Willard Sherwin French
March 7, 1887-Dec. 26, 1959
Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan), Monday, December 28, 1959, page 24
Advertising Man Dies in Detroit
DETROIT, Dec. 28 (UPI)--Funeral services were scheduled for tomorrow for Willard French, 72, prominent advertising executive who died at his home Friday.
French was chairman of the firm of Brooke, Smith, French and Dorrance. He was born in Three Rivers and attended the University of Michigan before moving into the advertising business in Detroit in 1916.
He is survived by the widow, Natalie, a son, Sherwin, and a daughter, Mrs. Jack Bennett, of Rolling hills, Cal.
Funeral services will be held and Detroit and burial will take place in Niles.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan), Monday, December 28, 1959, page 26
FRENCH
Willard S., Dec. 26, 1959, of 2239 Burns, Husband of Natalie B. French; father of Mrs. Jack Bennett of Rolling Hills, Calif., and Sherwin B. French; brother of Joseph W. French of Chicago, Ill.; also survived by five grandchildren. Funeral services at chapel of the Wm. R. Hamilton Co., 3975 Cass Ave., Tuesday at 11 a.m.