WILLIAM A FORKNER

July 16, 1955

William A. Forkner, 48, Detroit, an executive of Eaton Manufacturing Co., and a brother of Mrs. Raymond Oliver, Mt. Vernon, whom he had visited on several occasions, died yesterday afternoon in Detroit.  A cerebral hemorrhage was fatal.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon in Detroit.  Mt. and Mrs. Oliver, will fly to Detroit for the services.

The deceased was a native of Hartford city, Ind.  He was a veteran of World War II.

Surviving in addition to the sister in Mt. Vernon are the wife; a son, James 7; two other sisters, Mrs. Loran Mc Coy, Minneapolis, and Miss Ruth Forkner, Marion, Ind., and two brothers, Major Bob Forkner, U.S. Army, Omaha, Neb., and Frank Forkner, Muncie Ind.

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Originally submitted by Betty Sellers