Otto Ray Franz, Jr.

1921 - 1968  (47 years)

• Name	Otto Ray Franz
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	25 Jul 1921	Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Sep 1968	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
  Buried	24 Sep 1968	Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I17104	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Otto Ray Franz, Sr.,   b. 6 Jan 1895, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA ,   d. 25 Feb 1962, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F7515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk,   b. 5 Jan 1922, Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 1968, Nueces County, Texas, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1942	Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. W.B. Franz + 2. Brenda Raye Franz,   b. 12 Sep 1954, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA ,   d. 6 Oct 2006, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026
  Family ID	F7516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Jul 1921 - Bangs, Brown County, Texas, USA Married - 18 Jan 1942 - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA Died - 22 Sep 1968 - Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA Buried - 24 Sep 1968 - Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents » Slide Show		Birth Certificate for Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Name: Otto Ray Franz Gender: Male Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921 Birth Place: Bangs, Coleman [Brown], Texas, USA Father: Otto R. Franz Mother: Lora Hicks
  		Marriage Record of Otto Ray Franz, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk Groom Name: O. R. Franz, Jr. Bride Name: Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk Marriage Date: 18 Jan 1942 Marriage Place: Nueces, Texas, USA
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Name: Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Gender: Male Race: White Age: 20 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921 Birth Place: Bangs, Texas, USA Residence Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942 Registration Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Employer: Allen Morris Height: 6' Weight: 201 lbs. Complexion: Light Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Brown Next of Kin: Otto Franz, Sr.
  		Death Certificate for Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Name: Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Gender: Male Race: White Death Age: 47 Birth Date: 25 Jul 1921 Birth Place: Bangs, Texas Residence Date: 1968 Residence Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Death Date: 22 Sep 1968 Death Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, USA Father: Otto Ray Franz Mother: Lona Hicks [Lora Hicks] Certificate Number: 65791
  		Crash on Farm Road 624 West of Here Killed Local Couple Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on September 23, 1968
  		24 Die in Texas Auto Crashes Published in The San Antonio News on September 23, 1968
  		Traffic Deaths Reach Tragic Heights Published in The Orange Leader on September 23, 1968
  		Obituary of Otto Ray Franz, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk Franz Published in The Corpus Christi Times on September 23, 1968
  		Obituary of Otto Ray Franz, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk Franz Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on September 24, 1968

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Otto Ray Franz, Jr. and Elizabeth Ann Skrobarczyk Franz Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Plot: Section S - Lord's Supper (North Edge)
  		Footstone of Otto Ray Franz, Jr. Seaside Memorial Park - Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Plot: Section S - Lord's Supper (North Edge)

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ray Franz Jr. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today at Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service Chapel for Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ray Franz, Jr., 617 Hopper, who were killed Saturday night in an automobile accident on Farm Road 624, five miles west of Corpus Christi. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park. Franz, 47, owner of Otto Franz Rental and Dragline Co., was a graduate of Corpus Christi Academy. He was born at Bangs. He was a member of Baza Caravan No. 78, Order of Alhambra, the Associated General Contractors and of Moose lodge. His wife, Elizabeth Ann, 46, was born in Stockdale. She was a member of Sultanas, Women in Construction, the Altar Society of St. Patrick Catholic Church and Columbian Ladies. The two are survived by two daughters, Miss Brenda Raye Franz of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Wanda Beth Isaac of Houston, and three grandchildren. Franz is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lora Franz, and two sisters, Mrs. Artie Mae Thomas and Mrs. Sibyl Wood, all of Corpus Christi. Mrs. Franz is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Adella Gerlick of Adkins, and Mrs. Helen Pruski and Mrs. Margaret Lenz, both of San Antonio, and five brothers, P. J. Skrobarczky of Laverne, Leon and M. H. Skrobarczyk, both of Kingsville, and Johnny and Raymond Skrobarczyk, both of San Antonio. (Published in The Corpus Christi Times on September 23, 1968) Obituary: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Franz Jr. Funeral Mass will be at 2 p.m. today in St. Patrick Catholic Church for Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ray Franz Jr., 617 Hopper, who were killed Saturday night in an automobile accident five miles west of Corpus Christi. Burial will be in Seaside Memorial Park under direction of Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service. Pallbearers for Mrs. Franz will be Tommie Skrobarcek, Vincent Skrobarcek, Garland Camp, Adolph Styrk, H. R. Brunner and William H. Sowa. Pallbearers for Franz will be Otto Hampton, Chester Lambert, Bill Gunn, Felton Carpenter, Lewis Fowler and George Sowa. (Published in The Corpus Christi Caller on September 24, 1968)