Starkville Daily News
Friday, September 22, 1944
sent in by Mary Whitaker Davis

FRANK HARRELL DIES SUDDENLY

Funeral Services for Well-Known Citizen
   Held Monday

Mr. John Frank Harrell well known resident of Starkville,
died suddenly from a heart attack Saturday night at 11:30 at
his home on Louisville Street.

Funeral services were held Monday morning at ten o'clock
at the Double Springs Church, with Dr. J. D. Ray conducting
the services.  The local chapter of the American Legion was
in charge.

Mr. Harrell was a member of the Baptist Church, the American
Legion and was a veteran of World War I.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pansy Butler Harrell; one son,
Frank, Jr; his mother, Mrs. Maude Harrell; three brothers, J. T.
Harrell, Knoxville, Tenn., D. D. Harrell, Lewisburg, Tenn., and
C. A. Harrell, Dallas, Texas.

Active pallbearers were Jimmie Norris, Lem Woodson, L. M.
Prichard, Frank Cooper, Jake Fondren and Harry Templeton.
Honororary, W.L. Templeton, D.A. Winfield, T.M. Mosley,
Peter Jackson, J.D. Nash, W.C. Lindley, W.M. Scales, Hal
Kirby, Dr. H.L. Scales, Dr. J.F. Eckford, J.T. Steele, and
J. O. Thomas.

Photographed at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse and submitted
by Mary Whitaker Davis
Transcribed by Clare Herrick on May 3, 2008