Freestone County, Texas Obits Griffin Roughton Funeral Home Edna Mae (Howard) DeFrance (Fairfield) Edna Mae DeFrance, 89, of Fairfield, Texas passed away December 21, 2004 in Fairfeld. Mrs. DeFrance was born December 27, 1914 in Limestone, County to Robert Lee Howard and Ida Burke Howard. She is survived by husband Johnnie DeFrance of Fairfield. Sister-in-law Mattie B. Emmons of Fairfield. Numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Services are Thursday December 23, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home-Fairfield, with Bro. Gilford Vaughn of Antioch Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Fairfield. Pallbearers are Al Sammons, Billy DeFrance, Buddy Mullins, Billy Frank Hedrick, John DeFrance, and Paul Laney. Arrangements: Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home-Fairfield.