DeWitt
			   Frank J. McGarry

Frank J. McGarry,76, DeWitt farmer, died about 4 p. m. Thursday in the
DeWitt community hospital after a long illness.  The body is in the
Hanrahan funeral home, where friends may call after 7 tonight.  The
body will be in the funeral home until Sunday afternoon when it will
be removed to the family residence until the funeral hour.

The service will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick's church, Villa
Nova, with burial in St. Patrick's cemetery.

Mr. McGarry, son of late John J. and Mary Lawlor McGarry was born
Sept. 18, 1876 in Washington township, Clinton county.  He has lived
his entire life in this area, farming in partnership with his brother,
Leo.  He was educated in the local schools and attended St. Ambrose
college, Davenport.

Surviving are three sisters: Mrs. J. R. Kane, Mrs. William J. Spain,
both of Charlotte, and Mrs. Anthony McCoy, DeWitt; two brothers: John
and Leo, both of DeWitt, and a number of nieces and nephews.

From a newspaper clipping in the files of Regina Shannon Smith.
1952 is handwritten on it, but that is in error since it was 1953 that he died.
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			  McGarry, Frank J.

76 yrs. Buried  Villa Nova Cem. Died July 9th. Born  Sept. 18, 1876 in
Washington Twp, Clinton Co. Son of  the late John J. and Mary (Lawlor)
McGarry. He farmed in partnership  with his brother Leo. Surviving are
3 sisters: Mrs. J. R. Kane,  Mrs. William J. Spain, both of Charlotte,
and  Mrs. Anthony McCoy,  DeWitt; 2  brothers: John  and Leo,  both of
DeWitt.  Preceeding  him in  death were 4  brothers including  Wm.  of
Davenport and a sister Mrs. Blanche DeWitt.

July 16, 1953 Observer, Died July 9, 1953.
Mrs. Hines Records, pg. 11.