Lora Lela Hicks
1902 - 1982 (80 years)-
Name Lora Lela Hicks Born 6 Mar 1902 Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA 
Gender Female Died 27 Jul 1982 Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA Buried 29 Jul 1982 Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Person ID I16410 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 1 Mar 2026
Father James Alfred Hicks, b. 12 Dec 1868, Ramer, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA , d. 11 Sep 1955, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) Mother Maggie Gazelle Coldiron, b. 20 Feb 1873, Madison County, Texas, USA , d. 7 Aug 1930, Madison County, Texas, USA (Age 57 years) Married 17 Nov 1891 Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA Family ID F7206 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Otto Ray Franz, Sr., b. 6 Jan 1895, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA , d. 25 Feb 1962, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) Married 27 Aug 1919 Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Children + 1. Otto Ray Franz, Jr., b. 25 Jul 1921, Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA , d. 22 Sep 1968, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA (Age 47 years)2. Artie Mae Franz, b. 4 Oct 1922, Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA , d. 16 Apr 2009, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age 86 years)3. Sibyl Eleanor Franz, b. 14 Mar 1925, Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA , d. 16 Oct 1982, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA (Age 57 years)Last Modified 1 Mar 2026 Family ID F7515 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 6 Mar 1902 - Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA 
Married - 27 Aug 1919 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA 
Died - 27 Jul 1982 - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA 
Buried - 29 Jul 1982 - Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Documents 
Marriage License of Otto Ray Franz, Sr. and Lora Lela Hicks
Groom Name: Otto Franz
Bride Name: Lora Hicks
Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1919
Marriage Place: Harris, Texas, USA
Document Number: 43344
Death Certificate for Lora Lela Hicks Franz
Name: Lora L. Franz
Gender: Female
Race: Caucasian (White)
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: 6 Mar 1902
Birth Place: Texas
Residence Date: 1982
Residence Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
Death Date: 27 Jul 1982
Death Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA
Father: James Apalpha Hicks [James Alfred Hicks]
Mother: Margaret Coldiron [Maggie Coldiron]
Certificate Number: 58724
Obituary of Lora Lela Hicks Franz
Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on July 28, 1982
Obituary of Lora Lela Hicks Franz
Published in The Corpus Christi Times on July 28, 1982
Headstones 
Headstone of Lora Lela Hicks Franz
Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Plot: Section S - Lord's Supper
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Notes - Obituary:
Mrs. Lora L. Franz
Mrs. Lora L. Franz, 80, of 1114 Clarion, died yesterday in a local nursing home.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Pat Enwright and Mrs. Ivan (Sibyl) Wood; and a sister, Mrs. Herbert (Artie) Jones, all of Corpus Christi; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Seaside Funeral Home.
(Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on July 28, 1982)
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FRANZ
Lora L. Franz, 80, of 1114 Clarion, died Tuesday in a local nursing home.
She was born on March 6, 1902 in Madisonville, Texas. She was a widow and a housewife. She was a member of the St. John's United Methodist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Pat Enwright, and Mrs. Ivan (Sibyl) Wood, both of Corpus Christi; one sister, Mrs. Herbert (Artie) Jones, Corpus Christi; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Seaside Chapel with James Ferris, of St. John's United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Seaside Memorial Park.
Seaside Funeral Home.
(Published in The Corpus Christi Times on July 28, 1982)
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