Frank Wesley Wallace

Frank Wallace died at 5 o’clock Sunday morning from the effects of a cerebral hemorrhage that occurred as he was on his way over to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Herb Jones, on Monday of last week. He never regained consciousness and the end was a very peaceful one. The funeral was held at the Methodist church in this city at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, Rev. W.H. Underwood officiating.

Frank Wesley Wallace was born in Harrison County, Ia. May 18th, 1864, and was therefore almost 53 years of age. Three years ago in June he was severely injured in an auto accident at the DeSoto railroad crossing when his son Alex, and Everett Hineline were instantly killed. From this injury he never thoroughly recovered and it was no doubt the cause of his early death.

He was married to Miss Jennie Tice in Modale, Ia., thirty-one years ago and to them were born ten children, five boys and five girls, all of whom are living but Alex. They are Mrs. Shurrel Ruffcorn, of Mondamin, Ia., Mrs. Solomon Hineline, Mrs. Herb Jones, both of DeSoto, and two girls who live at home, Grace and Mabel. Of the four boys, Guy is the only one married. He lives on the old Oliver Bouvier farm. The boys at home are James, Frank and Russell. He also leaves four brothers, all of whom live in Harrison County, Ia., James, George, Bruce and Emory. Mr. Wallace had served as a member of the DeSoto school board for a number of years.

#2-Published in the Blair Democrat April 17, 1917

Frank Wallace Succumbs To Cerebral Hemorrhage

Frank Wesley Wallace was born in Harrison County, Iowa, May 18, 1864, and died at his home on a farm east of DeSoto station, April 13, 1917, of cerebral hemorrhage.

Mr. Wallace was married thirty-one years ago at Modale, Iowa, to Miss Jennie Tice and came to Nebraska the following spring and moved to a farm in the neighborhood of the Carter school house where they resided sixteen years. They then moved to DeSoto and have lived on their present farm fifteen years.

Ten children were born to bless their home and all are living with the exception of their son, Alex, who was killed in an auto accident at the railroad crossing at DeSoto, three years ago in June. The other children are Mrs. Sol Hineline, and Mrs. Herb Jones of DeSoto, Mrs. Shurrel Ruffcorn of Mondamin, Ia., and Grace, Mabel, Guy, Jimmy, Frank and Russell at home. Four brothers also mourn his demise and were in attendance at the funeral. They are James, George, Bruce and Emory, all of Iowa, except on brother who makes his home at DeSoto.

Mr. Wallace was a kind father and a good neighbor, a member of the school board, and active in all social affairs of the neighborhood.

The funeral services were held at the M. E. Church at Blair on Tuesday, at 2:00 p.m. in charge of Rev. Underwood, and the church was filled with sympathizing relatives, friends and neighbors. The floral tributes also were many and beautiful. Interment was made in the Blair Cemetery.

#-3Published in the Tribune April 18, 1917

Frank Wesley Wallace born and reared in Harrison County, Iowa, coming to this county in his early manhood in the year 1886.

For a number of years he reside up on the bench on what is now the Mike Wilson farm but later, about fifteen years ago, he purchased his present home in DeSoto where he has since resided.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace were married on Feb. 22, 1886 and to them a large family of children have been born, nine of whom are still living.

Some years ago Mr. Wallace sustained an injury from a railroad accident from which he never recovered and last week he suffered a paralytic stroke which caused his death which occurred on last Sunday, April 15, 1917.

Mr. Wallace was a man well liked by his neighbors and had many friends. He was a good business man and leaves his family in good circumstances.

It has been a great pleasure of the writer to have known Mr. Wallace from boyhood up and we offer our sympathies to the bereaved family, a loving wife and nine children.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in this city at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and interment made in the Blair Cemetery where the body was followed by a host of friends who endeavored in the way to show their last sad respect to a departed friend.

Fort Calhoun Chronicle 19 April 1917

Frank Wallace

After lingering six days following a paralytic stroke sustained on the Monday previous, Frank Wallace passed away at his home in DeSoto Sunday morning, April 15, without having regained consciousness since the stroke. Three years ago Mr. Wallace was injured in an auto accident, when a train struck the car, killing his son and a nephew, and since that time, while able to attend to his farm, his health was broken, and he was confined to his home by illness a part of the past winter.

During his fourteen years residence in this vicinity Mr. Wallace had formed a large acquaintanceship, and his demise is keenly felt by all. He was a true friend, a helpful neighbor and a good citizen.

Mr. Wallace was born May 18, 1864, in Harrison county, Iowa, and was married in 1886 to Miss Jennie Tice at Modale, Iowa, who with nine children, survive him.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Methodist church in Blair, Rev. Underwood officiating, the church being filled with friends who came to pay the last tribute of respect to the deceased.

The sympathy of the community goes out to the family in its loss of husband and father.

Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.