Plank.--Fred Benjamin, son of Christian and Lydia Plank, was born near Garden City, Mo., April 2, 1895; died March 29, 1936; aged 40 y. 11 m. 28 d. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Savior and united with the Mennonite Church, in which faith he died. On June 5, 1918, he was united in marriage to Rose E. Stoll. To this union were born 5 children-- Fred B. Jr., Faye Bernice, Howard Lewis (who preceded his father in infancy), Dewey Maurice, and Roger Emery. His death was very unexpected as he was sick only a short time. He was stricken with influenza, but complications developed which speedily resulted in death. He leaves his wife, 4 children, 6 brothers (Oliver J., Leslie R., of Garden City, Mo.; Orlie A. and Marion E. of Industry, Ill., Emery M. of Kansas City, Mo., Christy T. of Boulder Colo.), 1 sister (Sylvia I. Hostetler of Garden City, Mo.), 4 uncles, 4 aunts, 13 nephews, 6 nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends. Those preceding him are his infant son, his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The funeral services were held at the Sycamore Church, in charge of W. E. Helmuth and I. G. Hartzler. Interment in Clear Fork Cemetery.
Plank.--Fred Benjamin, son of Christian and Lydia Plank, was born near Garden City, Mo., April 2, 1895; died March 29, 1936; aged 40 y. 11 m. 28 d. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Savior and united with the Mennonite Church, in which faith he died. On June 5, 1918, he was united in marriage to Rose E. Stoll. To this union were born 5 children-- Fred B. Jr., Faye Bernice, Howard Lewis (who preceded his father in infancy), Dewey Maurice, and Roger Emery. His death was very unexpected as he was sick only a short time. He was stricken with influenza, but complications developed which speedily resulted in death. He leaves his wife, 4 children, 6 brothers (Oliver J., Leslie R., of Garden City, Mo.; Orlie A. and Marion E. of Industry, Ill., Emery M. of Kansas City, Mo., Christy T. of Boulder Colo.), 1 sister (Sylvia I. Hostetler of Garden City, Mo.), 4 uncles, 4 aunts, 13 nephews, 6 nieces, and a host of other relatives and friends. Those preceding him are his infant son, his parents, 2 brothers and 2 sisters. The funeral services were held at the Sycamore Church, in charge of W. E. Helmuth and I. G. Hartzler. Interment in Clear Fork Cemetery.
Family Members
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Olive "Ollie" Plank Yoder
1878–1907
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Oliver Joy Plank
1878–1962
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Oscar S Plank
1880–1882
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Orlie Allen Plank
1883–1973
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Marion Elmer Plank
1885–1963
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Emery M. Plank
1886–1952
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Christian Thomas "Christy" Plank
1888–1982
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Myrtle Ann Plank
1890–1891
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Leslie Roy Plank
1893–1951
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Freeman Plank
1896–1897
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Sylva Ida Plank Hostetler
1900–1993
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