Otto Ray Franz, Sr.

1895 - 1962  (67 years)

• Name	Otto Ray Franz
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	6 Jan 1895	Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Feb 1962	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
  Buried	27 Feb 1962	Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I17103	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family	Lora Lela Hicks,   b. 6 Mar 1902, Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1982, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 80 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

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 Jan 1895 - Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA Married - 27 Aug 1919 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Died - 25 Feb 1962 - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA Buried - 27 Feb 1962 - Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		U.S. World War I Draft Card - Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Name: Otto Ray Franz Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 6 Jan 1895 Residence Date: 1917-1918 Residence Place: Bee County, Texas, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Tall Hair Color: Light Brown Eye Color: Gray
  		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
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Name: Otto Ray Franz Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Jan 1895 Residence Place: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Military Draft Date: 1942 Next of Kin: Mrs. Otto R. Franz
  		Death Certificate for Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Name: Otto R. Franz Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 67 Birth Date: 6 Jan 1895 Birth Place: Oklahoma Residence Date: 1962 Residence Place: Sinton, San Patricio, Texas, USA Death Date: 25 Feb 1962 Death Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Father: Joseph Franz Mother: Nancy Lee Cheshire
  		Obituary of Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Published in The Corpus Christi Times on February 26, 1962
  		Obituary of Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on February 26, 1962
  		Obituary of Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on February 27, 1962

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Otto Ray Franz, Sr. Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Plot: Section S - Lord's Supper

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Otto R. Franz Funeral services for Otto R. Franz, 67, of Sinton, a former resident of Corpus Christi, will be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. John's Methodist Church with the Rev. Harold Goodenough, pastor of First Methodist Church, Sinton, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mark Williams, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. Franz died at 1:50 p.m yesterday in a local hospital following a long illness. An oil production worker for Morgan Mineral Corp., he moved here in 1938 and moved to Sinton in 1950. He was a native of Ada, Okla. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lora R. Franz; two daughters, Mrs. Ivan Wood and Mrs. C. C. Thomas, both of Corpus Christi; one son, Otto Jr. of Corpus Christi; one sister, Mrs. Myral Hicks of Skidmore; one brother, Dewey of Killeen, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. (Published in The Corpus Christi Times on February 26, 1962) Obituary: Otto R. Franz Otto R. Franz, 67, a former resident of Corpus Christi who moved in 1950 to Sinton, died at 1:50 p.m. yesterday in a local hospital after a long illness. Franz, an oil production worker for Morgan Mineral Corp., moved to Corpus Christi in 1938 and lived here until moving to Sinton. He was a native of Ada, Okla Surviving are his wife, Laura H.; one son, Otto Jr.; two daughters, Mrs. Ivan Wood and Mrs. C. C. Thomas, all of Corpus Christi; a sister, Mrs. Myral Hicks of Skidmore; a brother, Dewey of Killeen; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Harold Goodenough, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. Mark Williams of St. John's Methodist Church of Corpus Christi. Location of the services will be announced today. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park under direction of Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Home. (Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on February 26, 1962) Obituary: Otto R. Franz Funeral services for Otto R. Franz, 67, of Sinton, a former resident of Corpus Christi, will be at 3:30 p.m. today at St. John's Methodist Church. The Rev. Harold Goodenough, pastor of First Methodist Church, Sinton, will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Mark Williams, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church at 2:30 p.m. today. Franz died at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in a local hospital following a long illness. Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers will he Walter Wruch, Gene Doyle, Otto Hampton, Gilbert Linderman, J. E. Sloan, Pichard Quigley, Luther Phillips and Lloyd LaCour. (Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on February 27, 1962)