SHENK. - Frankie Dora Showalter was born in Rockingham Co., Va., Feb. 26, 1892; died Oct. 20, 1935, at Elizabeth Buxton Hospital, of peritonitis after an illness of only three days. On Dec. 6, 1917 she was married to Henry M. Shenk of Denbigh, Va., where they made their home. Surviving are her husband and 7 children: Fannie, Edith, Ellen, Phebe, Esther, Michael, and Mabel. The two youngest are twins nearing five years of age. She is also survived by her parents (Bro. and Sister Jacob D. Showalter of Harrisonburg, Va.), 5 sisters and 1 brother as follows: Mrs. Fannie Burkholder, North Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret Conrad, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Maud Showalter, Dayton, Va.; Mrs. Pearl Suter, Harrisonburg, Va.; John Showalter, Chicago, Ill.; and Mrs. Rena Coakley, Harrisonburg, Va. She was a member of the Mennonite Church and was a devoted Christian, wife, and mother. One of her favorite Bible texts was Isa. 50:7, especially the clause, "Therefore have I set my face like a flint." Many who knew her best have been impressed with her faith and loyalty and her unwavering purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord. Funeral services were conducted at the Warick River Mennonite Church in charge of Truman H. Brunk and George R. Brunk Jr. Sermon by the latter from the text, "She hath done what she could."
GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXVIII, No. 32 - November 7, 1935, pp. 686-688
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GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXVIII, No. 32 - November 7, 1935, pp. 686-688
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SHENK. - Frankie Dora Showalter was born in Rockingham Co., Va., Feb. 26, 1892; died Oct. 20, 1935, at Elizabeth Buxton Hospital, of peritonitis after an illness of only three days. On Dec. 6, 1917 she was married to Henry M. Shenk of Denbigh, Va., where they made their home. Surviving are her husband and 7 children: Fannie, Edith, Ellen, Phebe, Esther, Michael, and Mabel. The two youngest are twins nearing five years of age. She is also survived by her parents (Bro. and Sister Jacob D. Showalter of Harrisonburg, Va.), 5 sisters and 1 brother as follows: Mrs. Fannie Burkholder, North Lima, Ohio; Mrs. Margaret Conrad, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Maud Showalter, Dayton, Va.; Mrs. Pearl Suter, Harrisonburg, Va.; John Showalter, Chicago, Ill.; and Mrs. Rena Coakley, Harrisonburg, Va. She was a member of the Mennonite Church and was a devoted Christian, wife, and mother. One of her favorite Bible texts was Isa. 50:7, especially the clause, "Therefore have I set my face like a flint." Many who knew her best have been impressed with her faith and loyalty and her unwavering purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord. Funeral services were conducted at the Warick River Mennonite Church in charge of Truman H. Brunk and George R. Brunk Jr. Sermon by the latter from the text, "She hath done what she could."
GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXVIII, No. 32 - November 7, 1935, pp. 686-688
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Obituary located here:
https://peninsulagenealogy.wordpress.com/frankie-shenk/
GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. XXVIII, No. 32 - November 7, 1935, pp. 686-688
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Obituary located here:
https://peninsulagenealogy.wordpress.com/frankie-shenk/
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