Franz, James W. (1938-1963)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1963 Dec 19 p. 11

Birth date: 1938

text of obituary:

Services at Hillsboro For Accident Victim

Hillsboro, Kan. — Funeral services for James Franz, 25, who was fatally injured in a two-car crash in Wichita late Thanksgiving night, were conducted at the Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church on Dec. 2. Rev. Marvin Hein and Rev. Robert Vogt officiated.

Mr. Franz, who grew up in Hillsboro and graduated from the local high school and Tabor College, had been an Internal Revenue officer since 1961.

He and his wife, the former Delores Wittmeyer, had spent Thanksgiving here with their parents, the J. E. Franz and Oscar Wittmeyer families. They were returning to their Wichita home when their car was hit broadside by another vehicle at the north edge of Wichita. He was taken to a Wichita hospital and died a few hours after undergoing surgery for his injuries.

Surviving in addition to his wife and parents are two brothers and four sisters.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1964 Jan 30 p. 8