Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, August 7, 1947
LAST
RITES HELD FOR JAMES CONKLIN
James Wesley Conklin, the son of
George and Rose [Stephens] Conklin
was born at Holyoke, Colorado, July 26, 1920 and departed this life
August 2, 1947 in the Colorado General Hospital in Denver at the age of
27 years and one week.
He attended school in Holyoke after which
he was employed at various concerns in Holyoke.
During his
lifetime, James acquired many friends and his thoughts and actions were
always for others around him and those in need.
He leaves to
mourn his passing his father, mother, three sisters, Dora Tatum, of
Warsaw, Missouri, and Ruth and Margaret, and three brothers, Frank,
Robert and Harvey all of Holyoke as well as a host of relatives and
friends.
The services were held in the Methodist Church with the
pastor, Louis A. Haruf officiating. Mrs. C.R. Smythe and Mrs. Foster
Parker accompanied by Mrs. F.B. Kelly sang two numbers requested by the
family, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye."
Pallbearers were Max Heginbotham, Forrest Watson, Marvin Zeiler, Willis
Koepke, Doyle Burchett, and L.A. Coatney, Jr.
Out-of-town
relatives and friends who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Tatum and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Tatum, all of Warsaw, Missouri.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means to say thanks and show our
appreciation for all the kindnesses, the floral remembrances and cards
we have received in our bereavement in the loss of our beloved son,
brother, and uncle.
JAMES WESLEY CONKLIN
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