Frank Harper Elmore

1930 - 2004

Frank Harper Elmore, 74, an insurance agent and toy store owner, died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, at a local hospital after a long struggle with cancer.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Chapel East of Hillcrest Mausoleum in Dallas.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please contribute memorials to the American Cancer Society, 1-800-227-2345.

Frank Harper Elmore was born in Dallas Aug. 7, 1930. A lifelong member of the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Frank graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1948 and enrolled in Southern Methodist University. At SMU he was active in the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity and served in the Reserve Officers Training Corps. In 1953, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served in Japan.

In 1955, after serving active duty in the Air Force, Frank returned to Dallas to work in the insurance business with Derrill G. Elmore & Company. He left the insurance business in 1983 and moved to Fort Worth to open Chad's Rainbow, a toy store on Camp Bowie. Chad's Rainbow later became Toy Works.

Frank was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf.

Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Derrill G. Elmore and Katherine Hartig Elmore; and his brother, Arthur T. Elmore.

Survivors: Wife of 51 years, Winnie; daughters, Becky Garrison and husband, Paul, Lynne Moon and husband, Wyatt and Nancy Hay and husband, Arthur; grandchildren, Eric, Arthur and Katy Garrison, Lori Moon and Charlie and Julie Hay; brother, Derrill Elmore and wife, Jane and their children and grandchildren.