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Frances as young lady

Frances Merrill McCABEAge: 96 years1913–2010

Name: Frances Merrill McCABE

Married name: Frances Merrill BEARDEN

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Birth	August 17, 1913 36 32 Larimore, Grand Forks, ND
Death of a maternal grandfather	Thomas GRIFFIN January 13, 1924 (Age 10 years) Grand Forks, North Dakota Note: From Grand Forks Newspaper: From Grand Forks Newspaper: THOMAS GRIFFIN TO BE BURIED FRIDAY Funeral services for Thomas Griffin, Kellys farmer, who died here Sunday, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon from the First Baptist church. Rev. A Sterling Barner pastor of the church will officiate. Burial will be made in Memorial Park Cemetery. Miss Lottie Griffin of Watertown S.D., a daughter of the deceased arrived in the city Tuesday and another daughter , Miss Margaret Griffin of Portland Ore., is expected here Thursday or Friday to attend the funeral. Another daughter, Mrs. Frank McCabe of Rio Hondo, Texas, will be unable to attend the funeral, it was announced last evening. Death Notice of Thomas Griffin in Bismarck ND Paper, 1924
Birth of a son #1	Donald James BEARDEN December 22, 1937 (Age 24 years) Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
Birth of a son #2	Francis Lee BEARDEN February 2, 1940 (Age 26 years) Brownsville, Texas
Death of a son	Francis Lee BEARDEN May 26, 1940 (Age 26 years) Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
Death of a mother	Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN September 27, 1965 (Age 52 years) San Benito, Cameron, Texas Official Copy of Dolores' Death Certificate
Death of a father	Francis Peter McCABE February 16, 1977 (Age 63 years) Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
Death of a brother	Vincent Lawrence McCABE October 27, 1981 (Age 68 years) Brownsville, Cameron, Texas Vin's Obituary
Burial of a brother	Vincent Lawrence McCABE October 29, 1981 (Age 68 years) Mont Meta Cem., Cameron Co., TX, USA
Death of a husband	Kermit BEARDEN November 16, 1991 (Age 78 years) Victoria Co, Tx
Death of a brother	Eugene Bernard McCABE February 5, 1996 (Age 82 years) Universal City, Bexar, Texas
Death of a son	Donald James BEARDEN August 22, 1998 (Age 85 years)
Death	April 2, 2010 (Age 96 years) Houston, Tx Note: Frances' Obituary, Brownsville Herald, April 7, 2010. Frances' Obituary, Brownsville Herald, April 7, 2010. Frances Merrill McCabe Bearden, 96, of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on Good Friday, April 2, 2010. She was born Aug 17, 1913 in Larimore, North Dakota to the late Frank and Dolores McCabe. Her kindness and grace touched the lives of all who knew and loved her. She will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit; and her two brothers Eugene and Vincent; two sons, Donald and Francis Lee, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Frances is survived by five children: Dolores Parks and husband Joseph of Houston, TX; Mary Claire Zelazny of Fort Worth, TX; Gene Bearden of Tomball, TX; Emmett Bearden and wife Brenda of Crosby, TX; and Bill Bearden and wife Barbara of Overland Park, KS. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Her family moved to south Texas in 1918 to Rio Hondo. Frances graduated from Rio Hondo High School at age 16. She married the late Kermit Bearden in 1938 and they lived together in Brownsville, TX for 40 years where they raised their family. They relocated to Victoria TX in 1991. They were married 53 years. Following Kermit's death in 1991, Frances relocated to Houston where she lived with her daughter, Dolores. Frances was an active member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, and loved to visit with her friends and play bingo with the Seniors Group. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fr. Bill Pickard Scholarship Fund in Frances' memory; c/o St. Theresa Catholic Church, 6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007 or the charity of your choice. Visitation and rosary will be held from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday April 7, Houston Chapel, 501 E. 18th ST., Houston, TX 77008. Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday April 8, 2010, at St Theresa Catholic Church, 6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007. Reception will be held in the Community Center, 2nd floor. Interment will be held Friday, April 9, 2010, at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito, TX.

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN Eugene Bernard McCABE Vincent Lawrence McCABE Frances Merrill McCABE Francis Peter McCABE Birth: August 10, 1877 35 33 — Lindsay, Ontario, Canada Death: February 16, 1977 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Francis Peter McCABE Eugene Bernard McCABE Vincent Lawrence McCABE Frances Merrill McCABE Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN Birth: November 15, 1880 28 26 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: September 27, 1965 — San Benito, Cameron, Texas
	Marriage: November 20, 1907 — Larimore, Grand Forks, North Dakota
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Isabelle BARBER Gerald Blake “Gerry” McCABE Eugene Bernard McCABE Birth: October 9, 1908 31 27 — Arvilla, Grand Forks, North Dakota Death: February 5, 1996 — Universal City, Bexar, Texas
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Edna GANN Michael Bernard McCABE Philip Sheen McCABE Donna Christine McCABE Ann Rita McCABE Margaret Mary McCABE Vincent Lawrence McCABE Birth: February 18, 1912 34 31 — Arvilla, Grand Fork Co., ND, USA Death: October 27, 1981 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
18 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kermit BEARDEN Donald James BEARDEN Francis Lee BEARDEN Frances Merrill McCABE Birth: August 17, 1913 36 32 — Larimore, Grand Forks, ND Death: April 2, 2010 — Houston, Tx

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Frances Merrill McCABE Donald James BEARDEN Francis Lee BEARDEN Kermit BEARDEN Birth: March 17, 1909 — Guthrie, Oklahoma Death: November 16, 1991 — Victoria Co, Tx
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Kermit BEARDEN Donald James BEARDEN Francis Lee BEARDEN Frances Merrill McCABE Birth: August 17, 1913 36 32 — Larimore, Grand Forks, ND Death: April 2, 2010 — Houston, Tx
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Ann BEARDEN Family with spouse Mark Russell BEARDEN Donald James BEARDEN Birth: December 22, 1937 28 24 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas Death: August 22, 1998
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Francis Lee BEARDEN Birth: February 2, 1940 30 26 — Brownsville, Texas Death: May 26, 1940 — Brownsville, Cameron, Texas
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Death	Frances' Obituary, Brownsville Herald, April 7, 2010. Frances Merrill McCabe Bearden, 96, of Houston, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on Good Friday, April 2, 2010. She was born Aug 17, 1913 in Larimore, North Dakota to the late Frank and Dolores McCabe. Her kindness and grace touched the lives of all who knew and loved her. She will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit; and her two brothers Eugene and Vincent; two sons, Donald and Francis Lee, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Frances is survived by five children: Dolores Parks and husband Joseph of Houston, TX; Mary Claire Zelazny of Fort Worth, TX; Gene Bearden of Tomball, TX; Emmett Bearden and wife Brenda of Crosby, TX; and Bill Bearden and wife Barbara of Overland Park, KS. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild. Her family moved to south Texas in 1918 to Rio Hondo. Frances graduated from Rio Hondo High School at age 16. She married the late Kermit Bearden in 1938 and they lived together in Brownsville, TX for 40 years where they raised their family. They relocated to Victoria TX in 1991. They were married 53 years. Following Kermit's death in 1991, Frances relocated to Houston where she lived with her daughter, Dolores. Frances was an active member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, and loved to visit with her friends and play bingo with the Seniors Group. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fr. Bill Pickard Scholarship Fund in Frances' memory; c/o St. Theresa Catholic Church, 6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007 or the charity of your choice. Visitation and rosary will be held from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday April 7, Houston Chapel, 501 E. 18th ST., Houston, TX 77008. Funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday April 8, 2010, at St Theresa Catholic Church, 6622 Haskell, Houston, TX 77007. Reception will be held in the Community Center, 2nd floor. Interment will be held Friday, April 9, 2010, at Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito, TX.
Shared note	[mccabe.ftw] Lives with her daughter in Houston, according to Tom McCabe email 3/29/99.

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