Father Passes
Funeral services for Earl Elsey, 81, father of Centralian Ralph Elsey, were held Saturday in Seattle. The deceased was a retired Seattle water department employe and a member of a pioneer Seattle family. He was born Dec. 12 1878, in Wyman, Iowa.
Survivors incude [stet] a daughter, Mrs. Jane Hodgson, Seattle: the son, Ralph, Centralia: two brothers, Howard and William, both of DeMoines: three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Source: The Daily Chronicle, Tuesday, 16 February 1960 page 8. Microfilm available at Washington State Library, 6880 Capitol Boulevard South, Tumwater, Washington 98512
Transcribed by Kathryn Lester. She has no further information on this individual.