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FAIN, Joseph E., 83, Coolidge, 27 January 1960

FARMER, William R.

Funeral services and burial for William R. Farmer, 75, who died Jan. 5, 1960, in St. Joseph's Hospital, were in El Centro, California, Paradise Chapel and Funeral Home announced. Mr. Farmer, born in Winnipeg, Canada, had lived for 50 years in Holtville, Calif., where he farmed. He came to Phoenix five months ago and lived in Wagon Wheel Trailer Court. He was a member of a Masonic Lodge in Holtville. He is survived by his wife, Edna; two sons, Rowland H., Imperial, Calif., and John L., Midway City, Calif; and a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Nock, also of California. 6 January 1960

FEINBERG, Lewis Sol

Funeral services for Lewis Sol Feinberg, 76, who died yesterday (Jan. 4, 1960) in St. Joseph's Hospital, will be in Texarkana, Texas, A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary announced. Mr. Feinberg, born in Dunnellon, Florida, was a retired real estate agent and builder. He had spent the past 16 winters in Phoenix. His home was in Texarkana, Arkansas, {sic} where he owned the Hotel Savoy. He is survived by his wife, Selma; a daughter, Mrs. Albert M. Tocker, Dallas, Texas, and two sons, Stern, Texarkana, Texas, and Lewis, Shreve Port, Louisiana. The Arizona Republic Tuesday, January 5, 1960.

FELDER, Marion

Funeral services for Mrs. Marion Felder, 45, who died Friday en route to John C. Lincoln Hospital in Sunnyslope, were in the Sunnyslope Chapel of Lundberg-Hansen Mortuary. The Rev. Jack Daniels officiated. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Felder, who came to Phoenix five years ago resided at 12815 N. 23rd St. She is survived by her husband, Leon; a daughter, Miss Lorraine Palmer, Phoenix; a son, Charles Palmer, Phoenix in the U.S. Navy and her grandfather, D. E. Andrews, Kirksville, Missouri. 6 January 1960

FENTON, Robert Dwight

Robert Dwight Fenton, condemned killer awaiting death at Arizona State Prison, asked federal court yesterday (Jan. 13, 1960) to set him free. A habeas corpus action was filed by his attorney, W. Edward Morgan, of Tucson, in U. S. District Court, Phoenix. Fenton, 25, was sentenced to death after he pleaded guilty to the 1958 killing of Mrs. Opal Keller Coward. She and her husband operated a Tucson drug store and befriended Fenton. He beat her on the head with a pistol and shot her eight times, the state said. Fenton asks federal court to determine if Superior Judge John Molloy erred by considering Fenton an incurable psychopath and, therefore, deserving death. . . The AZ Republic Friday, Jan. 15, 1960.

FERRELL, Mary A.

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary A. Ferrell, 78, who died Sunday, January 2, 1960, in the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Kintzer, on 41st Place, southeast of Bell Road, will be tomorrow in Memory Chapel, A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary. The Rev. Merlin Archer will officiate. Place of burial is undecided. Friends may call at the drawing room of the mortuary this evening. Born in Barryville, N. Y., Mrs. Ferrell came to Phoenix in 1945 from Shavertown, Pennsylvania. Besides the daughter, she is survived by a son, Edmond C., New York City; and three sisters all out of state. The Arizona Republic Tuesday, January 5, 1960.

FINLEY, Hobert R.

Services for Hobert R. Finley, 68, who died Monday, Jan. 4, 1960, in a Phoenix nursing home, were in the Chapel of Memories. A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary. The Rev. Eugene Bell officiated. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Mr. Finley was a horse trainer and came to Arizona from Raton, New Mexico. He was born in Mason, Kansas. Survived by wife, Augusta; a daughter, Mrs. Bert . . . Las Vegas, New Mexico; three sons . . . (copy illegible) ; a sister in Oklahoma and 10 grandchildren. 6 January 1960

FITZGERALD, Roscoe, Rev.

Tucson -- The Rev. Roscoe Fitzgerald, 78, died in Phoenix, Thursday, December 31, 1959. A retired minister, he had lived in Tucson 34 years. Mr. Fitzgerald had conducted services at both First Methodist and Trinity Presbyterian churches before his retirement. He was deputy county school superintendent from 1930 to 1936 and later taught at the Marana public schools. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; a son, Leonard, of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren. 3 January 1960

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FLEMING, Birdie L. (Pearl the Barber)

Funeral services for Mrs. Birdie L. Fleming, 73, who died Sunday, Jan. 24, 1960, in Good Samaritan Hospital, were in Memory Chapel, A. L. Moore & Sons Mortuary. The Rev. Joe Ballard officiated. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. A native of Lampasas, Texas, Mrs. Fleming came to Phoenix 50 years ago. She was a barber at the Texas Barber Shop. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Martha J. Cook and a sister, Mrs. Kate Randall, both of Phoenix. 26 January 1960

FORTUN, Rose

Rites for Mrs. Rose Fortun, 55, Phoenix resident the past 12 years, were in the Chapel in the Garden, Mercer Mortuary. Burial in Memory Lawn Cemetery. A native of Detroit, Mrs. Fortun, who died Sunday, January 24, 1960, in St. Joseph's Hospital, lived at 2646 N. 28th St. She is survived by her husband, Nick, and two brothers, George and Harry Farrell, both of Michigan. The AZ Republic Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1960. Arizona Death Certificate

FRENCH, Theodore F., Jr.

Prescott -- Funeral services for Theodore F. French, Jr., 67, who was killed in a train accident Friday, Jan. 8, 1960, were in Widmer Mortuary. Mr. French was born in Redlands, California, and had lived in the state 53 years. A laborer, he was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Estella Watson, Denver. The AZ Republic 12 Jan 1960.

FRIDLEY, Thelma S.

Mesa -- Rosary for Mrs. Thelma S. Fridley, 57, will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the M. L. Gibbons Mortuary. Requiem high mass will be sung tomorrow in the Queen of Peace Catholic Church. here. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix. Mrs. Fridley, who had been manager of Maricopa Inn here the past three years, died Sunday, January 31, 1960, in Mesa Southside District Hospital. Born in French Lick, Indiana, she went to Chandler with her husband, * the late Guy Fridley, in 1947. For 10 years she was auditor of the San Marcos Hotel there, moving to Mesa three years ago. She was a member of the Queen of Peace Church and of Mesa Hosts. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward Taylor, Payson, and Mrs. Eugene Andrews; Medina, Illinois; a sister, Mrs. Floyd Leonard, Chandler; a brother, Walter Smith, Paoli, Indiana; and two grandchildren. Edward and Angela Taylor, both of Payson. Friends may call at the mortuary after 1 p.m. today and tomorrow until services. The Arizona Republic Tuesday, February 2, 1960., p.10. * Arizona Death certificate of Guy Fridley shows he died 4 May 1950.

FRIEDMAN, Jack

Jack Friedman, 75, born in Hungary, came to Phoenix 1 1/2 years ago from Cleveland. Retired Turkish bath operator. Survived by wife, Fannie; son, Harry of University Heights, Ohio; daughters, Mrs. Alma Kelman and Mrs. Carolyn Shaffer, both of Phoenix. Rabbi Albert Plotkin and Cantor Maurice Chesler officiated. Burial in Beth Israel Cemetery. The AZ Republic June 14, 1962.

FRY, Thomas H.

Funeral arrangements have not been announced for Thomas H. FRY, 66, son of the founder of the town of Fry, who died of a heart attack Thursday night. A native of Centerville, Iowa, he came to Arizona in 1912 and settled with his father, Oliver, at what later became the town of Fry, now Sierra Vista, which surrounds their original homestead. Thomas FRY drove the high school bus between Fort Huachuca and Tombstone for 16 years until ill health forced his retirement in 1958. He then moved to Tucson. He is survived by his wife, Lema; three sisters, Mrs. June Clark, San Francisco; Mrs. Alice Rogers, El Paso; and Mrs. Edna Smith, Bisbee; two brothers, Cecil, Scottsdale, and Ervin, Fry; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Helen Grainger, Douglas, and Mrs. Wanda Davis, Junction, Texas. 31 January 1960.