs, some of the ribs being broken in two pieces. Several doctors assisted with his care but pneumonia developed and he passed away early Sunday morning, April 1st after several days of intense suffering.

He is survived by his wife, five sons and two daughters and seven grandchildren. Five of his children, Cash, Carl, Mrs. Mary Crawford, Rex and Don are married and live in the vicinity of St. Charles, and Dwight and Florence are still at home. Other members of his immediate family are his five brothers, C. M. Downs of Kansas, Alfred, Cash, James and Walter Downs all of this place and one sister, Mrs. Jane Hollingsworth of Nebraska.

Mr. Downs was 64 years of age, a prominent Mason and had lived his entire life near St. Charles, the old Downs homestead being only a short distance from his own home. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in St. Charles.
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St. Charles News
St. Charles, Iowa
Thursday, April 5, 1934

Frank E. Downs passed away early Sunday morning at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines. His death was the result of injuries received when the limb from a tree struck him while helping cut timber Tuesday of last week. He was so severely injured nothing could be done for him. W.D. Kale and Son, undertakers of Truro, brought the body to his home just east of town.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Tuesday at 2 p.m. The sermon was delivered by Rev. I.G. Randels, of the Church of Christ; Rev. G.E. Carnahan of the United Presbyterian church assisted with the services.

The music was furnished by C.M. Buchanan, Mary Crawford, Dolores Kale, of Truro, Carrie Guilliams, Ethel Brooks and E. R. Beitzell, with Hazel Cheek as accompanist.

The pall-bearers were C.C. Guilliams, C.E. Kinnaird, H.V. Brooks, J.D. Clanton, V.B. Cheek and E.P. Browne.

The Masons and Eastern Star members attended in a body to pay respects to their departed brother. There were many and beautiful floral offerings. The church, although the largest in town, was not large enough to hold all the people who attended the funeral.

Mr. Downs was a man who by his upright manner made many friends. He was laid to reset in the St. Charles cemetery with Model Lodge using the Masonic burial service.
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St. Charles News
St. Charles, Iowa
Thursday, April 5, 1934

Frank Edgar Downs was born June 2, 1869, at St. Charles, Iowa, and passed away April 1, 1934 at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, aged 64 years, 9 months and 29 days.

His death was the result of a serious accident when struck by a falling limb when engaged in getting up a wood sawing. Five ribs were broken, a shoulder blade broken, and a lung badly crushed. He was heard to say as the end drew near, "I want to go home, I have been here about 65 years, and it's time to go home."

"Dearest father, thou hast left us
And our loss we deeply feel
But it is God that has bereft us
He can all our sorrows heal."

Among those from out-of-town attending the funeral of Frank Downs, Tuesday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Powell, Mrs. Ann Summervill, A.N. Sankey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Don Daniels, Mrs. Austa Kimerer, Mr. and Mrs. D.M. Downs and Bonnie Lee, A.A. Powell and family, Uriah Snider, Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. Stiles, Mr. and Mrs Darwin Stevens, Andrew Fogle, Henry Davis, Winterset; Hugh Ball, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Way, Earl Powell, Norwalk; Floyd Sherfy and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frank James, Fort Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Downs, Truro; Mr. and Mrs. Art Luddington and Marvis, Afton; Mr. and Mrs. George Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson, Lorimor; Mrs. Jennie Squiere, Emmet Thomas, Mrs. Loyd Green, Miss Ruth Bonney, New Virginia; Lew Porter, Peru; Avery Wheeler, Van Meter; Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Downs, Knoxville; Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Downs, near Fairfield; Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Darr and son, Darrell, Boxholm; Mrs. John Cox, Paton; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Strubhar, Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bumbarger, Osceola; D.B. Sankey and family, Trenton, Mo.

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