Francis "Frank" Johnston Eckels (1855-1935)

ECKELS, ECKLES, HUTCHINSON, BOWDEN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 4/6/2014 at 14:09:19

From Ames Milepost September 1935

F. J. ECKLES

F. J. Eckles, 80, long time resident of Milford township just north of Nevada, died at the home of his son, Herron A. Eckles at Murray, Iowa, Thursday* morning at 2:30 o'clock.

Funeral services were held at Central Presbyterian church, Nevada, Saturday afternoon at 2:30, interment in the Nevada cemetery. Dr. Spencer, Presbyterian minister of Lake City, was in charge of the service.

The Eckles family lived on a farm north of Nevada for many years, leaving here in 1916 for Boulder, Colorado.

He leaves besides Mrs. Eckles, daughters Mrs. G. E. Hutchinson of Lake City, Mrs. R. O. Hutchinson of Waterloo and Mrs. Chas. Bowden of Alliance, Ohio, and sons Frank J. Eckles of Oakland,

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: Frank Johnston Eckels died on 29 August 1935.