William Franklin Earl
Nov. 17, 1864-December 10, 1941
The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), Wednesday, December 10, 1941, page 26
OBITUARY
William Franklin Earl, Sr.
William Franklin Earl, sr., aged 78 , of 2501 West Sixth street, Mishawaka, who until last Monday resided at 329 North Taylor, died at 5:30 a.m. today in St. Joseph hospital, where he had been taken Tuesday. He had been in ill health for four years. Born in Niles in 1863, he spent nearly all his life in this community. Surviving are five sons, Robert Earl, of South Bend; Gordon V. Earl, of Los Angeles, Calif.; William F. Earl, jr., of Mishawaka; George W. Earl of San Francisco, Calif.; and Paul L. Earl, of Cincinnati, O.; six daughters, Mrs. Anna L. Holloway, of Suth Bend; Mrs. Roy Butterfas, of New York city; Miss Ruth A Earl, Miss Mary Grace Earl and Miss Cecelia Earl k all of Chicago, and Mrs. Dick Davis, of Louisville, Ky., and a Sister, Mr. Lyda Strouts, of Superior, Wis. Friends will be received Thursday night in the L.H. Orvis chapel, where the funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery, Niles.