Franklin Lyman Forster, president of the Rome Furniture Company, died at ll:55 o'clock Sunday morning at a sanatorium in Atlanta following a short and serious illness.
Mr. Forster became ill about ten days ago and the first of last week was taken to Atlanta for treatment. While his condition was known to have been serious, his death came as a great surprise and shock to his family and many friends in Rome.
Since coming to Rome in August, 1911, Mr. Forster made many friends here, and has taken a prominent part in the upbuilding of the city, paying special attention to its manufacturing interests. He has made the Rome Furniture Company known all over the world as makers of high class furniture.
He was a prominent member of the Cherokee F. & A.M. and Odd Fellows lodges, Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, having joined the congregation 13 years ago.
Mr. Forster was born in Iowa 24 Feb 1861 and moved in his early childhood to Shelbyville, Indiana. He was married forty-three years ago, March 31, to Miss Lena Harrell. Besides his wife, Mr. Forster is survived by two sons and one daughter, Russell and Clyde Forster and Miss Ercie Forster, all of Rome, one brother, Charles, of Rome, and a sister, Mrs. M. M. McIntire, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The funeral was held from the residence, 900 broad Street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the interment was in Myrtle Hill cemetery. Dr. J. E. Sammons, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services.
Daniel Company was in charge of arrangements and the following active and honorary pallbearers were requested to meet there Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Active--J.w. Towns, J. Arnatt, J.H. Kulhman, Ed Kuhlman, Charles Lowden and Ralph Jenkins.
Honorary--Paul Doyal, Dr. J.T. McCall, Dr. L.F. McKoy, Sam Kuttner, Thomas Berry, John Cantrell, F.J. Kane and Ben C. Yancy
All Employees of the Rome Furniture company and the Rome Cabinet Company were requested to meet at the Rome Furniture Company plant at 1 o'clock Tuesday to attend in a body, the funeral of Mr. Forster.
Obit is from the Rome News-Tribune, 24 Sep 1923
Mr. Forster became ill about ten days ago and the first of last week was taken to Atlanta for treatment. While his condition was known to have been serious, his death came as a great surprise and shock to his family and many friends in Rome.
Since coming to Rome in August, 1911, Mr. Forster made many friends here, and has taken a prominent part in the upbuilding of the city, paying special attention to its manufacturing interests. He has made the Rome Furniture Company known all over the world as makers of high class furniture.
He was a prominent member of the Cherokee F. & A.M. and Odd Fellows lodges, Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, having joined the congregation 13 years ago.
Mr. Forster was born in Iowa 24 Feb 1861 and moved in his early childhood to Shelbyville, Indiana. He was married forty-three years ago, March 31, to Miss Lena Harrell. Besides his wife, Mr. Forster is survived by two sons and one daughter, Russell and Clyde Forster and Miss Ercie Forster, all of Rome, one brother, Charles, of Rome, and a sister, Mrs. M. M. McIntire, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The funeral was held from the residence, 900 broad Street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the interment was in Myrtle Hill cemetery. Dr. J. E. Sammons, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services.
Daniel Company was in charge of arrangements and the following active and honorary pallbearers were requested to meet there Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Active--J.w. Towns, J. Arnatt, J.H. Kulhman, Ed Kuhlman, Charles Lowden and Ralph Jenkins.
Honorary--Paul Doyal, Dr. J.T. McCall, Dr. L.F. McKoy, Sam Kuttner, Thomas Berry, John Cantrell, F.J. Kane and Ben C. Yancy
All Employees of the Rome Furniture company and the Rome Cabinet Company were requested to meet at the Rome Furniture Company plant at 1 o'clock Tuesday to attend in a body, the funeral of Mr. Forster.
Obit is from the Rome News-Tribune, 24 Sep 1923
Franklin Lyman Forster, president of the Rome Furniture Company, died at ll:55 o'clock Sunday morning at a sanatorium in Atlanta following a short and serious illness.
Mr. Forster became ill about ten days ago and the first of last week was taken to Atlanta for treatment. While his condition was known to have been serious, his death came as a great surprise and shock to his family and many friends in Rome.
Since coming to Rome in August, 1911, Mr. Forster made many friends here, and has taken a prominent part in the upbuilding of the city, paying special attention to its manufacturing interests. He has made the Rome Furniture Company known all over the world as makers of high class furniture.
He was a prominent member of the Cherokee F. & A.M. and Odd Fellows lodges, Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, having joined the congregation 13 years ago.
Mr. Forster was born in Iowa 24 Feb 1861 and moved in his early childhood to Shelbyville, Indiana. He was married forty-three years ago, March 31, to Miss Lena Harrell. Besides his wife, Mr. Forster is survived by two sons and one daughter, Russell and Clyde Forster and Miss Ercie Forster, all of Rome, one brother, Charles, of Rome, and a sister, Mrs. M. M. McIntire, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The funeral was held from the residence, 900 broad Street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the interment was in Myrtle Hill cemetery. Dr. J. E. Sammons, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services.
Daniel Company was in charge of arrangements and the following active and honorary pallbearers were requested to meet there Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Active--J.w. Towns, J. Arnatt, J.H. Kulhman, Ed Kuhlman, Charles Lowden and Ralph Jenkins.
Honorary--Paul Doyal, Dr. J.T. McCall, Dr. L.F. McKoy, Sam Kuttner, Thomas Berry, John Cantrell, F.J. Kane and Ben C. Yancy
All Employees of the Rome Furniture company and the Rome Cabinet Company were requested to meet at the Rome Furniture Company plant at 1 o'clock Tuesday to attend in a body, the funeral of Mr. Forster.
Obit is from the Rome News-Tribune, 24 Sep 1923
Mr. Forster became ill about ten days ago and the first of last week was taken to Atlanta for treatment. While his condition was known to have been serious, his death came as a great surprise and shock to his family and many friends in Rome.
Since coming to Rome in August, 1911, Mr. Forster made many friends here, and has taken a prominent part in the upbuilding of the city, paying special attention to its manufacturing interests. He has made the Rome Furniture Company known all over the world as makers of high class furniture.
He was a prominent member of the Cherokee F. & A.M. and Odd Fellows lodges, Chamber of Commerce, and other organizations. He was a member of the Christian Science Church, having joined the congregation 13 years ago.
Mr. Forster was born in Iowa 24 Feb 1861 and moved in his early childhood to Shelbyville, Indiana. He was married forty-three years ago, March 31, to Miss Lena Harrell. Besides his wife, Mr. Forster is survived by two sons and one daughter, Russell and Clyde Forster and Miss Ercie Forster, all of Rome, one brother, Charles, of Rome, and a sister, Mrs. M. M. McIntire, of Cleveland, Ohio.
The funeral was held from the residence, 900 broad Street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and the interment was in Myrtle Hill cemetery. Dr. J. E. Sammons, pastor of the First Baptist church, conducted the services.
Daniel Company was in charge of arrangements and the following active and honorary pallbearers were requested to meet there Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Active--J.w. Towns, J. Arnatt, J.H. Kulhman, Ed Kuhlman, Charles Lowden and Ralph Jenkins.
Honorary--Paul Doyal, Dr. J.T. McCall, Dr. L.F. McKoy, Sam Kuttner, Thomas Berry, John Cantrell, F.J. Kane and Ben C. Yancy
All Employees of the Rome Furniture company and the Rome Cabinet Company were requested to meet at the Rome Furniture Company plant at 1 o'clock Tuesday to attend in a body, the funeral of Mr. Forster.
Obit is from the Rome News-Tribune, 24 Sep 1923
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