February 25, 1997

WILLIE B. FRANS

CAIRO, Ill. -- Willie B. Frans, 66, of Cairo died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 19, 1930, in Birds Point, Mo., the son of Wickliffe and Grayce Ballard Frans. He was a retired first mate for the Mississippi Valley Line Barge Co. and was employed as a security guard...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Willie B. Frans, 66, of Cairo died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born March 19, 1930, in Birds Point, Mo., the son of Wickliffe and Grayce Ballard Frans. He was a retired first mate for the Mississippi Valley Line Barge Co. and was employed as a security guard.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

He is survived by a friend, Evelyn White of Cairo; a son, Les Frans of Olathe, Kan.; two brothers, Sam Frans of Mounds, Ill., and Floyd Frans of Chicago.

Friends may call today, Tuesday, after 5 p.m. at the Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kelly Cox officiating. Burial will follow at the Concord Cemetery in Olmsted, Ill.

Story Tags

Dec. 11

Dec. 11

Dec. 11

Dec. 11

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.