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MORLAN, Frank

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

WEST LEBANON, Ind. (CNS) —Frank Morlan, 67, of Joshua Tree, Calif., a former area resident died at 6:10 a. m. Saturday (May 25, 1968) at the San Gorgonio Pass Hospital in Banning, Calif. He had been ill some time. Born April 21, 1901, at Marshfield, he was the son of Charles P. and Gertrude Wurtsbaugh Morlan. He was married June 25, 1934, at Danville, Ill., to Rebecca Jones, who survives. Mr. Morlan had been a school bus driver. He moved from Warren County to California 12 years ago. He was a member of the First Baptist Church. Other survivors include a son, Frank of Riverside, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Clip of Chicago; five sisters, Mrs. Samuel Anderson of West Lebanon, Mrs. Nellie Clark of Williamsport, Mrs. George Messick of Covington, Mrs. Rose Glass and Mrs. Durbin McElhaney, both of Hoopeston; three brothers, Harrell of Hoopeston, Robert of West Lebanon and William of Chicago; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Crowmer & Siddens Funeral Home. The Rev. Kenneth Littleford will officiate. Burial will be in the West Lebanon Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home. Friends will be received after 3 p. m. Wednesday.   --typed by Walt W


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