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Franklin Huey “Poncho” Voelkel

18 Apr 1950 – 30 Jun 2019

Birth	18 Apr 1950
Death	30 Jun 2019
Cemetery	Memory Gardens Cemetery Corpus Christi , Nueces County , Texas , USA
Added by	Anonymous on 20 Dec 2021
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235059934

Bio

Franklin Huey Voelkel was born to the late Whitmore and Agnes Voelkel. He will be dearly missed by all who loved and knew him. Franklin will be remembered as the man with many different names, Coach Pops to his baseball family, Grandpa Frank to his family, and Poncho to his friends. He coached baseball in Calallen and worked for over 30 years at various refineries in the area. He enjoyed singing karaoke with his son and was an avid collector of many things including coins, license plates, and liquor bottles. He loved the time he spent with his niece Becky at Zeros. He is preceded in death by his parents, Whitmore and Agnes Voelkel; brothers, Forrest and Gordon Voelkel; and his sister-in-love, Sandie Voelkel. Franklin leaves his loving memories to his children, Justin Frank Voelkel, Kimberly Cooper (Donnie); grandchildren, Kamlyn, Kyla, Cale Cooper; siblings, Jimmy, and Shirley Voelkel. He is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. Visitation will be held at Memory Gardens Funeral Home on Sunday evening from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held at Memory Gardens Funeral Home on Monday morning and intermittent to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. To offer your condolences visit www.memorygardensfuneralhome.com.

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Family

Parents

• Agnes Bernice Rohan Voelkel 1910–2001
• Whitmore Forrest Voelkel 1915–2002

Siblings

• Forrest Allen Voelkel 1938–2016
• Jimmy Lamar Voelkel 1943–2019
• Gordon W. Voelkel 1944–2007

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