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Yvonne Franks Obituary

Yvonne Franks BROWNFIELD- Services for Frances Yvonne Franks, 75, of Brownfield will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at Calvary Baptist Church in Brownfield with Rev. Mark McMillan and Don Ragland officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. There will be a family visitation at the Brownfield Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. Yvonne went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 7, 2012 in Lubbock. She was born February 20, 1937 to G.W. and Susie Snow. She was the youngest girl of nine children. Yvonne married John Riley Franks on June 7, 1955 in Brownfield. She was a lifelong Brownfield resident. She is preceded in death by a grandson, Trevor Riley, in 1996. Yvonne is survived by her husband of 57 years, John Franks of Brownfield; two daughters, Dana Franks and Sonya Riley and husband Jacky all of Lubbock; two sisters, Opal Williams of Brownfield and Willa Dean Holt of Hobbs, N.M.; a brother, Roy Snow of Midlothian; grandchildren, Heath Riley, D'Nika and Justin Edwards, Coley and Gayle Riley all of Lubbock; and great-grandchildren, Trevor, II and Paris Riley, Alexis and Presley Edwards, Trevin and Gunner Riley. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Operation Hope, 4219 34th Street, Lubbock, TX 79410.

Published by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Oct. 9, 2012.
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She was such a sweet lady. We miss her. I know you all still miss her terribly.

Darla Stidham

October 4, 2021

Miss you mama!! Tell Trevor we miss him and love him too.

Sonya

October 29, 2012

You will be missed but i know your in a much better place now we love you and will miss u dearly my prayers go out to john and Sonya ,Dana, all of the family i love y'all.

tiffany bolinger

October 10, 2012

You will be missed but i know your in a much better place now we love you and will miss u dearly my prayers go out to john and Sonya ,Dana, all of the family i love y'all.

tiffany bolinger

October 10, 2012

John, Randy and I send our prayers to you and your family. Yvonne was such a blessing to our family.

Susie Brantley

October 10, 2012

John, I'm so glad that Yvonne could come to the Brownfield High School class reunion in August, and that I got to have a nice visit with her.

My condolences to you and your family.

Annie Grace

October 9, 2012

Yvonne was a sweet, sweet lady. John, you and Yvonne meant the world to my Mom & Dad. I'm sure Mom & Yvonne are doing some catching up on old times and one of these days we will all be together again. God Bless you all!

Darla Stidham

October 9, 2012

May the Lord be with yall, I believe in my heart that she is in a better place and her work here was done. Love all yall.

Brett Holder

October 9, 2012

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