Frank Leon Fairholm (1925)

AFFLACK, CALLISON, FAIRHOLM, SIMMONS

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 12/10/2010 at 17:17:40

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 15, 1925
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Death claimed F. L. Fairholm of Scott township, Tuesday evening at 10 o’clock. Mr. Fairholm has been a sufferer with tuberculosis and this combined with an attack of pneumonia, hastened his death.

He leaves to mourn, his wife and two children; also an aged father, two brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 1:30 at the Church of Christ, and burial made in the Winterset cemetery. The burial service will be under the direction of Evening Star lodge of Masons.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 22, 1925
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Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Fairholm, was born in Douglas township, Madison county, March 23, 1878.

Here he grew to young manhood and in 1894, when 16 years of age, moved to Adair county. After 8 years spent in Adair county, he went to Bingham Canyon, Utah, returning later to Massena, Cass county, Iowa; then to his home county of Madison.

He was married Oct. 24, 1906 to Flora H. Simmons. To this union were born two children, Iris Elaine and Edgar, both at home. Besides the wife and two children, he leaves his father of Des Moines; two brothers, Arthur of Anita and Harry R. of Winterset; and two sisters, Mrs. C. R. Afflack of Earlham and Mrs. Dale Callison of Des Moines.

The mother preceded him in death May 8, 1924 and a sister, Lottie O., four years ago.

Mr. Fairholm was converted and became a member of the church at Bridgewater under the ministry of Rev. Rooks. He was affiliated with Masonic lodge No. 515, transferring his membership to Evening Star lodge No. 43, who attended in a body and assisted in the burial service.

He departed this life Jan. 13, 1925, aged 46 years, 10 months and 10 days. Many neighbors and friends join in sympathy with the bereaved family.

Funeral services, conducted by Rev. F. C. McCallon, were held from the Church of Christ on Friday afternoon and interment was made in the Winterset cemetery.

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