the FRANKS in Taruheru cemetery 1953 - 1989
* some dates may be of death OR burial

? CYRIL FRANCIS Franks
born 1911
parents: Thomas Augustus FRANKS & Hannah Georgina WADE
died 7 August 1974 aged 63
buried plot 110, block 30
* HEADSTONE READS:
FRANKS - In loving memory of CYRIL FRANCIS, beloved husband of Phyllis Ada, died 5 August 1974 aged 63 years; and PHYLLIS ADA, died 31 May 1988 aged 76 years

? DORIS ANN Franks (nee HEARD)
born 23 Oct 1903 in Rangiora
married Morton Thomas Franks
died 12 June 1989 aged 85
ashes buried plot 522, block Niche
NO PLAQUE:

? HANNAH GEORGINA 'Annie' Franks (nee WADE)
born 14 August 1874 in Thames
parents John William WADE & Mary Jane WHITEHEAD
married Thomas Augustus Franks in 1900 & had at least 8 children
died 8 December 1959 aged 85
buried plot 95 95, block 12
HEADSTONE READS:
- see Thomas Augustus Franks
their children were:
? 1901 - 1975 Hector John William Franks
- born Whataupoko - died Noosa Heads, Queensland
? 1902 - 1989 Phylis Mary Franks
- born Gisborne - died Gisborne
? 1903 - 1995 Marjorie Emma Franks
- born Gisborne - died Gisborne
? 1905 -1973 Morton Thomas Franks
- born Gisborne - died Gisborne
? 1906 - 1987 Miriam Wade Franks
- born Gisborne - died Opotiki
? 1909 - 1938 Thornley Wilfred Franks
- born Gisborne - buried Gisborne
? 1911 - 1975 Cyril Francis Franks
- born Gisborne - died Gisborne
? 1915 - 2003 Leslie Reginald George Franks
- born Gisborne - died Palmerston North

? LEONARD GODFREY Franks
born 1915
died 10 June 1953 aged 38
buried plot 100, block RSA
HEADSTONE READS:
1st NZEF, 44087 Dvr L G FRANKS, Army Service Corps, died 10 June 1953.

? MARJORIE EMMA Redstone (nee Franks)
born 1904
parents: Thomas Augustus FRANKS & Hannah Georgina WADE
wife of Lewis Redstone
died 8 October 1995 aged 91
HEADSTONE READS:
- see Thomas Augustus Franks

? PHYLLIS ADA Franks (nee ALLAN)
born 1912 in Napier
married Cyril Francis Franks
died 3 June 1988 aged 76
buried plot 110, block 30
HEADSTONE READS:
- see Cyril Francis Franks

? SYDNEY JULIUS Franks
born 1908
died 24 May 1949 aged 41
BURIED PLOT 329, BLOCK 21
NO HEADSTONE:

? THOMAS AUGUSTUS Franks
born 31 May 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England
parents Thomas August FRANKE of Prussia & Maria REMINGTON of Chatham, Kent
- he was a master mariner & fish merchant and owner of the trawler 'Gosford'
married Hannah Georgina Wade in 1900
died 12 September 1939 aged 70
buried plot 95, block 12
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of THOMAS AUGUSTUS FRANKS
died 12 September 1939 aged 70 years;
and THORNLEY WILFRED FRANKS, died 18 January 1938 aged 28 years;
and HANNAH GEORGINA, beloved wife of Thomas Augustus FRANKS, 1874-1959.
footstone reads:
MARJORIE EMMA REDSTONE (n?e FRANKS), loved wife of Lewis Redstone, died 8 October 1995 aged 91 years

? THORNLEY WILFRED Franks
born 1908
parents: Thomas Augustus FRANKS & Hannah Georgina WADE
died 18 January 1938 aged 28
buried plot 95, block 12
HEADSTONE READS:
- see Thomas Augustus Franks

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