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View Tree for Frank TinsleyFrank Tinsley (b. 1917)

Frank Tinsley (son of Thomas William Tinsley and Anna Collins) was born 1917 in Pennington Co. SD. He married Eleanor Lilly.

 Includes NotesNotes for Frank Tinsley:
Frank Collins Tinsley (half brother to Dad--our half uncle)

Census 1: 1920, School District 6 (Custer) SD - Frank is three years old.
Census 2: 1930, Scenic (Pennington) SD - Frank is 13 years old.
1996 Resided in Rapid City (Pennington SD).

Obituary for Frank Collins Tinsley
Rapid City Journal
Sunday October 27, 1996

Frank Collins Tinsley, 80, Rapid City, died Friday, October 25, 1996, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Mr. Tinsley was born July 10, 1916, in Lakewood, Colorado, to Thomas W. Tinsley and Anna L. Collins Tinsley. He attended schools in Rapid City, Custer and Hill City, and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps., Pactola District, from 1937 to 1939.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married Eleanor Lilly October 27, 1943, in Louisville, KY., and moved to Rapid City in 1945.

Mr. Tinsley worked as a business machine mechanic for Dakota Typewriter and Jaehn's Office Supplies for 20 years, retiring in 1981. He was a life member of the First Congregational Church where he served as a deacon, and a member of the Black Hills Mineral Society.

During his younger years, he was an avid hunter, angler and archer. He was a dedicated mineral collector and also enjoyed fossil collecting in his later years. In 184, he had a mineral named for him, Tinsleyite. He gave many mounted micro-minerals to the museum of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Tinsley; one son Thomas C. Tinsley; and one daughter, Kathryn J. Tinsley, all of Rapid City.

He was receded in death by his parents and one sister.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Congregational Church with the Rev. Susan Huffman officiating. Burial of the cremains will be at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

A memorial has been established to the Heart Fund.

Behrens Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Children of Frank Tinsley and Eleanor Lilly are:
  1. Thomas C. Tinsley.
  2. Kathryn J. Tinsley.
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