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Submitted: 11/14/23 • Approved: 11/14/23 • Last Updated: 11/17/23 • R587716-G587715-S3
William R. Loftis
February 23, 1927-January 30, 1990
Frances M. Seidenader Loftis
September 23, 1928-November 21, 2011
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*Obituary Frances M. Seidenader Loftis
Frances Loftis 83 of Big Spring died Monday November 21, 2011 at Midland Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday November 25, 2011 at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Trinity Memorial Park.
She was born September 23, 1928 in Munich, Germany to Franziska (Horman) Seidenader and Otto Seidenader. She came to Big Spring in 1957 from England. She married William Russell "Bill" Loftis on November 3, 1948 in Germany. He preceded her in death on January 30, 1990. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons: Bill Loftis and wife Suzanne of Spring Branch; Dean Loftis and wife Mary of San Antonio; four daughters: Ellen Austin and husband Donald of Big Spring; Corinne Nilsen and husband Erick of Wichita, Kansas; Angie Cole and husband John of Big Spring; and Gina Franklin and husband John of Austin; sixteen grandchildren: Donna Austin; David Austin; Daniel Austin; Katherine Leach; Tonya Fiegel; Russell Loftis; Michael Loftis; Jimmy Wilcox; Charity Wheeler; James Loftis; Kristien Nilsen; Kari Nilsen; Rachel Rubio; Lance Corporal Joshua Cole; Wade Cook;and Cory Woodley; Twenty-eight great grandchildren; one sister Gudren Bishoff and husband Harold of Germany; and sister-in-law Lola Longcrier of Selma, Alabama.
She was preceded in death by her husband William Russell Loftis; daughter Sylvia Storey and two granddaughters Teresa Prigmore and Lena Michelle and grandson Lance Corporal George Loftis and great granddaughter Blue Loftis.
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Contributed on 11/14/23 by neldapat
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