DAY, Dr. Frank B.

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Dr. Frank Day, died at Winfield, Kan­sas, last Tuesday morning, of fever and bronchitis. He was a son of Cap. Chas. Day formerly of this city. Dr. Day was a graduate of Franklin College, and was a partner of Dr. L. E. Ott, for some time, in the practice of medicine. He was about thirty years of age at the time of his death. Dr. Ott and Chester Payne of this city and Will Fesler of In­dianapolis left Tuesday night to attend the funeral which occurred at Winfield yesterday afternoon.

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The Winfield Tribune, Winfield, Kansas
Friday, December 18, 1891, page 7

Passed Away.

Tuesday morning, about nine o’clock, the spirit of Dr. Frank B. Day, left the body and passed over the dark river. For a year Dr. Day was in bad health, but his intimate friends had no warning of his true condition. Last summer he visited the eastern coast with a hope of recuperating his health, but returned a few weeks ago much depressed and dis­pirited, and from that time neither he nor his intimate friends had hope of permanent recovery.

Dr. Day was born and raised in Franklin, Indiana. After his graduation in one of the colleges of that state he took a graduating course in the Jeffer­son Medical College of Philadelphia, standing well up at the head of his class. About five years ago he located in Winfield and began the practice of his profession, and no young man with whom the writer has ever been ac­quainted started life more auspiciously. He was a close student, with a fine analytical mind and possessed social qualities of the highest order. He rose rapidly in the esteem of the medical fraternity and in the few years before his death he rounded well the record of his brief life. The golden threads which made up the warp and woof of his character were ever visible to those with whom he came in contact and few men have passed from this community over the dark river, more deeply mourn­ed and regretted. The associations of the writer with Dr. Day were close and intimate during his residence in this city and he was familiar with his aspir­ations, impulses and kindness of heart and had therefore learned to esteem him for his worth.

He was a charter member of Winfield Lodge, No. 58. A. F. and A. M., and for the first two years of its organi­zation was Worshipful Master. In the capacity of presiding officer and an efficient worker in the mysteries of the order, his brethren can best testify. He was ever courteous to the members of the lodge over which he presided and took for a pattern of imitation the great luminary of nature, which, rising in the east regularly diffuses light and lustre to all with the circle. The foundation of his faith was the Holy Scriptures, which he accepted as a rule and guide, and believed that by a faithful observance, all can “lay up a crown of rejoicing, which shall continue when time shall be no more.”

He passed his 31st year at the time of his death. He leaves a devoted wife and two daughters, an aged father and mother and one brother, for whose poignant grief there is no healing balm in this world. All that sincere friends can offer in sympathy, is freely extended in this dark hour.

The last sad rights were performed yesterday at the Presbyterian church and his masonic brethren followed the remains to the last resting place in Union cemetery.

“For man to his long home doth go. And mourners group around his urn; Our dust, to dust again must flow, And spirits unto God return.”

Link to Dr. Frank Day’s grave

Franklin Democrat obituary submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry

Winfield Tribune obituary taken from Dr. Day’s Find A Grave entry