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MARY FRANKS

DeKALB, TEXAS—Mary Franks, 81, of New Boston, Texas, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in a Texarkana, Texas, hospital. Mrs. Franks was born June 21, 1936, in Maud, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Plantation Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Janet Sue Franks. Survivors include her husband, William Franks of New Boston; three sisters, Bernadine Feagin of Arlington, Texas, and Faddie Peters and Betty Humes of New Boston; two brothers, Troy Pulce and William "Preacher" Pulce; and a number of other relatives. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodmen Cemetery, DeKalb, with James Boyd Strain officiating. Burial will be under direction of Bates Family Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Online registration is at batesfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Published January 3, 2018

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