Frank M. O'Brien Jr., 88, of Paris, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, June 18, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with the Rev. Van Lazaroff officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Meadowbrook Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Mr. O'Brien, the son of Frank Monroe O'Brien Sr. and Molly Dell Veach O'Brien, was born July 3, 1923, in Paris. He graduated from Paris High School in 1940 and attended Paris Junior College. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was honorable discharged in 1945. His career with the U.S. Postal Service spanned from 1947 until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he was active in the New Era Upper Room Sunday School Class.
He had a love for the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, especially his roses.
Survivors include his wife, O'Beria Crow O'Brien, whom he married on Aug. 1, 1947; his daughter, Annabee Salter of Paris; a granddaughter, Lori Salter Luza and husband, Emil, of Austin; and one brother, George O'Brien of Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son-in-law, Larry Dean Salter; one sister, Gladys Craddock Smith; and three brothers, Harold O'Brien, Edwin O'Brien and Allie O'Brien.
Casket bearers will be Garland Chapman, Floyd McCoin, Jesse Bridges, Bradley O'Brien, Richard O'Brien and Billy Manning.
Frank M. O'Brien Jr., 88, of Paris, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, June 18, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with the Rev. Van Lazaroff officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow in Meadowbrook Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Mr. O'Brien, the son of Frank Monroe O'Brien Sr. and Molly Dell Veach O'Brien, was born July 3, 1923, in Paris. He graduated from Paris High School in 1940 and attended Paris Junior College. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was honorable discharged in 1945. His career with the U.S. Postal Service spanned from 1947 until his retirement in 1978. He was a member of First United Methodist Church where he was active in the New Era Upper Room Sunday School Class.
He had a love for the outdoors and enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening, especially his roses.
Survivors include his wife, O'Beria Crow O'Brien, whom he married on Aug. 1, 1947; his daughter, Annabee Salter of Paris; a granddaughter, Lori Salter Luza and husband, Emil, of Austin; and one brother, George O'Brien of Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son-in-law, Larry Dean Salter; one sister, Gladys Craddock Smith; and three brothers, Harold O'Brien, Edwin O'Brien and Allie O'Brien.
Casket bearers will be Garland Chapman, Floyd McCoin, Jesse Bridges, Bradley O'Brien, Richard O'Brien and Billy Manning.
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