Mrs. Edith S. French, 62, Forest Hills road, rural route four, died in her home about 4 am. today following a long illness.

Born in Leaf River, Ill., Aug. 8, 1880, she was the widow of William French, who died in 1925. She had been a Rockford resident for the last 19 years.

Surviving re three daughters, Mrs. Alvernon Antrobus, Mrs. Thelma Stephenson and Mrs. Margaret Rasmussen, all of Rockford; three grandchildren, one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Stenger and Mrs. Inez Lutz, and two brothers, Leon and Joel Kuntzelman, all of Rockford.

Funeral services will be held at the Fred C. Olson mortuary, 1001 2^nd Avenue, at 1:30 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Dudley Uphoff of Bethany Presbyterian church, Loves Park, officiating, with burial in Cedar Bluff cemetery.

Friends may call at the mortuary from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

William R. French, an employe of The Republic as a linotype operator, and Mrs. Edith S. Thomas of Mt. Morris, Ill., were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon by Judge Fred E. Carpenter of the county court. They will reside at 614 Eleventh st.

Mrs. French is a practical nurse. For a number of years she has resided in Mt. Morris where she has many friends. Her former home was near Leaf River, Ill.

Mr. French has lived in Rockford for seventeen years. The past four years he has been in the employ of The Republic [offered by Thelma Thomas Livingston/Carole Ann Heller] Actual Articles 1 2

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