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Frank Wardlow

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Frank Wardlow Veteran

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
11 Apr 1973 (aged 81)
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial
Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Add to Map
Plot
section 31A, lot 4, grave 2
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Although Frank's second son was often known as "Frank Jr.," his full name was Francis Joseph Wardlow, or Francis Joseph Wardlow, Jr. That suggests that this Frank's full name may have also been Francis Joseph Wardlow. However, no record has been found of this Frank using that name.

Newport Daily News, 1973 Apr 12, page 2, column 1:
Frank Wardlow, Veteran, Dies
 Chief Commissaryman Steward Frank Wardlow, USN (ret.), of 12 Sunshine Court, a veteran of both World Wars, died last night in the Naval Hospital. He was 81 years old.
 Mr. Wardlow enlisted in the Navy in 1909, and served a total of 35 years in both the Atlantic and the Pacific on board destroyers, battleships and cruisers. After his retirement from the Navy, he was employed at the Naval Base.
 He was a member of the Naval Reserve, Branch 19 of the Fleet Reserve Association, and the Retired Civil Service Employes Association.
 Mr. Wardlow was born in Joplin[sic], Mo., on July 4, 1891, a son of Hazen and Martha Banks Wardlow. He was the father of the late Joseph R. Wardlow and step-father of the late Christopher Powers. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Caroline Sullivan Wardlow; two daughters, Mrs. Philip Kazmier of White Rock, N.M., and Mrs. Theodore Gelinas of West Hyannisport, Mass.; seven sons, David B. Powers, Edwin C. Wardlow and William C. Wardlow industrial relations officer at the Naval Base, all of Newport, John T. Wardlow of Middletown, Frank Wardlow Jr. of Tiverton, Wyo., Leo P. Wardlow of Virginia Beach, Va., and Lt. Cmdr. Louis B. Wardlow, USN, of North Kingstown; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be Saturday from the O'Neill Funeral Home to St. Mary's Church for a mass of Christian burial at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. Columba's Cemetery.
Although Frank's second son was often known as "Frank Jr.," his full name was Francis Joseph Wardlow, or Francis Joseph Wardlow, Jr. That suggests that this Frank's full name may have also been Francis Joseph Wardlow. However, no record has been found of this Frank using that name.

Newport Daily News, 1973 Apr 12, page 2, column 1:
Frank Wardlow, Veteran, Dies
 Chief Commissaryman Steward Frank Wardlow, USN (ret.), of 12 Sunshine Court, a veteran of both World Wars, died last night in the Naval Hospital. He was 81 years old.
 Mr. Wardlow enlisted in the Navy in 1909, and served a total of 35 years in both the Atlantic and the Pacific on board destroyers, battleships and cruisers. After his retirement from the Navy, he was employed at the Naval Base.
 He was a member of the Naval Reserve, Branch 19 of the Fleet Reserve Association, and the Retired Civil Service Employes Association.
 Mr. Wardlow was born in Joplin[sic], Mo., on July 4, 1891, a son of Hazen and Martha Banks Wardlow. He was the father of the late Joseph R. Wardlow and step-father of the late Christopher Powers. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Caroline Sullivan Wardlow; two daughters, Mrs. Philip Kazmier of White Rock, N.M., and Mrs. Theodore Gelinas of West Hyannisport, Mass.; seven sons, David B. Powers, Edwin C. Wardlow and William C. Wardlow industrial relations officer at the Naval Base, all of Newport, John T. Wardlow of Middletown, Frank Wardlow Jr. of Tiverton, Wyo., Leo P. Wardlow of Virginia Beach, Va., and Lt. Cmdr. Louis B. Wardlow, USN, of North Kingstown; 26 grandchildren; two great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will be Saturday from the O'Neill Funeral Home to St. Mary's Church for a mass of Christian burial at 8 a.m. Burial will be in St. Columba's Cemetery.


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  • Created by: jw_193
  • Added: Sep 7, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135554482/frank-wardlow: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Wardlow (4 Jul 1891–11 Apr 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135554482, citing Saint Columba Catholic Cemetery, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by jw_193 (contributor 48225012).