Neosho, Mo. — Billie Jo Francisco, 78, Granby, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Freeman Neosho Hospital ER, following a lengthy illness.
She was born March 10, 1932, in Newton County, to William "Jack" and Thelma (Copeland) Stuart.
Mrs. Francisco was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Church of Christ and an avid supporter of Al-Anon. She was also a homemaker, mother and grandmother, and worked for several years as a seamstress at Granby Mfg.
Billie and Donald J. Francisco were married Dec. 27, 1974, in Miami, Okla.; Don survives.
Additional survivors include three children, Patty Kelly, Granby, Tom Bowers, Neosho, and Mike Bowers, Granby; three stepchildren, Ronald Francisco, Crystal Lakes, Ill., David Francisco, Reno, Nev., and Bruce Ballard, Sparks, Nev.; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five children; two sisters, Marcella Stroud and Carolyn Anderson; and a special grandmother, "Mamie" Lucy Elizabeth Copeland.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, at Clark Chapel of Memories, Neosho, with Dr. Jerry Seigel officiating. Burial will follow at New Salem Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Wednesday where the family will receive friends from 6 - 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc, c/o Clark Funeral Home, P.O. Box 66, Neosho, 64850.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.
Neosho, Mo. — Billie Jo Francisco, 78, Granby, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Freeman Neosho Hospital ER, following a lengthy illness.
She was born March 10, 1932, in Newton County, to William "Jack" and Thelma (Copeland) Stuart.
Mrs. Francisco was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Church of Christ and an avid supporter of Al-Anon. She was also a homemaker, mother and grandmother, and worked for several years as a seamstress at Granby Mfg.
Billie and Donald J. Francisco were married Dec. 27, 1974, in Miami, Okla.; Don survives.
Additional survivors include three children, Patty Kelly, Granby, Tom Bowers, Neosho, and Mike Bowers, Granby; three stepchildren, Ronald Francisco, Crystal Lakes, Ill., David Francisco, Reno, Nev., and Bruce Ballard, Sparks, Nev.; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by five children; two sisters, Marcella Stroud and Carolyn Anderson; and a special grandmother, "Mamie" Lucy Elizabeth Copeland.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, at Clark Chapel of Memories, Neosho, with Dr. Jerry Seigel officiating. Burial will follow at New Salem Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Wednesday where the family will receive friends from 6 - 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Assoc, c/o Clark Funeral Home, P.O. Box 66, Neosho, 64850.
Arrangements are under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho.
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