Frances Craver Appleby, 89, of Pampa, died Thursday, May 25, 1995. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with Dr. Edwin Cooley, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, Texas, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Appleby was born Jan. 16, 1906 in Memphis, Texas. She moved to Pampa in 1938 from Memphis. She married O. W. Appleby in 1944 in Claude; he preceded her in death in 1968. She was an insurance agent for Business Men's Assurance Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1968. She was a member and former Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club and was a charter member of the Pampa Art Club.
Survivors include four sisters, Estelle McCool of Dumas, Ruth Whatley of Pampa,Anne Ferrel of Amarillo and Patty Craver of Chevy Chase, Md.; six nieces; and a nephew.
From the "Pampa News", Friday, 26 May 1995.
John A. Mead,
jmead71@hotmail.com.