His 1969 obituary and the distinction between different men named Frank.
1969 · Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Roling remembered
Ben’s obituary reports his death on February 18 at age 77 in Moberly. It gives a January 10, 1892 birth in Monroe City, names his parents as John F. and Louisa Bickel Roling, and describes him as a retired pipe fitter. Among the relatives named are his surviving brother Joe and his son John, who had been killed in World War II. The notice reports completed funeral services and burial at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, but does not print an exact funeral date.
Source: “Funeral Service Thursday Morning For Ben Roling”, Salisbury Press-Spectator, February 28, 1969, page 1. Read the original newspaper page.
A brief notice the week before had told Salisbury readers that Ben had died in a Moberly nursing home, where he had lived for several months. Funeral arrangements were still to be announced by Berry Funeral Home and through the newspaper’s Tel-A-News service.
Additional source: “Ben Roling Died Tues. in Moberly,” Salisbury Press-Spectator, February 21, 1969, page 1.