Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


[David Strickland has the original]


The Fairfield Recorder
Thursday, Juy 20, 1978  - Page 6

P. W. DeFrance Sr.

  Funeral services were held 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1978 at Capps Memorial *1*
for Parke Waldon DeFrance Sr.  Rev. Donal Pruitt officiated the service.
  Mr. DeFrance, 87, was born in Freestone Co. April 18, 1891 and died in 
Mimosa Nursing home, Keller Texas, July 10, 1978.
  Mr. DeFrance lived most of his life in Freestone Co., where he farmed.  He
also was a night watchman for Bucy Ingram Lumber Co. in Ft. Worth for 15 years.
He was a member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church of Ft. Worth.
  Survivors include: four sons: Parke W. DeFrance Jr. of Trinidad, Texas; W.T.
DeFrance of Enchinita, California; Billy Joe DeFrance of Alaska; Charles E.
DeFrance of Fort Worth; three daughtersL Mrs. Walter (Lillie) Tackel of Ft. 
Worth; Mrs. Bob (Della Marie) Wilson of San Diego, California; and Miss Betty
E. DeFrance of Abilene, Texas; 17 grandchildren, and 9 great grandchildren.
  Pallbearers were C.D. Anderson, Houston Flowers, Roy DeFrance, Rankin Gilpin,
Lonnie Parker, Haynie Tyus, Claude James Anderson.
  Interment was in Antioch Cemetery [at Turlington].
  Capps Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
 
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Card of Thanks

  We would like to thank our friends and relatives who brought and helped serve
the food at the home of Mattie B. Emmons. 
  Also flowers and prayers during the loss of our loved one Parke Walton 
DeFrance, Sr.
  A special thanks to Rev. Donald Pruitt, Mr. Leslie Freeman, Mr. James
Dalloperty, and Capps Funeral Home.
  May God bless you all.
      
  The family of Parke Walton DeFrance, Sr.

 *1* = Funeral probably should be July 17th since he died July 10th.