Frank Ratchford

From The Seattle Times, June 27, 1947 (page 17).

A Requiem Mass for Frank W. Ratchford, 55 years old, 1736 Belmont Ave., who died Wednesday at Marine Hospital, was scheduled for this morning, June 27, 1947, at St. James' Cathedral (Seattle). Burial will be in Calvary by the Bonney-Watson Mortuary.

Born in Grand Island, Neb., Mr. Ratchford had lived here 25 years. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 1. Surviving are a daughter, Mary Ellen Ratchford, in California; two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Pease, and Mrs. James S. Gordon, and a brother, Edward T. Ratchford, Seattle.

Frank W Ratchford, 1891-1947
The Granada as it looked in 2019
1736 Belmont, Seattle

2019, The Granada Apartmentsd
San Diego, 1919

Frank W Ratchford, San Diego, 1919
Frank and Sarah Ratchford, 1930, San Francisco

Undated. Probably California

Another picture of Frank and Sarah Ratchford

1931- Frank and a deer. Back says 'Daddy', probably labeled by his daughter Mary Ellen Ratchford.

1931- Frank and a deer.
Here's Frank on a horse in 1929.

1931- Frank and a deer.
Sarah Ratchford, undated

Undated, Sarah Ratchford
Frank Ratchford resting place,
Calvary Cemetery
photo by Paul Everitt

Frank Ratchford's tombstone, Calvary Cemetery, Seattle