Obit for Franks, George R. - Caddo County OK

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::Memory Lane Cemetery--Andarko OK

© The Chickasha Express-Star Friday, 17 March 2006

George R. Franks

Funeral services for George R. Franks, 65, of Chickasha will be held at 
2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 18, 2006, in the Bible Baptist Church with J. 
V. Lobaugh officiating.

George R. Franks was born August 20, 1940, in Hobart, Oklahoma, the son of 
Hilburn R. Franks and Georgia M. Gamble Franks. He died March 15, 2006, in 
Oklahoma City.

The Franks family moved to California when George was a young child, later 
returning to Chickasha where George attended and graduated from Chickasha 
High School in 1959.

After graduation George joined the U.S. Army, where he was stationed in 
Germany for three years.

On September 11, 1957, George married his wife of 48 years, Joan [Harris] 
Franks.

He went to work at the Chickasha Goodyear Store in 1962, where he was 
manager until 1983. He left the Chickasha store, moving his family to the 
Muskogee and Tahlequah area, where he and Joan owned and operated two 
Goodyear stores. In 1992, when they had the opportunity to purchase the 
Chickasha Goodyear Store they returned to Chickasha, where he worked until 
his returement on January 23, 2006.

George was a devoted outdoorsman. He loved to hunt and fish. He also 
enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his children and 
grandchildren, often taking them with him on his outdoor adventures.

George was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He 
took a genuine interest in his family's lives, often placing more emphasis 
on their needs and well being rather than his own.

George was preceded in death by both parents; infant son, Jimmy Franks; 
sister, Bonnie Baxter; infant brother, Fred Franks; and son-in-law, Keith 
Moon.

He is survived by his wife Joan Franks, of the home; son, Steve Franks, of 
Ninnekah; daughter, Cynthia Moon, of Ninnekah; grandchildren: Brandi 
Lewis, of Chickasha, Stevie Franks, of Ninnekah, and Josh Franks and 
Krista Williams, of Norman; great grandson, Jacob Lewis of Chickasha; 
sister and brother-in-law: Edna and Paul Long, of Midwest City; and 
numerous nieces and nephews.

Interment will be in the Memory Lane Cemetery in Anadarko under the 
direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
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