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Submitted: 1/22/12 • Approved: 5/1/15 • Last Updated: 5/4/15 • R639989-G639989-S3
Layton
November 6, 1920 - November 16, 2006
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Saturday, November 18, 2006
DECATUR - Layton Dwight Franks, 86, of Decatur died Nov. 16, 2006, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale.
He was born Nov. 6, 1920, in Newton County to Layton Franks and Edna Hunter Franks. He was employed by the Arkansas Highway Department, Peterson Industries, Decatur and was a farmer for years. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of VFW in Decatur. He married Mary Kathleen Inman on Oct. 20, 1961. He was preceded in death by a stepson, Dru Baker.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen of the home; one son, Marvin Franks of Centerton; one stepson, Ralph Baker of Oklahoma City; one stepdaughter, Deborah McCurdy of Elk City, Okla.; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Herbert Franks of Sun City, Ariz., and Zane Franks of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Mary Anne McDaniels of Harrisonville, Mo., and Wanda McDonald of Blue Springs, Mo.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Decatur Cemetery with Terry Eaton and Dave Graham officiating.
Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, online at www.wassonfuneralhome.com.
Mary
April 2, 1931 - September 16, 2013
Married October 20, 1961
Contributed on 1/22/12 by judyfrog
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