Thursday December 6 1945 Lake Odessa Wave
Franklin Foght a well known man Lake Odessa a farmer living in the north-west part of Lake Odessa until last summer when he bought a house in Lake Odessa and moved here, died Saturday after an illness of three weeks.
Mr. Foght was born November 17, 1869 in Odessa township where he took an interest in civic and political affairs, being a staunch republican all his life.
On May 24 1884, he was married to Hannah Etta Garfield and this union seven children were born. The funeral was held at eh Wortley &Baine chapel Monday afternoon with the Rev. Dr. Shulls, pastor of the Lake Odessa First Union Brethren church officiating.
Surviving are the widow, four daughter, Mrs. Lera Blakely, Mrs. Verna Cooley, Mrs. Maysel Rush and Miss Dorothy at home, two sister Mrs. Ida Reese and Mrs. Ada Champlin, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
The pall beaters were grandsons Norman Hale Blakely and Clare Blakely, Edward Cooley, Kenneth Dallas and Roger Rush.
Those from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. David Garfield and Mr. and Mrs. P D Peterson of Lowell, Mrs. Ardis Rush and son Bonnie of Detroit, Charles Curis of Houghton Lake, Mr and Mrs. Henry Bos of Kalamazoo Mr and Mrs. Norman Hale Blakely of Lunington, Mr and Mrs. William Garfiled, Mr. Mrs Charles Palmer Mr and Mrs. James Scott Mr. Mrs. Cecil Taylor Mrs. Hattie Poole Mrs. Nellie Otis Mrs. Joan Adgate and Ernest Sherwood all of Saranac MI
Franklin Foght a well known man Lake Odessa a farmer living in the north-west part of Lake Odessa until last summer when he bought a house in Lake Odessa and moved here, died Saturday after an illness of three weeks.
Mr. Foght was born November 17, 1869 in Odessa township where he took an interest in civic and political affairs, being a staunch republican all his life.
On May 24 1884, he was married to Hannah Etta Garfield and this union seven children were born. The funeral was held at eh Wortley &Baine chapel Monday afternoon with the Rev. Dr. Shulls, pastor of the Lake Odessa First Union Brethren church officiating.
Surviving are the widow, four daughter, Mrs. Lera Blakely, Mrs. Verna Cooley, Mrs. Maysel Rush and Miss Dorothy at home, two sister Mrs. Ida Reese and Mrs. Ada Champlin, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
The pall beaters were grandsons Norman Hale Blakely and Clare Blakely, Edward Cooley, Kenneth Dallas and Roger Rush.
Those from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. David Garfield and Mr. and Mrs. P D Peterson of Lowell, Mrs. Ardis Rush and son Bonnie of Detroit, Charles Curis of Houghton Lake, Mr and Mrs. Henry Bos of Kalamazoo Mr and Mrs. Norman Hale Blakely of Lunington, Mr and Mrs. William Garfiled, Mr. Mrs Charles Palmer Mr and Mrs. James Scott Mr. Mrs. Cecil Taylor Mrs. Hattie Poole Mrs. Nellie Otis Mrs. Joan Adgate and Ernest Sherwood all of Saranac MI
Thursday December 6 1945 Lake Odessa Wave
Franklin Foght a well known man Lake Odessa a farmer living in the north-west part of Lake Odessa until last summer when he bought a house in Lake Odessa and moved here, died Saturday after an illness of three weeks.
Mr. Foght was born November 17, 1869 in Odessa township where he took an interest in civic and political affairs, being a staunch republican all his life.
On May 24 1884, he was married to Hannah Etta Garfield and this union seven children were born. The funeral was held at eh Wortley &Baine chapel Monday afternoon with the Rev. Dr. Shulls, pastor of the Lake Odessa First Union Brethren church officiating.
Surviving are the widow, four daughter, Mrs. Lera Blakely, Mrs. Verna Cooley, Mrs. Maysel Rush and Miss Dorothy at home, two sister Mrs. Ida Reese and Mrs. Ada Champlin, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
The pall beaters were grandsons Norman Hale Blakely and Clare Blakely, Edward Cooley, Kenneth Dallas and Roger Rush.
Those from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. David Garfield and Mr. and Mrs. P D Peterson of Lowell, Mrs. Ardis Rush and son Bonnie of Detroit, Charles Curis of Houghton Lake, Mr and Mrs. Henry Bos of Kalamazoo Mr and Mrs. Norman Hale Blakely of Lunington, Mr and Mrs. William Garfiled, Mr. Mrs Charles Palmer Mr and Mrs. James Scott Mr. Mrs. Cecil Taylor Mrs. Hattie Poole Mrs. Nellie Otis Mrs. Joan Adgate and Ernest Sherwood all of Saranac MI
Franklin Foght a well known man Lake Odessa a farmer living in the north-west part of Lake Odessa until last summer when he bought a house in Lake Odessa and moved here, died Saturday after an illness of three weeks.
Mr. Foght was born November 17, 1869 in Odessa township where he took an interest in civic and political affairs, being a staunch republican all his life.
On May 24 1884, he was married to Hannah Etta Garfield and this union seven children were born. The funeral was held at eh Wortley &Baine chapel Monday afternoon with the Rev. Dr. Shulls, pastor of the Lake Odessa First Union Brethren church officiating.
Surviving are the widow, four daughter, Mrs. Lera Blakely, Mrs. Verna Cooley, Mrs. Maysel Rush and Miss Dorothy at home, two sister Mrs. Ida Reese and Mrs. Ada Champlin, 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
The pall beaters were grandsons Norman Hale Blakely and Clare Blakely, Edward Cooley, Kenneth Dallas and Roger Rush.
Those from out of town who were in attendance at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder of Lansing, Mr. and Mrs. David Garfield and Mr. and Mrs. P D Peterson of Lowell, Mrs. Ardis Rush and son Bonnie of Detroit, Charles Curis of Houghton Lake, Mr and Mrs. Henry Bos of Kalamazoo Mr and Mrs. Norman Hale Blakely of Lunington, Mr and Mrs. William Garfiled, Mr. Mrs Charles Palmer Mr and Mrs. James Scott Mr. Mrs. Cecil Taylor Mrs. Hattie Poole Mrs. Nellie Otis Mrs. Joan Adgate and Ernest Sherwood all of Saranac MI
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