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FRANK ADLEY

FRANK ADLEY HAS CROSSED THE BAR

Much Respected Welland Man Dropped Dead at Brantford

[Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 21 March 1922]

The many friends of Frank Adley will very much regret to learn of his death, which took place very suddenly in Brantford on Sunday evening about 4 o’clock.

Mr. Adley had accompanied his daughter, Mrs. E. Clement to the railroad depot, she intending to return to her home at Niagara Falls. Mr. Adley had a sudden seizure and died almost immediately on the station platform.

Deceased was born in Welland and up until two years ago spent his whole life there. In his younger days he was an employee of the R. Morwood general store. He subsequently entered partnership with W. Dawdy and they succeeded Thomas Teskey in the general store where Perry’s book store is now.

Some two years ago he moved to Brantford where he was a commercial traveler to an oil company.

Besides his wife, deceased leaves two sons, Douglas and Harry, one daughter Mrs. Clement and his mother, Mrs. Adley, to mourn for him.

The late Mr. Adley was a well-known resident of the city. Of a quiet disposition he bore an exceedingly high name amongst all his friends.

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