Francis Weldon Clarkson

1927 - 2017

Francis Weldon Clarkson obituary, 1927-2017, Grand Prairie, TX

BORN

1927

DIED

2017

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Moore Funeral Home

1219 North Davis Drive

Arlington, Texas

Francis Clarkson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jun. 15, 2017.

Frank Clarkson, age 89 of Grand Prairie, TX passed away, June 14, 2017 in Arlington. He was born on November 12, 1927 in Fluvanna, TX to F.M. and Annie Mae Clarkson. He married his true love, Arlie Ray Witherspoon on August 7th, 1948; she preceded him in death on June 3, 2001.
Left to cherish his memory are his daughter Beth Davis, and her husband Bill, Mike Clarkson and his wife Roxanne, Pat Cox and her husband Larry, 6 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1:00pm -2:00pm, June 20, 2017 at Moore Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be 2:00pm, June 20, 2017 immediately following the visitation.

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June 19, 2017

Sorry for you and your family loss. Will have GREAT memories from now on. Love, Tom & Elwyna

June 19, 2017

Rae Ann Kerbow Forester

"Mr. Frank and Miss Arlie" were grand-neighbors to my kids when Mother kept them. Our Aaron enjoyed eating crackers & cheese in their kitchen and playing dress-up with the hats and stuff in Miss Arlie's trunk. Almost as soon as he could talk, when we'd enter Mother's kitchen, he'd be saying, "Ah wanna go to Miss Ahhhhlie's house! Mimi, can I cawl Miss Ahhhhlie?" Arlie would say, "Well, I'm having some breakfast and I'm going to get dressed here in a minute, then directly, you can come over for about an hour." Both Frank and Arlie were friends to Aaron, loving him as a toddler, providing refuge when that little sister arrived, and encouraging Aaron to be the very best big brother that Kayte and Ethan could have had. The Clarksons invested their love and time in our kids and helped shape them into good citizens. When I mistakenly thought that Aaron had disobeyed me by going somewhere after school without permission (he was rehearsing for NJHS ceremony pre-cellphone), he was rightly indignant that I'd even considered the possibility, he said, "Mama, I wouldn't have done that - what would Mr. Frank and Miss Arlie have thought?!!!" Their love for Jesus, and for each other, that they shared with such grace was a blessing and inspiration. Oh, sweet family, we grieve with and for you.

June 19, 2017

Gayle Rich

Beth...our hearts and prayers are with you and your family! We love you!

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