Jerry Franklin
FEBRUARY 10, 1949 New Madrid News Mrs. Mary Green The doctor said the disease may be hereditary. Little Jerry had been stricken ill twice before his last illness and on one previous occasion it had been thought that he had virus pneumonia. Jimmy Joe Franklin, 17, the oldest child, escaped the disease— Itwas the same disease which killed all five. Then came Billy who died in 1932 in Infancy. Carl’s funeral services were conducted two years later, living only four months.
FORMER RESIDENT'S SON DIES OF RARE DISEASE
Conducted here Wednesday by Rev. Walter A. Riske of the Immaculate Conception Church for Jerry Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Franklin is the former Madge Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hall of New Madrid.
Following is an article from the Memphis Commercial about the death of the boy.
There are four tiny mounds in a row in Evergreen Cemetery on Highway 61 near New Madrid. Wednesday a new little grave was added —that of little Jerry Franklin, 5, who died at 4:45 at Methodist Hospital after a long seige with a little known ailment, believed to be Fibrocystic Disease of the lungs and pancreas. Franklin is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of 2186 Filmore, to die in early childhood. They have two other boys one, 17 and another 12, and their eighth child and only girl, 1 year old Mary Laura Franklin. Jerry had been in Methodist Hospital since Nov. 28 except for two weeks when he was home at 22 days. Billy and Carl died in New Madrid where the family lived before moving to Memphis in 1937. Bobby Gene, now 12, also apparently escaped the disease. Then came Jack who died in Memphis in 1943 and on whom an autopsy was performed, and who lived only four months and two days. Johnny died in 1945 after only 35 days of life.
The Daily Standard
Sikeston, Missouri
Thursday, February 10, 1949
*NOTE - This is just a fragment of the entire article. I couldn’t find the rest and had to transcribe it the best I could.
FEBRUARY 10, 1949 New Madrid News Mrs. Mary Green The doctor said the disease may be hereditary. Little Jerry had been stricken ill twice before his last illness and on one previous occasion it had been thought that he had virus pneumonia. Jimmy Joe Franklin, 17, the oldest child, escaped the disease— Itwas the same disease which killed all five. Then came Billy who died in 1932 in Infancy. Carl’s funeral services were conducted two years later, living only four months.
FORMER RESIDENT'S SON DIES OF RARE DISEASE
Conducted here Wednesday by Rev. Walter A. Riske of the Immaculate Conception Church for Jerry Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Franklin is the former Madge Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hall of New Madrid.
Following is an article from the Memphis Commercial about the death of the boy.
There are four tiny mounds in a row in Evergreen Cemetery on Highway 61 near New Madrid. Wednesday a new little grave was added —that of little Jerry Franklin, 5, who died at 4:45 at Methodist Hospital after a long seige with a little known ailment, believed to be Fibrocystic Disease of the lungs and pancreas. Franklin is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of 2186 Filmore, to die in early childhood. They have two other boys one, 17 and another 12, and their eighth child and only girl, 1 year old Mary Laura Franklin. Jerry had been in Methodist Hospital since Nov. 28 except for two weeks when he was home at 22 days. Billy and Carl died in New Madrid where the family lived before moving to Memphis in 1937. Bobby Gene, now 12, also apparently escaped the disease. Then came Jack who died in Memphis in 1943 and on whom an autopsy was performed, and who lived only four months and two days. Johnny died in 1945 after only 35 days of life.
The Daily Standard
Sikeston, Missouri
Thursday, February 10, 1949
*NOTE - This is just a fragment of the entire article. I couldn’t find the rest and had to transcribe it the best I could.
Jerry Franklin
FEBRUARY 10, 1949 New Madrid News Mrs. Mary Green The doctor said the disease may be hereditary. Little Jerry had been stricken ill twice before his last illness and on one previous occasion it had been thought that he had virus pneumonia. Jimmy Joe Franklin, 17, the oldest child, escaped the disease— Itwas the same disease which killed all five. Then came Billy who died in 1932 in Infancy. Carl’s funeral services were conducted two years later, living only four months.
FORMER RESIDENT'S SON DIES OF RARE DISEASE
Conducted here Wednesday by Rev. Walter A. Riske of the Immaculate Conception Church for Jerry Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Franklin is the former Madge Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hall of New Madrid.
Following is an article from the Memphis Commercial about the death of the boy.
There are four tiny mounds in a row in Evergreen Cemetery on Highway 61 near New Madrid. Wednesday a new little grave was added —that of little Jerry Franklin, 5, who died at 4:45 at Methodist Hospital after a long seige with a little known ailment, believed to be Fibrocystic Disease of the lungs and pancreas. Franklin is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of 2186 Filmore, to die in early childhood. They have two other boys one, 17 and another 12, and their eighth child and only girl, 1 year old Mary Laura Franklin. Jerry had been in Methodist Hospital since Nov. 28 except for two weeks when he was home at 22 days. Billy and Carl died in New Madrid where the family lived before moving to Memphis in 1937. Bobby Gene, now 12, also apparently escaped the disease. Then came Jack who died in Memphis in 1943 and on whom an autopsy was performed, and who lived only four months and two days. Johnny died in 1945 after only 35 days of life.
The Daily Standard
Sikeston, Missouri
Thursday, February 10, 1949
*NOTE - This is just a fragment of the entire article. I couldn’t find the rest and had to transcribe it the best I could.
FEBRUARY 10, 1949 New Madrid News Mrs. Mary Green The doctor said the disease may be hereditary. Little Jerry had been stricken ill twice before his last illness and on one previous occasion it had been thought that he had virus pneumonia. Jimmy Joe Franklin, 17, the oldest child, escaped the disease— Itwas the same disease which killed all five. Then came Billy who died in 1932 in Infancy. Carl’s funeral services were conducted two years later, living only four months.
FORMER RESIDENT'S SON DIES OF RARE DISEASE
Conducted here Wednesday by Rev. Walter A. Riske of the Immaculate Conception Church for Jerry Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Franklin is the former Madge Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hall of New Madrid.
Following is an article from the Memphis Commercial about the death of the boy.
There are four tiny mounds in a row in Evergreen Cemetery on Highway 61 near New Madrid. Wednesday a new little grave was added —that of little Jerry Franklin, 5, who died at 4:45 at Methodist Hospital after a long seige with a little known ailment, believed to be Fibrocystic Disease of the lungs and pancreas. Franklin is the fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Franklin of 2186 Filmore, to die in early childhood. They have two other boys one, 17 and another 12, and their eighth child and only girl, 1 year old Mary Laura Franklin. Jerry had been in Methodist Hospital since Nov. 28 except for two weeks when he was home at 22 days. Billy and Carl died in New Madrid where the family lived before moving to Memphis in 1937. Bobby Gene, now 12, also apparently escaped the disease. Then came Jack who died in Memphis in 1943 and on whom an autopsy was performed, and who lived only four months and two days. Johnny died in 1945 after only 35 days of life.
The Daily Standard
Sikeston, Missouri
Thursday, February 10, 1949
*NOTE - This is just a fragment of the entire article. I couldn’t find the rest and had to transcribe it the best I could.
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