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Thanks gritch, for finding this article for me. I am attaching the only picture I could find of "Uncle Frank". Interestingly enough, this picture is with his buddies at the sanitarium where he was being treated for tuberculosis, from which he eventually perished. My mother, Frankie Ayars Gentle (Joseph and Martha were her grandparents) was named for her Uncle Frank and he died soon after she was born in 1931. This article is copied from the newspaper articles posted on www.disley.net Whaley Bridge page. Frank A. Collier is front and center, and written on the back is "All Buddies except the one with the glasses on, he's the Orderly". Mrs. Edith Ayars , mentioned in the article (full name Martha Edith Collier Ayars) was my grandmother. MARRIED ON DEATH BED No date Whaley Bridge people will hear with regret of the death of Mr. Frank A. Collier, which has occurred at Galveston, U.S.A. Mr. Collier, who was 46, was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Collier, of Whaley Bridge, who emigrated to America many years ago, taking their family with them. Mr. Frank Collier was born at Whaley Bridge. His Grandfather was one of the founders of the firm of Messrs. Collier Bros., joiners and builders. Mr. Frank Collier was formerly a member of the fire brigade at Galveston. During the Great War he was a mechanic in the coast artillery. For many months he had been in a Government hospital in Texas. He knew his end was near and he went to spend his remaining days at Galveston. Mr. Collier had been engaged to be married to Miss Elizabeth C. Maunsell, but the wedding had been postponed owing to his illness and other circumstances. Both were anxious to be married and the ceremony was performed on his death bed five hours only, before he died. Surviving Mr. Collier are his three sisters, Mrs. W.C. Ware, of Houston, Mrs. A. Lockstead and Mrs. Edith Ayars, of Galveston, and five brothers, Messrs. Ted, James and Sam Collier of Galveston; Mr. Layland Collier, of La Marque, and Mr. Chas. Collier, of Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Collier was buried with military honours. He had kept in Communication with his cousin Mr. Fred Williamson, of Newtown, and it was Mr. Williamson who received the news of his tragic death so soon after his marriage. Edited by user 08 February 2012 22:48:55(UTC)
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