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Submitted: 10/20/12 • Approved: 10/21/12 • Last Updated: 8/17/23 • R769498-G769496-S3
John
1856 - Jan 31 1921
*Obituary
Benton County Record
Friday, February 11, 1921
FRANCE, J.C. - Rev. J.C. France, formerly of Bentonville, died at his home in New Haven, Conn. January 31st. The body was cremated and the ashes were brought here for burial in the family lot in the City Cemetery. Funeral services were conducted at the Elliott home, Rev. Peter Carnahan reading the impressive Episcopal service. Rev. France was a noted divine and was rector of one of the leading churches in the City of Elms, where he was pastor for the last eight or nine years.
Margaret
1869 - 1948
Elliott
Mar 1894 - Nov 26 1912
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, November 28, 1912
FRANCE, Elliott W - Word was received by S.N. Elliott's family this week that Elliott France, son of J.C. France, who formerly lived in Bentonville, had died on Monday of appendicitis. The remains will be sent to Bentonville for burial. The young man, at the time of his death, was a student at Yale. The Democrat extends sympathy to the relatives of this excellent young man.
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, December 5 1912
Died at New Haven, Conn. on Tuesday, November 26th, 1912, Elliott W. France, age 18 years, 8 months and 15 days. The remains were sent here for burial and after a short funeral service at the residence of the Elliott family in Bentonville they were buried in the family lot in the City Cemetery. The Episcopal Church had conducted its funeral service at New Haven before the remains were sent here. This is a sad loss to the parents as the young man was unusually intelligent and gave promise of a useful and brilliant future.
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, December 12, 1912
{from The Bridgeport Standard} On Wednesday afternoon, November 27 at three o'clock, funeral services were held in St. James' Protestant Episcopal church at New Haven over the remains of Elliott France, a member of the class of 1911 of the Bridgeport High school and at the time of his death a Sophomore in the Academic department at Yale. His sudden passing away last Monday night, a few days after an operation for appendicitis, came as an utterly unexpected and stunning blow upon his family and friends. The high regard in which he was held at the university was shown by the presence at the funeral services of President Hadley, Dean Jones, Professor Sanderson and other members of the faculty, together with many of his fellow students, including a group of his most intimate friends who acted as pall bearers. This report of his funeral will be to most of his friends in Bridgeport and vicinity the first news of his death, so suddenly did he pass from apparently perfect health in to the Valley of the Shadow. Elliott France, son of the Rev. John Cyril and Margaret Elliott France, was born in Bentonville, Arkansas in March 1894. His childhood was spent in the South but when he was about thirteen years of age his father became rector of the Episcopal church in Huntington and Elliott began his high school course at the high school in the neighboring town of Shelton. A year later the Rev. Mr. France became rector of St. Luke's church in Bridgeport and Elliott entered the Bridgeport High school, where his scholarship and charming personality won recognition and appreciation. At the end of two years he graduated Magna cum Laude and passed all his Yale entrance examinations with high credit and anticipated by successful examinations several college courses. The heartfelt sympathy of all who knew the dear boy is extended to the heart-broken parents and sister whose grief will last.
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Thursday, December 12, 1912
Those who knew Elliott France as a little boy were shocked to learn of his death on November 26th at New Haven, Conn. Interment took place here at 3 o'clock December 1 in the City Cemetery where he is surrounded by those who loved him, grandfather, grandmother and uncles. The body was accompanied by Rev. J.C. France, Mrs. France and Miss Jennie V. France. A service, conducted by Rev. Peter Carnahan, was held at the Elliott home.
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