Final rites were scheduled to be held at 4 PM Monday for Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Calhoun, 87, who died early Sunday, Sept 13th, 1953 at his home, Route 3, Lufkin.
Services were to be held in the Homer Methodist Church with the Rev. James E. Harrell, officiating. Burial was to be in Fielders Cemetery under the direction of Oakley-Metacalf Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Andrew Watson Shoffitt, Ezekiel D. Dennis, Robert Lee Dykes, Eldridge Weaver, Morris Goldsberry, and Junior Calhoun.
Mr. Calhoun was born March 20, 1866 at Many, Louisiana. He had been a resident of Angelina County for 80 years. He was a mail carrier for ten years.
He was the husband of Amanda "Mandy" Dennis, married 13 Oct. 1896, she preceeded him in death on Jul. 21, 1951.
Mr. Calhoun was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, John Robert Calhoun, Benjamin Franklin Calhoun Jr. both of Lufkin, and William Pierce Calhoun, who is in the United States Air Force, stationed in Japan; Five daughters, Clara Calhoun Dykes, Burk, Callie Calhoun Dennis and Mary Ellen Calhoun Williams, both of Lufkin, Cecil Calhoun Stanley, Zavalla, Ola Calhoun Goldsberry, Huntington; one sister, Josephene Calhoun Weaver, Diboll, 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
This information was accurately re-typed from the original newspaper obituary in The Lufkin Texas Daily News, September 14, 1953.
Final rites were scheduled to be held at 4 PM Monday for Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Calhoun, 87, who died early Sunday, Sept 13th, 1953 at his home, Route 3, Lufkin.
Services were to be held in the Homer Methodist Church with the Rev. James E. Harrell, officiating. Burial was to be in Fielders Cemetery under the direction of Oakley-Metacalf Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Andrew Watson Shoffitt, Ezekiel D. Dennis, Robert Lee Dykes, Eldridge Weaver, Morris Goldsberry, and Junior Calhoun.
Mr. Calhoun was born March 20, 1866 at Many, Louisiana. He had been a resident of Angelina County for 80 years. He was a mail carrier for ten years.
He was the husband of Amanda "Mandy" Dennis, married 13 Oct. 1896, she preceeded him in death on Jul. 21, 1951.
Mr. Calhoun was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include three sons, John Robert Calhoun, Benjamin Franklin Calhoun Jr. both of Lufkin, and William Pierce Calhoun, who is in the United States Air Force, stationed in Japan; Five daughters, Clara Calhoun Dykes, Burk, Callie Calhoun Dennis and Mary Ellen Calhoun Williams, both of Lufkin, Cecil Calhoun Stanley, Zavalla, Ola Calhoun Goldsberry, Huntington; one sister, Josephene Calhoun Weaver, Diboll, 21 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
This information was accurately re-typed from the original newspaper obituary in The Lufkin Texas Daily News, September 14, 1953.
Gravesite Details
Marriage Date: 13 Oct 1896, Frank's side of the tombstone shows a 1952 etching for the death date. This is wrong, should have been 1953. Don Calhoun, Grandson 29 Nov 2018.
Family Members
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Annie Lee Calhoun Haley
1897–1940
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Sallie Nancy Calhoun Graham
1900–1931
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Clara Beatrice Calhoun Dykes
1902–1984
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Cecil Ella Calhoun Stanley
1904–1962
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Minnie Ola Calhoun Goldsberry
1906–1989
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Callie Caron Calhoun Dennis
1908–1973
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John Robert Calhoun Sr
1911–2000
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Mary Ellen Calhoun Williams
1912–1965
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Benjamin Franklin Calhoun Jr
1915–2004
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William Pierce Calhoun
1918–1981
