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Submitted: 1/20/21 • Approved: 1/21/21 • Last Updated: 1/24/21 • R380249-G380248-S3
R. D.
September 26, 1926-September 6, 2018
“PaPaw”
Please see military marker
Reita C.
November 10, 1930-October 14, 2006
“Nanny”
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Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for R. D.
R.D. Draper
September 16, 1926 - September 6, 2018
R.D. Draper, 91, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at his home in Fritch.
Services will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018 at First Southern Baptist Church. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. In lieu of flowers his memory may be honored with a gift to the R.D. Draper Fund at Pantex Federal Credit Union.
R.D. was born September 16, 1926 in Lane, Oklahoma to Ira Clifton Draper and Verne Hutson Draper. He married Reita Carol Francis on August 8, 1948 in Chillicothe, Texas. R.D. proudly served in the United States Army. He is long time member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch. R.D. enjoyed hunting and fishing. Nothing brought more joy to his life than is family.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Randy Draper; granddaughter, Monica Barter.
Survivors include two daughters, Deena Graham and her husband Buddy of Duncan, Oklahoma, Darla Riley of Fritch; six grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren; brothers, William Draper of Vernon, Douglas Draper of North Carolina; sisters, Bea Lapham of North Carolina, LaVerne Rush and husband James of California, Lorene Stinson of Lubbock, and Lillian Barnes of Chillicothe.
(Published by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors, Friday, September 7, 2018)
*Obituary for Reita
FRITCH - Reita Carol Draper, 75, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Winters, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.
Mrs. Draper married R.D. Draper on Aug. 8, 1948, in Chillicothe. They were married for 58 years.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Randy of Fritch; two daughters, Deena Graham of Duncan, Okla., and Darla Riley of Lawton, Okla.; five brothers, W.D. Francis and Kenneth Francis, both of Granite Shoals, O.A. Francis of Millsap, Denny Francis of Farmers Branch and Barry Francis of Amarillo; a sister, Dolores Francis Thomas of Wichita Falls; six grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home in Fritch.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 16, 2006
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Reita Carol Francis
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1930
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Chillicothe, Hardeman, Texas, USA
Father: Logan J Francis
Father Birth Place: Dallas, Texas
Mother: Maryetta Carrell
Mother Birth Place: McKenney, Texas
Mother Residence: Chillicothe, Texas
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Reita Carol Draper
Last Residence:
79036 Fritch, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Born: 10 Nov 1930
Died: 14 Oct 2006
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