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Submitted: 6/13/11 • Approved: 6/13/11 • Last Updated: 8/20/12 • R543157-G0-S3
28 Nov 1914 - 8 Jun 2005
*Obituary
Fletcher K. Darby, 91 passed away at his home in Johnson, on June 8, 2005.
He was born in Tontitown on Nov. 28, 1913, the son of Ralph and Senora Darby. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; his parents; and three brothers, John, Walter and Harry Darby. His surviving relatives include the members of his late brother Harry?s family: Harry?s wife, Francis Darby of Houston; her daughter, Marilyn Musial and her husband Wayne; her son, Kenneth of Indianapolis, Ind.; great nieces and nephews including Julie and Kevin Hurley and their children, Darby and Jarrett of College Station, Texas; and a host of close friends.
Upon his fathers death in 1915, Fletcher and his brothers were placed in a Masonic Home for Children in LaGrange, Ill. He spent much of his childhood in and out of the Masonic home before striking out on his own at the age of fourteen. He soon joined his brother Harry as a worker in a paper mill where he began to display his considerable skill and understanding of mechanical things. He apprenticed in the art of drive belt "splicing" for the large steam factory belts and quickly became a specialist in that rare skill.
Contributed on 6/13/11 by tslundberg
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