“THE WILTON ADVOCATE AND REVIEW” Wilton Junction, Iowa Thursday, October 15, 1914, front page
FRANK COPE DIES AT DAVENPORT—ONE TIME RESIDENT AND BUSINESS MAN OF WILTON CALLED TO REWARD—BURIAL HERE WEDNESDAY
Frank Cope passed away at his home in the Columbia flats at Sixth and Farnam streets, Davenport, at 7:55 o’clock last Sunday evening after an illness extending over a week before his death, erysipelas being the cause.
Mr. Cope was born in Atalissa March 26, 1872. In 1894 he went to Davenport, where for several years he was associated with the John Harding Drug Co. Later he was connected with the Michigan Dry Gas Co. of Detroit, as a traveling representative, which position he filled for eight years. When he left the employ of this company, he came to Wilton, where he conducted a drug store for four years in the place where F. J. Shannon is now located, the latter, buying out Mr. Cope two years ago last February. From here the deceased went to Davenport, where he purchased the retail department of the Doyle-Munro Drug Co., which he conducted up to the time of his death.
During the time which Mr. Cope was a resident of Wilton he won many friends who will be deeply grieved to learn of his untimely death. He had been a frequent visitor to this city, having been here to visit with his mother just a short time before his death.
He was married in Davenport Sept. 18, 1912, to Miss MABLE HAGENBUCH, who survives him.
Besides his wife and mother, Mrs. Margaret Cope, who resides in this city, deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. EMMA ROWE, of Okalona, Miss., and two brothers, Charles, of Onawa, Ia., and W. L. Cope, of Muscatine.
Funeral services were held from the Hill funeral chapel in Davenport Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock and following the services the body was brought to Wilton for burial, interment being made in the Wilton cemetery.1