Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Douty Frank E 461213 p1, 19461213-p1b

Frank Douty Stricken Suddenly; Civic Leader Victim of Heart Attack Monday; Frank E. Douty, business and civic
leader, passed away Monday afternoon, victim of a heart attack. He was found at 1:45 p.m. in the alley off Salado Avenue
opposite Sacred Heart Church. by Manuel Nunes, church caretaker.  He had dropped while pursuing a chicken that had
gotten away from the Douty yard nearby. The news of his sudden passing was almost unbelievable, he had been actively
engaged at the Commercial Bank all morning  working with bank examiners on a routine visit to that institution. In fact,
their arrival had changed plans for an Alameda trip that day with President Henry Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce
to work on the new emergency housing project. And that just about typifies his career --a man who was always busy but
who always had time to give doubly to civic and charitable movements. As chairman of the Patterson Red Cross Branch
for many years, that activity was probably closest to his heart.  But he was equally busy in Chamber of Commerce work
and in many other ramifications of good citizenship. A West Sider since 1915, he spent the first ten years at Newman,
engaged in the garage business.  While there he was a member of the city council and was active in Chamber of
Commerce work. Coming to Patterson in 1925, he acquired a substantial interest in the Commercial Bank, which he
served as cashier and manager until he was ordered to take it easy last May.  But life long habits could not be dropped
that readily and he continued to assist in his capacity as vice-president and director, and also carried on many civic
activities. The extent of these can be judged by a listing of his affiliations.  He has been a director of the Patterson
Chamber of Commerce virtually all the time for the past twenty years, with the exception of intervals when he was not
eligible for reelection through bylaw provisions.  And during these years he was elected president of the body three times.
He had also been president of the West Side United Chamber of Commerce for many years. Douty was a director and one
of the founders of the Patterson War Chest.  He was a charter member of the Patterson Rotary Club; a trustee of the
Federated Church; a past master of the Edgerton, Minnesota, and Patterson Masonic lodges; a Knight Templar and a
member of Aahmes Temple of the Shrine and a member of the Eastern Star order. The deceased was 75 years of age and
a native of Wisconsin, but had spent many years in Minnesota before coming to California. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Katherine Douty, and one sister, Mrs. Cora Lorenz of Woodstock, Minnesota. Local business houses closed out of
respect to his memory during the funeral service hour Wednesday afternoon.  Rites were held at the Evans Funeral
Chapel with two pastors, Robert C. Pooley and John T. Bickford, participating. Interment in Del Puerto Cemetery
followed, with the Masonic Lodge in charge of the graveside ceremony.