Isidore Cerf
Apr 11, 1851 - Oct 9, 1923
October 9, 1923, Ennis, Texas
ISIDORE CERF, VETERAN ENNIS MERCHANT, DIES.
Isidore Cerf, 72 years old, for forty-six years a prominent merchant of Ennis, died at his home here at 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, following an illness of four days with influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at the home here at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, with burial in the Hebrew Cemetery at Corsicana. Dr. David Lefkowitz of Dallas will officiate, assisted by Dr. H. S. Springail of Ennis.
Mr. Cerf is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Cerf; a son, Louis Cerf of Ennis; a brother, Leon Cerf of Ennis, and a sister, Mrs. Rosalie Wahl of Luxeville, France.
Mr. Cerf was born in Mittelbronn, Loraine, France, April 11, 1851. He came to the United States in 1869, landing at New Orleans. He was first engaged in the general merchandise business at Calvert, later at Corsicana, and opened his present business with his brother here in 1877. He accumulated substantial interests and had long been prominent in local business circles.
Isidore Cerf
Apr 11, 1851 - Oct 9, 1923
October 9, 1923, Ennis, Texas
ISIDORE CERF, VETERAN ENNIS MERCHANT, DIES.
Isidore Cerf, 72 years old, for forty-six years a prominent merchant of Ennis, died at his home here at 2:30 o'clock Thursday morning, following an illness of four days with influenza and pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at the home here at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, with burial in the Hebrew Cemetery at Corsicana. Dr. David Lefkowitz of Dallas will officiate, assisted by Dr. H. S. Springail of Ennis.
Mr. Cerf is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mamie Cerf; a son, Louis Cerf of Ennis; a brother, Leon Cerf of Ennis, and a sister, Mrs. Rosalie Wahl of Luxeville, France.
Mr. Cerf was born in Mittelbronn, Loraine, France, April 11, 1851. He came to the United States in 1869, landing at New Orleans. He was first engaged in the general merchandise business at Calvert, later at Corsicana, and opened his present business with his brother here in 1877. He accumulated substantial interests and had long been prominent in local business circles.
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