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William Flynn dies at home

  William F. Flynn, 82, a lifetime resident of Washington, died suddenly at his home at 520 W. Jefferson Thursday.
  Funeral services will be Monday at 9:30 a.m. at St. James Church in Washington, the Rev. Edward F. Collins officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. The Sherman-Eden Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A rosary will be recited at the funeral home Sunday evening at 7:30.
  Mr. Flynn was born Sept. 10, 1887, in Washington, the son of John and Abigail Swift Flynn. He married Ursula Saur. She died June 12, 1917. He married Mary Gardner Dec. 25, 1920, in Wellman. She survives.
  Raised and educated in the Washington area, Mr. Flynn was a retired farmer.
  Also surviving are one son, Victor of West Chester; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Capitola) Frink of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Richard (Abigail) Seeger of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Roy (Arlys) Esshlman of Crown Point, Ind.; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Dennis of Knoxville and Leonard of Washington. He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
(Washington Journal, Washington, Iowa, Friday, June 12, 1970)

Note: Esshlman should be Eshelman.

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