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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Frank P. Litchfield
~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Frank P. Litchfield
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| LAST NAME: Litchfield
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FIRST NAME: Frank
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MIDDLE NAME: P.
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| TITLE: Mr.
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| BORN: 20 Feb 1872
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DIED: 1 Feb 1911
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BURIED: 3 Feb 1911
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OCCUPATION: Mail Carrier
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| BIRTH PLACE: Grande Ronde (Butler), Polk Co., Oregon
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| DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
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OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1911) #460 - Frank P. Litchfield b. 20 Feb 1872 in Oregon, d. 1 Feb 1911 in Salem, Oregon, name of father Geo. P. Litchfield (b. Conneticut), mother's maiden name Craft (born Salem, Oregon), occupation - mail carrier, interment IOOF 3 Feb 1911, undertaker - W. T. Rigdon, informant Geo. P. Litchfield of Salem, Oregon.
1880 OR CENSUS - Frank P. Litchfield, age 8, b. Oregon, is enumerated with father Geo. P. Litchfield, age 39, b. Connecticut, (both parents b. Connecticut), occupation retail grocer, and mother Mary A. Litchfield, age 38, b. Oregon (both parents b. Pennsylvania), along with siblings Chas. L., age 12, b. Oregon, Alma R., age 10, b. Oregon, Cora G., age 5, b. Oregon, and Geo. F., age 3, b. Oregon, and Rebecca Craft, age 71, widow, b. Pennsylvania. Also enumerated with the family is a servant, Tillie Johnson, age 16, b. Wisconsin.
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OBITUARY:
Frank Litchfield Very Ill.
Frank Litchfield, a rural mail carrier, who was operated on recently for stomach trouble, is reported to be critically ill, although some slight improvement was noted yesterday.
Daily Oregon Statesman 1 Feb 1911 4:1
FRANK LITCHFIELD PASSES AWAY. WAS POPULAR RURAL MAIL CARRIER FOR MANY YEARS. FUNERAL FRIDAY.
Frank Litchfield, the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Litchfield, and for the past eight years carrier on rural route No. 4, died yesterday afternoon after several weeks of suffering. Three weeks ago he was operated on for and adhesive obstruction of the bowels, and for several days seemed to improve, but for the past few days little hope has been held out for his recovery. He was born February 20, 1872, in Polk county, at a place now called Butler, but then known as Grande Ronde. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Litchfield, his wife and babe of eight weeks, and the following brothers and sisters. George, Charles, Mrs. Schindler, Mrs. Thos. Holman and the Misses Gertrude and Helen Litchfield. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge and of the Chemeketa Evangelical church.
He was well liked by all who knew him, being honest and upright in all the affairs of life. The funeral will be held from Rigdon's undertaking parlors at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Daily Oregon Statesman 2 Feb 1911 6:3
The funeral of Frank P. Litchfield who died Wednesday, February 1, will be held from the undertaking parlors of W. T. Rigdon on High street, today at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Fisher,, pastor of the Chemeketa Street Evangelical church, assisted by Rev. R. N. Avison of the First Methodist church. The pallbearers will be selected from among the rural mail carriers with whom he has worked for the past eight years. The carriers will all leave the Salem postoffice earlier than usual in order to serve their routes and return to the city in time for the funeral.
Daily Oregon Statesman 2 Feb 1911 5:4
FRANK P. LITCHFIELD IS LAID TO REST;
Popular Rural Mail Carrier is Honored by Large Funeral Yesterday.
Honored by the largest funeral of any private citizen ever held in Salem, Frank P. Litchfield, rural carrier No. 4, was laid to rest in the IOOF cemetery. The large chapel and parlors of the W. T. Rigdon undertaking establishment were crowded to their utmost capacity and hundreds of persons stood outside, unable to find standing room indoors. The Rev. Mr. Fisher of the Chemeketa Street Evangelical church, assisted by Rev. R. N. Avison of the First Methodist church conducted the services, while the singers were from the Evangelical church. Almost the entire postoffice force attended, clerks, city carriers and rural carriers, members of the Modern Woodmen and hundreds of other friends.
The pallbearers were chosen from among the rural carriers. They were J. W. Cox, J. A. Remington, James Albert, Percy Pugh, O. L. Fisher and Wm Squires. There were many beautiful floral pieces, lillies of the valley, carnations, calla lilies, smilax and begonias. The rural carriers sent a beautiful floral pillow, the city carriers a piece and the nurses from the Salem hospital and the state hospital sent flowers, besides banks of flowers from friends. Scrapbook of Alta Foshay Lindholm Merrifield of Silverton, Oregon now in possession of Ellen Lindholm of Salem, Or, 1982; Rural Patrons Sent Flowers. Among the floral pieces at the funeral of Frank P. Litchfield, Friday, was a beautiful wreath of choicest flowers sent by the patrons of Rural Route No. 4, so long served by Carrier Litchfield. Mention of this beautiful tribute was inadvertently omitted from yesterday's Statesman.
Daily Oregon Statesman 5 Feb 1911 4:3.
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INSCRIPTION:
Frank P. Litchfield
1872 - 1911
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SOURCES:
OSBH DC (Marion Co., 1911) #460
Chapman, pg 157
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., East Salem Pct., FA #211)
DOS 1 Feb 1911 4:1
DOS 2 Feb 1911 6:3
DOS 2 Feb 1911 5:4
DOS 5 Feb 1911 4:3
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