The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-11
DIED AT HOME
IN ACASTC
Franklin Allen Came to Iowa With
Parents When He was
Young and Served
In War.

4
n PENNINGTON, Iowa, Nov. IL
Franklin Allen died at his home near
Acasto, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1919, aged
II years, months and % days.
Franklin, son OF Francis and Irene
Allen, was born in Ross county, Ohio,
Sept. II, 1912. He came with has
parents TO Iowa while yiung boy.
In the year 1868 he was united In
marriage to Miss Deborah Singleton
who survives him. To this union
thirteen children were born, one
dying in infancy, leaving twelve CHI
dren as follows: William Allen of Mt.
4 Sterling, Iowa; Lulu Woliom of Sher'
idan Lake, Colo; Jennie Park OF
Farmington; Frank Allen of Mont
rose; James Allen of Fleming Colo;
Anna Curry of Cascoe, Ark; Charles
Allen of Mt. Sterling, Iowa; Alta
Staples of Granger, MO-; Alma
Schmidt of Pennington; Artie Heath
of Pennington He is also survived
by eighteen grandchildren and one
sister, Mrs. L. J. Farr1s of keokuk.
His children were all present when
the end came. When the civil war
came he enlisted in the union army
y on August 6, 1862, serving three
wears The funeral services We're
conducted in the home on Friday
4 Nov. Z, by Rev. G. H. Smith, M. ~
pastor of Pennington, assisted by
! Rev. l.. V. Brown OF Mt. Sterling,
] Iowa The singers were Mr.. and
! Mrs. James Dill, Mrs. Edgar MosheI
n and Rev. Brown, all OF Mt. Sterling
Interment was in the harrington
4 cemetery.
Mrs. Bert Burnhardt ana children
3 of Donnellson came over Friday to
visit with her parents, MI. and Mrs
Albert Miller.
q MRS. Utley of Bonaparte, spent Fri
day with her relative, Mrs Van AUS
dali.
Mrs. Mary Harris left Friday even
q ing for an extended visit with reia
tives in Parsons, Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Satterly spen'
! Saturday in Fort Madison.
n HI. w. Gentner, Jr., was business
q visitor to Keokuk Friday.
Mrs. Mary Jack of Cantrils stopped
= Off Friday on her way to keosauqus
4 / for a short visit with her friend
II Mrs. Nellie Therme.
Mrs Jennie Cross went to Bona
q parte Saturday morning TO spend
i few days with relatives.
Il Miss Inez Wells left Saturda!
Il morning for visit at Sedan.
\ Mrs. Lula Cross and sons Law
q renee and Darrell, returned home
8 Friday evening after visiting rela
i tives and friends at Bonaparte.
Il Hugh Satterly has thoroughly over
i hauled the property recently pur
y chased by him of F. b. Coulter ant
i Twill, when finished, have one of the
a most comfortable homes in town
The Satterlys will soon occupy it.
The T. r. Sawyer farm OF eight.
acres, situated west OF town wa:
Il purchased last week by ALDER
Il Bowles, the consideration being 50;
q per acre.
Il The friends of Mrs. Rufus Corn
= will be glad to learn that the LADY Il
81 recovering from her recent sick spell
: Mr.. and Mrs. Allen VanZant wen
4 Ito Keokuk Saturday evening to visi
n at the home of Mrs. Variants sis
q ter. Mrs. Elmer Bridges. Mr.. Van
n Zant will return Monday, but Mrs
ii lVanZant remains till after the cele
n bration.
q Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Jones enter
a tanned a half dozen couples at al
q oyster supper Saturday night.
Dr. and Mrs. w. j. Kirkpatrick
were hostesses to party Of six
teen Friday night. The divertise
= ment was High Five" there bein
u four tables. The hours were yer.
81 pleasantly whiled away. Rerresn
r. ments were served.
& Mrs. Merle Meyer was Keokul
shopper Saturday.
b Miss Hazel Schriver of Bonaparte
b returned home Saturday Afternoon
l. after a visit at the William Schrive
n home.
Miss Ollie Zane visited with For
M Madison friends over Sunday.
n Miss E. Moses Of Sanburn, return
e ed home Monday morning after
II visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
3 Albert Miller.
q Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Martin spen
d Monday in Ottumwa.
n Sunday evening the demobilizatio
n service for the beautiful service fla
" of the Methodist church was helt
@ Owing to the condition of th
N weather, the attendance was nc
II what had been expected, but tn
service was enjoyed by those VIII
were fortunate to be present. TIL
q following program was rendered:
America, the Beautiful by tn
choir.
"The Star Spangled Banner" b
p 1.-THE congregation.
Scripture reading by the paste
Rev. G. A. Smith.
Prayer by the pastor.
Patriotic offertory.
d Solo, 1--WE Were Waiting Whe
You Came Back Home"-Rev. G.
q Smith.
n The roll call of names on the fla
" by owen Story and Forrest Whit
q and responses by the boys preseI
E or by their friends for tnem
The audience very reverentl