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Family: Franklyn John Dugas / Dreba Faye Thornton (F3008)

m. 28 Nov 1953


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  • Franklyn John DugasFather | Male
    Franklyn John Dugas

    Born  16 Mar 1921  Westville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Aug 2006  Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  19 Aug 2006  Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Nov 1953  [1, 2]   
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    Dreba Faye ThorntonMother | Female
    Dreba Faye Thornton

    Born  11 Mar 1922  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 2004  Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  24 Jan 2004  Alto, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Ezra Thornton | F3006 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Edna McCuistion | F3006 Group Sheet 

    Andrea Clair DugasChild 1 | Female
    Andrea Clair Dugas

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    Died     
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    Spouse  William C. Wolek | F12830 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas.

    2. [S2927] Find a Grave, 28 December 2018; Franklyn J. Dugas.
      Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph on August 19, 2006:
      Obituary: Franklyn J. Dugas
      ALTO - Graveside services for Franklyn J. Dugas, 85, Coral Gables, Fla., relative of Alto residents, are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at Old Palestine Cemetery, Alto, under direction of O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home, Alto.
      Mr. Dugas died Aug. 16, 2006, in Miami, Fla.
      He was born March 16, 1921, in Westville, Ill., to Frank E. and Jeanne Vassen Dugas. He was a graduate of the University of Illinois and served in the Army during World War II. He was an accountant in the oil business and a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church. He had served as a board member of Coral Gables Crime Watch for more than 15 years and was a member of Coral Gables Lions Club.
      He was preceded in death by wife, Faye Thornton Dugas, and brother, Joseph.
      Survivors include daughter and son-in-law Andrea and Bill Wolek, grandsons Steven and Christopher Wolek, and sister and brother-in-law Marie and John Babich.
      Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 December 2018), memorial page for Franklyn J. Dugas (16 Mar 1921–16 Aug 2006), Find A Grave Memorial no. 108846819, citing Old Palestine Cemetery, Alto, Cherokee County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Peggy (contributor 47131916) .