Father of Jack Ankrom Drown
Independent (Long Beach, CA)
09 May 1961, Tues., Page 16
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY FOR DROWN
Funeral service for Earl Emery Drown, 78, founder and operator of the Drown News Agency, 2531 E. 67th St., since 1919, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. He died Saturday.
Drown, who lived at 4200 Myrtle Ave., had been a Long Beach resident since 1914. He was born in Whitesville, Mo. He was graduated with honors from Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1904.
He owned and operated a drugstore in Logan, Kan. From 1906 to 1914, when he came to Long Beach. He owned the Drown Drug Store at 16th Street and American Avenue 1914-26.
He was first treasurer and one of the organizers of Pacific Coast Independent Magazine Wholesaler’s Association and a charter member of the Civic League.
Other memberships were Seaside Lodge, F&AM (charter), Knights Templar, Bettina Chapter, OES (charter); Long Beach Kiwanis Club, and First Methodist Church board member.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche A., member of the Board of Education 1933-45 and president 1939-40, son, Jack A., who has worked through the years with the father; a brother, M. Dale, and grandchildren, Maureen, Bruce and Larry Drown.
Holton & Son Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. The family asked that gifts be made to the Cancer Fund.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521)
Independent (Long Beach, CA)
09 May 1961, Tues., Page 16
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY FOR DROWN
Funeral service for Earl Emery Drown, 78, founder and operator of the Drown News Agency, 2531 E. 67th St., since 1919, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. He died Saturday.
Drown, who lived at 4200 Myrtle Ave., had been a Long Beach resident since 1914. He was born in Whitesville, Mo. He was graduated with honors from Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1904.
He owned and operated a drugstore in Logan, Kan. From 1906 to 1914, when he came to Long Beach. He owned the Drown Drug Store at 16th Street and American Avenue 1914-26.
He was first treasurer and one of the organizers of Pacific Coast Independent Magazine Wholesaler’s Association and a charter member of the Civic League.
Other memberships were Seaside Lodge, F&AM (charter), Knights Templar, Bettina Chapter, OES (charter); Long Beach Kiwanis Club, and First Methodist Church board member.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche A., member of the Board of Education 1933-45 and president 1939-40, son, Jack A., who has worked through the years with the father; a brother, M. Dale, and grandchildren, Maureen, Bruce and Larry Drown.
Holton & Son Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. The family asked that gifts be made to the Cancer Fund.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521)
Father of Jack Ankrom Drown
Independent (Long Beach, CA)
09 May 1961, Tues., Page 16
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY FOR DROWN
Funeral service for Earl Emery Drown, 78, founder and operator of the Drown News Agency, 2531 E. 67th St., since 1919, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. He died Saturday.
Drown, who lived at 4200 Myrtle Ave., had been a Long Beach resident since 1914. He was born in Whitesville, Mo. He was graduated with honors from Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1904.
He owned and operated a drugstore in Logan, Kan. From 1906 to 1914, when he came to Long Beach. He owned the Drown Drug Store at 16th Street and American Avenue 1914-26.
He was first treasurer and one of the organizers of Pacific Coast Independent Magazine Wholesaler’s Association and a charter member of the Civic League.
Other memberships were Seaside Lodge, F&AM (charter), Knights Templar, Bettina Chapter, OES (charter); Long Beach Kiwanis Club, and First Methodist Church board member.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche A., member of the Board of Education 1933-45 and president 1939-40, son, Jack A., who has worked through the years with the father; a brother, M. Dale, and grandchildren, Maureen, Bruce and Larry Drown.
Holton & Son Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. The family asked that gifts be made to the Cancer Fund.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521)
Independent (Long Beach, CA)
09 May 1961, Tues., Page 16
LAST RITES WEDNESDAY FOR DROWN
Funeral service for Earl Emery Drown, 78, founder and operator of the Drown News Agency, 2531 E. 67th St., since 1919, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church. He died Saturday.
Drown, who lived at 4200 Myrtle Ave., had been a Long Beach resident since 1914. He was born in Whitesville, Mo. He was graduated with honors from Kansas City College of Pharmacy in 1904.
He owned and operated a drugstore in Logan, Kan. From 1906 to 1914, when he came to Long Beach. He owned the Drown Drug Store at 16th Street and American Avenue 1914-26.
He was first treasurer and one of the organizers of Pacific Coast Independent Magazine Wholesaler’s Association and a charter member of the Civic League.
Other memberships were Seaside Lodge, F&AM (charter), Knights Templar, Bettina Chapter, OES (charter); Long Beach Kiwanis Club, and First Methodist Church board member.
Surviving are his wife, Blanche A., member of the Board of Education 1933-45 and president 1939-40, son, Jack A., who has worked through the years with the father; a brother, M. Dale, and grandchildren, Maureen, Bruce and Larry Drown.
Holton & Son Mortuary is in charge of funeral arrangements. The family asked that gifts be made to the Cancer Fund.
Contributor: Nancy (Hitchcock) Clewell (47250521)
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