Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Corsicana Daily Sun newspaper - Mar 25, 2003 edition

Frances Viola (Pillans) Crumbley  

Frances Viola Crumbley

Frances Viola Crumbley, 84, of Corsicana passed away Monday, March 24, 2003, at
Twilight Home.

Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral 
Home.

Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Brother 
Elton McCann officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Pallbearers will be Benny Pillans, Roger Pillans, James Gary Pillans, Kevin 
Fullerton, Joey Satagaj, Phil Pillans, Billy Pillans, Corky Haglar, Clell 
Young and Gary Pillans. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Ivie, Mike Adams, 
Carl Zaconne, David Johnson and John Satagaj.

She was born March 27, 1918, in St. Elmo to Benjamin Darden Pillans and Oletha 
Melton Pillans. She loved her family, friends and community. She spent her 
life helping and serving others. This was evident as she shared her nursing 
skills for over 50 years in Corsicana. She helped deliver and care for many 
children in the Corsicana area. Frances rocked and spoiled each one as if they
were all her very own grandchildren. Frances and her husband Bugs Crumbley 
rendered jars and jars of honey to area friends and neighbors. She prepared 
and delivery the jars after Bugs brought the honey home. Frances' first love 
was her church, Missionary Baptist Church of Corsicana. All who spent any time
with Frances knew that she loved her Lord Jesus Christ and yearned to go home
to be with him. On March 24, 2003, her prayers were answered.

She was preceded in death by her husband, H. E. "Bugs" Crumbley; parents; 
brothers, Lloyd Pillans, Jim Pillans, Willie E. Pillans and Wayne Pillans; and 
sisters, Sallie Satagaj and Lillian Fullerton.

Survivors include her brothers, Robert Pillans and wife Vernon of St. Elmo and
Jack Pillans of Corsicana; sister, Gertrude Young of Irving; sisters-in-law, 
Joyce Pillans of St. Elmo and Frances Pillans of Streetman; brother-in-law, 
Joe Satagaj of San Antonio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.