Person:Francis Kellems (1)

Francis Eugene Kellems

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m. 13 Oct 1933

Facts and Events

Name^[1]^[2]	Francis Eugene Kellems
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	16 Nov 1917	Pemiscot County, Missouri(grave marker says "1916")
Marriage	13 Oct 1933	Mississippi County, Arkansas(1 son) to Katherine Frakes
Census^[3]	1940	Denton Twp, Pemiscot County, Missouri
Death^[1]	8 Sep 1998	Memphis, Shelby Coiunty, Tennessee
Burial^[1]		Mount Zion Cemetery, Steele, Pemiscot County, Missouri

Pemiscot County, Missouri, 1940 census:^[3]

Kellems, F. E. Head 23 yrs (HS-3) b. Missouri 1935: Same place Farmer (Farm)

Katherine Wife 21 yrs (HS-1) b. Missouri 1935: Same place

F. E. Son 2 yrs b. Missouri

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Find A Grave.

Francis Eugene Kellems, Sr.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
2 Dec 1940.

Name: Kellems, Francis Eugene
Address: RFD #1, Steele, Pemiscot Co., Mo.
Born: 16 Nov 1917 (23 yrs) Cooter, Mo.
Person Who Will Always Know Where You Are: Mrs. Katherine Kellems ("Wife") [same address]
Employer: "Merchant" [no address given]
Description: 5' 8", 145 ;bs, gray eyes, brown hair, light complexion, no disabilities.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Pemiscot, Missouri, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 78-36, p. 1B, #22.
Caruthersville (Missouri) Democrat Argus
[no date].

Francis Eugene Kellems, Sr., 81, died in Memphis, Tenn. He was born on November 16, 1916, the son of the late James Francis Kellems and Emma Higdon Kellems.
A retired farmer, he was a member of the Church of Christ in Steele.

He is survived by the following: his wife, Catherine Frakes Kellems of Steele; one son, Francis Eugene Kellems, Jr., of Steele; one daughter in law, Wanda Kellems of Steele; one brother, Chester Kellems of Jackson, Miss.; two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a number of relatives and friends.

Services were held at the Church of Christ in Steele on September 9, 1998, at 2 p.m., with Bill Lovelace officiating. Interment was in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Steele.