Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Palestine Herald
July 07, 2006
Annie Lee Fantroy
 
Services for Annie Lee Fantroy, 96, of Fort Worth, and formerly of Fairfield, will 
be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New Zion Baptist Church in Fairfield. Interment to follow 
in the New Zion Cemetery in Fairfield under the direction of Emanuel Funeral Home 
of Palestine.

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The Fairfield Recorder newspaper - Thursday, July 13, 2006 edition

Annie Lee (Johnson) Fantroy

Funeral services were held Saturday in Fairfield for former Fairfield resident 
Annie Lee Fantroy, 96, of Fort Worth, who died July 2.

Mrs. Fantroy was born February 24, 1910 in Freestone County to Herman and 
Mealie Johnson, the third of eight children. She attended Fairfield schools, 
and later completed training as a dietician aide and nursing home and custodial 
care.

Mrs. Fantroy married Dixie Fantroy on October 26, 1928. After his early death, 
she raised her four children single-handedly, learning the duties of farming 
as well as continuing her household duties. She never remarried.

Services were conducted at 11 a.m. at New Zion Baptist Church in Fairfield, 
with Rev. Sammy McGuire officiating.  Burial was at New Zion Cemetery.
Mrs. Fantroy is survived by her daughters, Herma Dee Fantroy-Grayson and Mae 
Dell Fantroy-Willis; sister, Rosie Pearl Johnson; sisters-in-law Rutha Mae 
Jones and Mirtie Mae Pope; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, 
great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband; a son, Wilbert 
Fantroy; brothers Earl Johnson, James Johnson, Arque Johnson and Joe Johnson, 
Jr.; sisters Beautil Bell Johnson-Stevens and Lorine Johnson-McDaniels.
Arrangements were made by Emanuel Funeral Home.