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Mattie Beatrice Defrance Emmons
17 Jun 1917 – 19 Mar 2014
| Birth | 17 Jun 1917 |
| Death | 19 Mar 2014 |
| Cemetery | Antioch Cemetery of Turlington Fairfield , Freestone County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Billie Bournias on 20 Mar 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126592135 |
Bio
Mattie B. Emmons, 96, of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Tyler. See service schedule below. Mrs. Emmons was born June 17, 1917 in Freestone County; to parents John Abram and Mary Margaret Moore DeFrance. She married J. P. Emmons in 1943 and he preceded her in death on March 21, 1973. Mrs. Emmons first worked as a telephone operator. For 45 years she was employed as a waitress at Sam's, Woody's, Cousins and Awalt's Restaurants. During this time she also was an Avon distributor and helped her husband with ranching and the cows and took care of her mother, sisters and husband. She was a long time member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and served for a time on the Board of Directors of the Antioch Cemetery Association. In addition to her husband and parents she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Doris DeFrance and Lillian Kirgan; three brothers, Roy, Johnnie (Buddy) and Frank DeFrance. Left to cherish her memory are two children, Rosemary Phillips and husband Charles W. of Fairfield; Martha Thompson of Fairfield; three grandchildren, Charles Phillips, Jr.; Lisa White; Mary Jane Phillips; seven great-grandchildren, Brittany Watson; Megan Bosley; Caden White; Carson White; Corban White; Lylah White; Christian Phillips.
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- Lillian DeFrance Kirgan 1909–1993 FaG
- Johnnie Rezon DeFrance 1912–2010 FaG
- Roy DeFrance 1914–2003 FaG
- Jack Franklin DeFrance 1920–1984 FaG
- James Thomas DeFrance 1923–1929 FaG
- Will Abraham DeFrance 1925–1927 FaG
- Doris Alma DeFrance 1927–1996 FaG
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