The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-11-18
Calgary Business Men Pay
Tribute to Frank Simonton
Former Sank Centre Citizen Who
Passed Away Was Distinct Loss
to His Community

Sank Centre, as a mother to her
family, holds life interest in her
boys, and as, in the passing of the
years, they arrive at maturity and
take up the duties of active citizen
ship either here at home or else
where, the eye is upon them, and
when in the mysterious order OF
things one of her boys is summoned
from this mortal existence, she
shares profoundly in the grief OF
those closely connected by the ties of
the flesh.
A great sense of loss now rests up
on her in the death of Frank Simon
ton-one of her boys. A useful life
suddenly terminated. How useful,
and how missed by the people of his
adopted city, can be best shown to
Herald readers by the following eX-
cerpts from the Calgary Herald:
Calgary business men who most
intimately knew him, were shocked
and most deeply grieved to learn OF
the death of Frank Simonton. Mr..
Simonton was a most modest man,
his fine ability was recognized by a
wide outside business circle, as well
as by those associated with him in his
own work. This was shown by his
election as Dominion President OF
the Canadian Credit Mems Associa.
ton, in which position he served with
distinction. He made an effective
personal contribution to the COM
munity life of Calgary through the
Board of Trade, the Rotary Club, and
other organizations. Frank Simon
ton was a man of poised mind, fair
and even tempered, a delightful COM
pafSon and an all around good citi-
zen. His death while still in the
prime of a vigorous life is great
loss. To his friends who thought so
highly of him it is grievous be-
reavement.
''Hundreds of Calgarians and
many from various parts of the
United States and Canada paid him
the respects due him at his funeral
Monday afternoon. 1t was one of the
largest funerals in Calgary in re-
cent years and floral tributes testl-
fed to the esteem in which he was
held by his friends and acquaintan-
ces. The Reverend w. E. MacNiven
of Wesley United Church, of which
Mr.. Simonton was a member, and
the Reverend H. H. Bingham of
First Baptist Church, jointly con-
Quoted the services which followed.
Addresses We're given by both minis
tiers present which emphasized the
place the dead man had in this and
other communities. The late Mr.. ST.
monitor was born at Sank Centre,
Mimi, where his father was the own
er and publisher of the Herald.
He early in life came to Can
ada, first to Brandon, then to Ed
monitor, and finally to Calgary, where
he became the Canadian Secretary to
the Nash-Simington Co., Ltd. He was
a prominent member of the Rotary
Club and member of the Board of
Trade. He was only forty-four years
of age when he died after a weeks
illness. He leaves a widow, four
small children, his mother, brother
and sister in Minnesota.
"Those attending the funeral from
outside points included: j. IS.
Browne, Edmonton, Supervisor North
Alberta Nash-Simington Co.; J. w.
Robinson, Edmonton, Manager Brown
Fruit Co.; William Coquhoun, Win
nipeg, Superintendent Canadian
House Nash1Simington Co.; H. j.
Whitson, Supreme Grocery Company,
Swift Current; D. Smith, Manager
Moose Jaw Grocery, Moose Jaw;
John Hill, Credit Manager Medicine
Hat Grocery Company, Medicine Hat;
p. B. j. Harding, Medicine Hat
Grocery Co., Medicine Hat. ("