Laura Frances Powell Harper, 95, died peacefully Monday, December 30, 2013 at Stamford Memorial Hospital, Stamford, TX. Graveside services held Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Fort Phantom Hill Texas Veterans Cemetery, Matthew St. John officiating and directed by Adams-Graham Funeral Home in Anson, TX.
Born February 23, 1918 in Elk City, OK, Frances was a daughter of Harry Claud and Millicent May Kuhns Powell. Frances lived in Elk City until, at 14, she moved with her family to Lubbock, TX. Her father was in the dry goods business. She graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech for two years. Her older brother persuaded their father to send her to Austin, where she was a member of the Gama Phi Beta sorority and graduated from UT in 1939. She met her husband-to-be, Fred Harper, when she moved to Anson to work in the NYA (National Youth Administration) set up by Mrs. Roosevelt to help young women learn home economics. They met at Howell's Drug Store, between Edward's Hardware (before Moss Hardware) and the Opera House. Fred joined the US Army in 1941 and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Her mother told her, "Frances, don't you chase that boy across the country." Being an independent woman and knowing he was the one, she joined him there and they were married September 6, 1941.
Fred and Frances moved back to Anson after World War II, building the house at 520 Avenue I when their family grew with the addition of Sarah and then Kay. They attended the First Presbyterian Church of Anson and lived in Anson for another 4 years, before moving to Monahans, then to Lubbock, then on to Denver, CO, where they lived for over 30 years. Frances returned to Lubbock to obtain a Masters Degree in 1959. Fred was a salesman and Frances taught elementary school until she retired. They moved to a retirement facility in Colorado Springs, CO, where both girls lived. In June, 2008, they decided to move "back home" for their remaining years. Their daughter, Kay Spears, moved them to Anson.
Frances was preceded in death by Fred in 2009, her parents, and her siblings Laurence Powell of Quanah, Texas, Lucille Anderson of Dallas, Texas, and Leonard Powell of Lubbock and Big Spring, Texas.
Frances is survived by her daughter Kay Spears, of Anson, her daughter Sarah Borchert (husband, Renney) of Colorado Springs, CO, three grandchildren, Libby Johns (husband, Ben) of Leander, Texas, Matt Spears (wife, Jamie) of Colorado Springs, CO, Chad Burnett (wife, Kathy) of Colorado Springs, CO, and six great-grandchildren, Garrett, David, Eli, Faith Johns, Logan and Ethan Spears.
Frances began her love for genealogy/family history in the 1970's, finding many ancestors of hers and Fred's. When she was 84, she took a computer class and was able to get information online, proving it is never too late to learn. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation or memorial in her name to the non-profit Anson - Jones Museum, PO Box 613, Anson, TX 79501.
Born February 23, 1918 in Elk City, OK, Frances was a daughter of Harry Claud and Millicent May Kuhns Powell. Frances lived in Elk City until, at 14, she moved with her family to Lubbock, TX. Her father was in the dry goods business. She graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech for two years. Her older brother persuaded their father to send her to Austin, where she was a member of the Gama Phi Beta sorority and graduated from UT in 1939. She met her husband-to-be, Fred Harper, when she moved to Anson to work in the NYA (National Youth Administration) set up by Mrs. Roosevelt to help young women learn home economics. They met at Howell's Drug Store, between Edward's Hardware (before Moss Hardware) and the Opera House. Fred joined the US Army in 1941 and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Her mother told her, "Frances, don't you chase that boy across the country." Being an independent woman and knowing he was the one, she joined him there and they were married September 6, 1941.
Fred and Frances moved back to Anson after World War II, building the house at 520 Avenue I when their family grew with the addition of Sarah and then Kay. They attended the First Presbyterian Church of Anson and lived in Anson for another 4 years, before moving to Monahans, then to Lubbock, then on to Denver, CO, where they lived for over 30 years. Frances returned to Lubbock to obtain a Masters Degree in 1959. Fred was a salesman and Frances taught elementary school until she retired. They moved to a retirement facility in Colorado Springs, CO, where both girls lived. In June, 2008, they decided to move "back home" for their remaining years. Their daughter, Kay Spears, moved them to Anson.
Frances was preceded in death by Fred in 2009, her parents, and her siblings Laurence Powell of Quanah, Texas, Lucille Anderson of Dallas, Texas, and Leonard Powell of Lubbock and Big Spring, Texas.
Frances is survived by her daughter Kay Spears, of Anson, her daughter Sarah Borchert (husband, Renney) of Colorado Springs, CO, three grandchildren, Libby Johns (husband, Ben) of Leander, Texas, Matt Spears (wife, Jamie) of Colorado Springs, CO, Chad Burnett (wife, Kathy) of Colorado Springs, CO, and six great-grandchildren, Garrett, David, Eli, Faith Johns, Logan and Ethan Spears.
Frances began her love for genealogy/family history in the 1970's, finding many ancestors of hers and Fred's. When she was 84, she took a computer class and was able to get information online, proving it is never too late to learn. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation or memorial in her name to the non-profit Anson - Jones Museum, PO Box 613, Anson, TX 79501.
Laura Frances Powell Harper, 95, died peacefully Monday, December 30, 2013 at Stamford Memorial Hospital, Stamford, TX. Graveside services held Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Fort Phantom Hill Texas Veterans Cemetery, Matthew St. John officiating and directed by Adams-Graham Funeral Home in Anson, TX.
Born February 23, 1918 in Elk City, OK, Frances was a daughter of Harry Claud and Millicent May Kuhns Powell. Frances lived in Elk City until, at 14, she moved with her family to Lubbock, TX. Her father was in the dry goods business. She graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech for two years. Her older brother persuaded their father to send her to Austin, where she was a member of the Gama Phi Beta sorority and graduated from UT in 1939. She met her husband-to-be, Fred Harper, when she moved to Anson to work in the NYA (National Youth Administration) set up by Mrs. Roosevelt to help young women learn home economics. They met at Howell's Drug Store, between Edward's Hardware (before Moss Hardware) and the Opera House. Fred joined the US Army in 1941 and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Her mother told her, "Frances, don't you chase that boy across the country." Being an independent woman and knowing he was the one, she joined him there and they were married September 6, 1941.
Fred and Frances moved back to Anson after World War II, building the house at 520 Avenue I when their family grew with the addition of Sarah and then Kay. They attended the First Presbyterian Church of Anson and lived in Anson for another 4 years, before moving to Monahans, then to Lubbock, then on to Denver, CO, where they lived for over 30 years. Frances returned to Lubbock to obtain a Masters Degree in 1959. Fred was a salesman and Frances taught elementary school until she retired. They moved to a retirement facility in Colorado Springs, CO, where both girls lived. In June, 2008, they decided to move "back home" for their remaining years. Their daughter, Kay Spears, moved them to Anson.
Frances was preceded in death by Fred in 2009, her parents, and her siblings Laurence Powell of Quanah, Texas, Lucille Anderson of Dallas, Texas, and Leonard Powell of Lubbock and Big Spring, Texas.
Frances is survived by her daughter Kay Spears, of Anson, her daughter Sarah Borchert (husband, Renney) of Colorado Springs, CO, three grandchildren, Libby Johns (husband, Ben) of Leander, Texas, Matt Spears (wife, Jamie) of Colorado Springs, CO, Chad Burnett (wife, Kathy) of Colorado Springs, CO, and six great-grandchildren, Garrett, David, Eli, Faith Johns, Logan and Ethan Spears.
Frances began her love for genealogy/family history in the 1970's, finding many ancestors of hers and Fred's. When she was 84, she took a computer class and was able to get information online, proving it is never too late to learn. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation or memorial in her name to the non-profit Anson - Jones Museum, PO Box 613, Anson, TX 79501.
Born February 23, 1918 in Elk City, OK, Frances was a daughter of Harry Claud and Millicent May Kuhns Powell. Frances lived in Elk City until, at 14, she moved with her family to Lubbock, TX. Her father was in the dry goods business. She graduated from Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech for two years. Her older brother persuaded their father to send her to Austin, where she was a member of the Gama Phi Beta sorority and graduated from UT in 1939. She met her husband-to-be, Fred Harper, when she moved to Anson to work in the NYA (National Youth Administration) set up by Mrs. Roosevelt to help young women learn home economics. They met at Howell's Drug Store, between Edward's Hardware (before Moss Hardware) and the Opera House. Fred joined the US Army in 1941 and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Her mother told her, "Frances, don't you chase that boy across the country." Being an independent woman and knowing he was the one, she joined him there and they were married September 6, 1941.
Fred and Frances moved back to Anson after World War II, building the house at 520 Avenue I when their family grew with the addition of Sarah and then Kay. They attended the First Presbyterian Church of Anson and lived in Anson for another 4 years, before moving to Monahans, then to Lubbock, then on to Denver, CO, where they lived for over 30 years. Frances returned to Lubbock to obtain a Masters Degree in 1959. Fred was a salesman and Frances taught elementary school until she retired. They moved to a retirement facility in Colorado Springs, CO, where both girls lived. In June, 2008, they decided to move "back home" for their remaining years. Their daughter, Kay Spears, moved them to Anson.
Frances was preceded in death by Fred in 2009, her parents, and her siblings Laurence Powell of Quanah, Texas, Lucille Anderson of Dallas, Texas, and Leonard Powell of Lubbock and Big Spring, Texas.
Frances is survived by her daughter Kay Spears, of Anson, her daughter Sarah Borchert (husband, Renney) of Colorado Springs, CO, three grandchildren, Libby Johns (husband, Ben) of Leander, Texas, Matt Spears (wife, Jamie) of Colorado Springs, CO, Chad Burnett (wife, Kathy) of Colorado Springs, CO, and six great-grandchildren, Garrett, David, Eli, Faith Johns, Logan and Ethan Spears.
Frances began her love for genealogy/family history in the 1970's, finding many ancestors of hers and Fred's. When she was 84, she took a computer class and was able to get information online, proving it is never too late to learn. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation or memorial in her name to the non-profit Anson - Jones Museum, PO Box 613, Anson, TX 79501.
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