| John R. Flynn
Farmer South Of Town Died Sunday Evening-Funeral Wednesday
John Flynn, 70 years old, a resident of Washington county most
of his life, died at 7:30 yesterday evening at his home, one and
one-half miles south of Washington.
He had been ill for the last fifteen months and bedfast since
Labor day of this year.
Funeral services will be held at St. James Catholic church at
nine o'clock Wednesday morning, it was announced today at Sherman's
funeral home, where funeral plans were made. Father J. H. O'Donnell,
pastor of St. James Church, will have charge of the services, to be
followed by burial in Elm Grove cemetery. The casket will not be opened
at the church, it was announced.
The Knights of Columbus will meet at eight o'clock Tuesday
evening to go to the Flynn home for a rosary service and will also
attend the funeral as a group at the church Wednesday morning.
Mr. Flynn was a member of St. James church, of the Washington
council, Knights of Columbus and of the Holy Name society of the church.
He was born in Mercer county, Ill., near Aledo, on August 17,
1862, a son of Michael and Catherine (Dirr) Flynn. When he was a young
man he came to Washington county and was married Thanksgiving day, 1888,
to Abigail Swift, who died July 25, 1931.
After their marriage they lived in this county, but for a time
lived in Illinois, returning to this county sixteen years ago.
Surviving him are the following children: W. F. Flynn of Wellman,
M. M., Kathryn, Dennis and George of this community and Leonard of
Newman Grove, Nebr. One child, Alfred, died in infancy. There is also
one brother, Dennis of Viola, Ill.
(Washington Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa, 1931)
Note: Married 25 November 1886. |
