Frank Leonard Snell

SNELL

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 7/6/2014 at 21:32:49

Frank Snell, Former Shoe Merchant, Dies Sunday at Local Masonic Sanitarium

Frank Leonard Snell, life resident of Davenport and former owner of the S.B.&S. shoe store, died Sunday morning at 6:40 o'clock at the Masonic sanitarium following a long illness. He was 67 yars old. Mr. Snell had been confined to the sanitarium for the past two years. Prior to his illness he made his home at Seventh and Scott streets.

Mr. Snell was a great lover of birds and collected them from all parts of the world. This collection at the time the largest in Iowa, Mr Snell donated to Vander Park. There it was housed for many years in a building specially constructed for the purpose. In time, however many of the birds brought here from the tropics died, and after atime the bird house at the park was abandoned.

Mr. Snell was born September 23, 1863, in Davenport, where he received his education. He was married Aug. 5, 1906 to Mrs. Jean Russell Dort at Chicago. He was a member of Trinity Lodge, No. 228, A.F.&A.M; Davenport chapter, St. Simon of Cyrene Commandery; Zarepath consistory; Kaaba temple and the order of the Eastern Star.
Directly after completing his education Mr. Snell became a clerk in the George Kerker grocery store here. Two years later, in 1885 he became a partner in the S.B.&S. Shoe Co. A short time later he became the sole owner of the business and remained in this capacity until 1926. Surviving besides the wife are one stepson, Russell Dort of Davenport, one sister Mrs. Frank Kracke of Moline, Ill.

The body was taken to the Hill & Fredericks mortuary where funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the auspices of Trinity Lodge, A.F. &A.M. burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.

Source: The Davenport Democrat & Leader, Davenport, Iowa, 06 July 1931. p. 17.