Obituaries

Frances Jeannette Bailey, 93, of Sherman, Texas, passed away on December 19th in Sherman. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, December 26, at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, December 27 at First United Methodist Church of Sherman in the Hopkins Chapel with Rev. Joe Ed Goolsby officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarlawn Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dannel Funeral Home.

Frances was born in the McComb Community in North Texas to Fred and Hettie Lee Wilson on March 26, 1925. She attended Sherman High School, graduating in 1942. Frances married Kenneth Eugene Bailey on January 26, 1947 in Sherman. She was a devoted military wife and volunteer as Kenneth spent twenty years in the USAF retiring as a Major. Frances worked as a receptionist for many years for ophthalmologists Morris Britton and later Robert Burlingame. She was involved in her church and in recent years, caring for Kenneth.

Frances is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her sister, Fredia Lee Giarraputo. She is survived by sons Paul (and Marla) Bailey of Plano and Eugene (and Barbara) Bailey of Sherman; nephew Tony (and Norma) Giarraputo of Sherman; nieces Jeann ette (and George) Scott of Sherman and Carol (and Greg) Butler of Denison; grandchildren Jerry Bob (and René) Hayes of Beaumont, Kimberly (and Mike) Lecco of White Plains, Maryland, and James (and Crystal) Hayes of Southmayd, and Devon (and Ryan) Pierce of Richardson; eleven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Greg Butler, Dennis Francis, Tony Giarraputo, George Scott, Gerald Tobey, and Johnny Todd.

Memorials may be given to First United Methodist Church of Sherman. The family of Frances Bailey wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the caring people at Brookdale of Sherman.