Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Sarah (Stoffels) DeFrance




Corsicana Daily Sun - July 15, 2006 edition

Death Notices - 07/16/06

Sarah DeFrance of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Mass of 
Christian burial will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Bernard’s Catholic 
Church in Fairfield with Monsignor Zach of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of 
Palestine officiating. Arrangements by Capps Memorial Chapel, Fairfield.

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The Fairfield Recorder newspaper - Thursday, July 20, 2006 edition

Sarah (Stoffels) DeFrance

Mass of Christian Burial was held Sunday in Fairfield for Sarah 
DeFrance of Fairfield, 84, who died Tuesday, July 11 in Tyler.

Mrs. DeFrance was born January 25, 1922 in Muenster, Texas to Henry and 
Sophie Stoffels. She married Jack Franklin DeFrance on August 9, 1945. 
She was an accomplished quilter and seamstress, and enjoyed gardening 
until the end of her days. 

Services were conducted at 2 p.m. at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, 
with Msgr. Zach of Sacred Heart Catholic Church officiating.
Burial was at Antioch Cemetery [at Turlington]. Pallbearers were Randy Stoffels, 
Billy Joe Hoenig, Buddy Mullen, Danny Stoffels, Greg White and Ted Fuhrmann.

Mrs. DeFrance is survived by her children, Billy DeFrance and wife 
Norma of Lanely; Margaret White and husband Dale of Fairfield; John 
DeFrance and wife Helen of Fairfield; Thomas DeFrance and wife Andrea of Red 
Oak; Dr. Ronald DeFrance and wife Debbie of Odessa; Patricia Barnett and 
husband Roger of Red Oak; Kenneth DeFrance and wife Karen of Dallas; 
Mark DeFrance and wife Glisa of Streetman; and Norma Bond and husband Joe 
of Fairfield; Brothers Charles Stoffels of Gainesville, Billy Stoffels of 
Albuquerque, New Mexico; sisters Clara Fuhrmann of Gainesville, Emma White of 
Garland, and Lucy Westbrook of Woodbine; 24 grandchildren, and 12 
great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband; a daughter, 
Shirley DeFrance; two brothers and one sister.

Arrangements were made by Capps Memorial Chapel in Fairfield.