Francis Blanton Elkins

1916 - 1984  (67 years)

• Name	Francis Blanton Elkins
  Nickname	Slim
  Born	8 Jul 1916	Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jan 1984	Olney, Young County, Texas, USA
  Buried	16 Jan 1984	Restland Cemetery - Olney, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I10707	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021

  
  

  Family	Mildred Thadine Ford,   b. 31 May 1919, Ranger, Eastland County, Texas, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1998, Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1940	Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. Helen Beatrice Elkins,   b. 6 Oct 1936, Spur, Dickens County, Texas, USA ,   d. 23 Feb 2023, Odessa, Ector County, Texas, USA  (Age 86 years) + 2. Frances Delores Elkins,   b. 9 Jul 1939, Jayton, Kent County, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Mar 2016, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F4745	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jul 1916 - Gordon, Palo Pinto County, Texas, USA Married - 28 Sep 1940 - Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA Died - 13 Jan 1984 - Olney, Young County, Texas, USA Buried - 16 Jan 1984 - Restland Cemetery - Olney, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate for Francis Blanton Elkins Name: Francis Blanton Elkins Birth Date: 8 Jul 1916 Gender: Male Birth Place: Gordon, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA Father: Joseph Douglas Elkins Father Birth Place: Hill County, Texas Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Gilland Mother Birth Place: Hunt County, Texas Mother Residence: Spur, Dickens, Texas, USA
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Francis Blanton Elkins Name: Francis Blanton Elkins Gender: Male Race: White Age: 24 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 8 Jul 1916 Birth Place: Palo Pinto, Texas, USA Residence Place: Lamesa, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Lamesa, Texas, USA Employer: Farmer Complexion: Dark Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Next of Kin: G. G. Brown
  		Obituary of Francis Blanton Elkins Published in The Odessa American on January 15, 1984

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Francis Blanton Elkins and Lula Doggett Spivey Elkins Restland Cemetery - Olney, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: OLNEY - Services for Francis Blanton Elkins, 67, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church of Olney with the Rev. Dick Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery in Olney. Mr. Elkins died Friday in Olney. He was born July 8, 1916, in Palo Pinto Co. He married Lula Doggett in 1955 in Lovington, N.M. Mr. Elkins was an Army veteran of World War II and the maintenance supervisor of the Olney Housing Authority. Survivors other than his wife include two daughters, Helen Orren of Odessa and Francis Green of Prescott, Ariz.; a brother, Tony Elkins of Spur; a sister, Minnie Brown of Olney; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Lunn Funeral Home of Olney is in charge of arrangements. (Published in The Odessa American on January 15, 1984)