Benjamin W. Frantz, 79, of Friendsville, died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Lewis, Pittsburgh. Mr. Frantz was a member of the Friendsville Methodist Church and a former school teacher in Garrett County. He was a son of the late George D. and Lavina (Huff) Frantz. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bessie Frantz; two sons, Howard Frantz, Hagerstown;, and Mark Frantz, Pittsburgh; five other daughters, Mrs. Thelma Lewis, Huntington, WV; Mrs. Geraldine Harford, Cleveland; Mrs. Gaynal Shank, Hagerstown, Mrs. Catherine Holsopple, Hagerstown, and Mrs. Bessie Rush, Friendsville; 29 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The body is at the Minnich Funeral Home here and will be taken to the Friendsville Methodist Church at noon today for services at 3 p.m. by Rev. T. M. Goff, pastor. Interment will be in the Blooming Rose Cemetery at Friendsville. Cumberland Times November 16, 1958

Pat, Thank you for the obit on Benjamin W Frantz, he was my grandfather and I did not have this notice. Pauline Lewis who's home he died at was my mother. Thank you again and have a very merry Christmas, Tom Lewis REMEMBER, GOD LOVES YOU --- On Sun, 12/20/09, Pat Thompson <Patty125@comcast.net> wrote: From: Pat Thompson <Patty125@comcast.net> Subject: [MDGARRET] Frantz (obituary) To: mdgarret@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, December 20, 2009, 4:37 PM Benjamin W. Frantz, 79, of Friendsville, died Friday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Lewis, Pittsburgh. Mr. Frantz was a member of the Friendsville Methodist Church and a former school teacher in Garrett County. He was a son of the late George D. and Lavina (Huff) Frantz. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bessie Frantz; two sons, Howard Frantz, Hagerstown;, and Mark Frantz, Pittsburgh; five other daughters, Mrs. Thelma Lewis, Huntington, WV; Mrs. Geraldine Harford, Cleveland; Mrs. Gaynal Shank, Hagerstown, Mrs. Catherine Holsopple, Hagerstown, and Mrs. Bessie Rush, Friendsville; 29 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. The body is at the Minnich Funeral Home here and will be taken to the Friendsville Methodist Church at noon today for services at 3 p.m. by Rev. T. M. Goff, pastor. Interment will be in the Blooming Rose Cemetery at Friendsville. Cumberland Times November 16, 1958 ====================================== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdgarret/ ------------------------------------ If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Sonny O'Haver, mdgarret-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MDGARRET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message