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Freeman Gunn
Safford, 89, of
Paris
passed away at home on October 20, 2010.
She was born to Ida and Jesse Gunn on September 3,
1921 in
Rockford
,
Texas
. There were five girls born in the family, two of which died at 18 months
and 24 months. The surviving girls were Mildred Gunn Fitzpatric, Mary Gunn
Jackson, and Freeman Gunn Safford.
Freeman graduated from
Paris
High School
in 1938, PJC in 1940, and
East
Texas
University
with a Bachelors degree in 1942 and a Masters degree in 1945. She taught
school at Delmar and drove the school bus. She later went to Dallas and
taught school until 1983 when she retired back to
Paris
.
Freeman married Francis Safford on November 27,
1963. They lived in
Dallas
where Francis was a stone mason and machinist. He served bravely in WWII.
When they retired to Paris Mr. Safford opened a successful business as a
machinist. Mr. Safford passed away in March of 1997. Freeman and Francis
joined
Calvary
United
Methodist
Church
on April 8, 1984 where they were faithful in attendance and generous in
gifts.
Mrs. Safford is survived by a niece, Billie Gunn
Penn and husband Horace Penn, a nephew Gary Melvin Jackson and wife Nancy
Hanks Jackson all of Paris, Tx.; great nieces and nephews as follows: Dr.
Charles Lay and wife Jeanie, Diane Lay Warren, Jimmy Lay, Robert James
Jackson and wife Stormy Dockrey Jackson, Debbie Jackson Smith and husband
Michael Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M.
Saturday, October 23, 2010 in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with
Rev. Rusty Hedges and Rev. Beverly Olsen officiating. Burial will follow
in the
Evergreen
Cemetery
with Dr. Charles Lay, Robert Jackson, Jimmy Lay, Austin Warren, Bud
Shannon, Kenn Meeske, and Travis Dodd serving as pallbearers. Mr. Edde
Ellis will serve as an honorary pallbearer. Family will receive friends
from 6:30 P.M. till 7:30 P.M. Friday at the funeral home.
The family would like to offer a special word of
thanks to her loving caretakers, Cynthia Smith, Ruby Meeske, Georgia
Walling and Sandy Love.
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